N.M. Stat. § 22-10A-18
School principals; duties.
In addition to other duties prescribed by law, a school principal shall:
A. under the general supervision of the local superintendent, assume administrative
responsibility and overall instructional leadership for the public school to which he is
assigned, including the discipline of students and the planning, operation, supervision
and evaluation of the educational program of the school;
B. recommend to the local superintendent the employment, promotion, transfer,
discharge and termination of school employees in his school;
C. evaluate the performance of school employees and develop professional
development plans or job improvement plans to assist school employees to improve;
D. take disciplinary action against school employees;
E. develop a proposed budget for the public school, with input from the school
council, and submit it to the local superintendent; and
F. perform other duties assigned to him by the local superintendent to implement
the policies of the local school board.