I'm not so sure administration can make a big difference. They take their orders from the school board (trustees), the superentindent, the parents, the ministry, the Province or State, and the Union. You may be getting deeper into the bureacratic nightmare.

I now look public schools as a big, monolithic, institution that eats creativity and spits out mediocraty.

I used to be a true believer when it came to public education as the best way of providing equal access to opportunity for citizens. I now understand why independent schools, home schooling and distant education are becoming so popular. Its too bad but the public education system has been underfunded and neglected for so long that it is dying a slow death. Unfortunately, teachers get all the blame.

I hope you will find a teaching position elsewhere as it is a shame to waste your education and skills. Sad to say, its always the best teachers, those that care about and advocate for their students, that are burning out.