Title: Understanding Schools as Social Systems: Implications for Principals’ Work Introduction Schools are complex social systems that involve interactions among various stakeholders, including students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members. Viewing a school as a

 evidence that your school is a social system, using the eleven assumptions as a framework.  Then, describe how viewing a school as a social system helps inform the work of a principal. Be sure to address the following areas: decision making, communicating, and leadership (e.g., curricular, instruction, strategic).