The level of interaction depends on many things - if the teacher is on a probationary contract, then there might be interactions almost daily, with evaluations and the Principal being in the classroom several times. If the teacher has been teaching a bit longer (like myself), you might go a long time without seeing the Principal in your classroom, and could probably avoid them a fair bit if you wanted.
Sure, a Principal can't dock your pay or anything like that, but like any boss (I'd assume) can make your day-to-day life pretty miserable. Not just that but they can decide where your classroom assignment is ("Hope you enjoy teaching in a broom closet!") or your teaching assingment ("You don't mind teaching French Language Arts, Science, Drama, and Industrial Arts Right? What's that? Don't speak French? Well you'll learn, too!")
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