The purpose of this paper is to examine how social media influences the decision-making processes of high school principals. Specifically, this study will focus on principals' use of community and stakeholder social media content as data in the information collection step of the decision-making process. The study will evaluate the principals' responses to the researcher's interview, which will focus on how principals interact with social media, the importance principals place on social media, and their personal beliefs regarding social media's place in their decision making as a building leader. Social media has shown itself to be a tool through which educators, students, and school stakeholders can interact. Educational leaders worldwide have embraced social media as a pathway by which information can be shared and educational opportunities can be expanded. Through my experience as a teacher and administrator in multiple schools and school settings, I have witnessed the improvement of educational equity provided by social media through which all socio-economic classes can benefit. What was once a medium for chatting with friends and keeping in touch with out-of-town relatives has matured into an indispensable educational tool that allows educators to maximize the reach of their classroom. Literature will be examined regarding the use of social media by students, teachers, and school central offices. However, the all-encompassing and often instantaneous nature of social media needs to be examined from the perspective of building leaders. This study will utilize Leithwood and Steinbach's (1995) Expert Problem Solving as the theoretical basis for educational leaders' decision making and the influence social media has on this process. High school principals are responsible for dozens of decisions every day. A better understanding of the role social media has in the decision-making processes of high school principals will affect students, teachers, parents, community members, as well as the principals themselves. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]