Do you have a team to help you or are you expected to police 400 rowdy kids on your own?

Could you be assertive (not aggressive) to the administration? Explain the job is big for anyone to handle, ask for some help? Empower yourself administratively. If they expect you to do the job, tell them what you need to do it. They may not give you everything you ask, but might meet you halfway. If nothing else, it might cause them to re-evaluate what they've asked you to do.

No one can be expected to perform any job with insufficient tools. Can you imagine a carpenter attempting to build a house without hammer or nails? If you can, make a list of what things would let you do the job more efficiently. Maybe extra people is one, but policies might be another way of getting more done with less work. Maybe your hands are tied in some ways. Is there any equipment you could use? Walkie talkies or cell phones, handcuffs, stun guns, bazookas Just kidding.

What a difficult job that must be. Some of todays kids seem so out of control, but, I grew up in a rural town, so it was much different there, not neccessarily then. Glad to know you're one of the good guys. It's never easy to do a good job. It's easiest to do nothing. You're trying, give yourself credit. A lot of adults get fed up with beaurocracy too. Be proactive. If they ask for more, tell them what you need. Then it's in their hands. Negotiate a middle ground this time. Next time, after you've used what they've given as new tools (assumingthey will), ask for a little more. When they see what they give brings results they desire, they'll be more likely to offer you and those who follow in your steps, the things you need to do the job they want.

John Elway, Joe Montana, Brett Favre all had challenges too. We don't hear much about the times they felt overwhelmed because the receptions outnumber the interceptions. It wasn't magic that they succeeded. They trained, negotiated with coaches, developed relationships with team-mates, etc... they were great, but they didn't do it alone by any means. Some great qb's didn't get support and we've never heard about them. Your administration has a responsibility to you equal to the responsibility you have to them. Without a "bad attitude", explain what you need. If it's not provided they shouldn't be shocked they don't get the results they want. And you shouldn't be either.

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall." Confucius