Principal - Elementary; Pool

Principal - Elementary (Pool Posting)

Job Status: UNTIL FILLED Posting Date: 05/14/2025 Posting Number: 012956

Location:

District Wide

Position Title:

Principal - Elementary (Pool Posting) Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt

Reports To:

Executive Director of School Leadership & Support

Primary

Purpose:

To use leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills so as to promote the educational development of each student.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

* Master's degree in educational administration

* Texas principal or other appropriate Texas certificate

* Instructional Leadership Development (ILD) and/or Instructional Leadership Training (ILT)

* T-TESS Appraiser

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

* Working knowledge of curriculum and instruction

* Ability to evaluate instructional program and teaching effectiveness

* Ability to manage budget and personnel

* Ability to coordinate campus functions

* Ability to implement policy and procedures

* Ability to interpret data

* Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

Experience:

* Two years' experience as a classroom teacher

* Two years' experience as an assistant principal or similar instructional leadership experience

Major

Responsibilities and Duties:

* Monitor instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program outcomes and use findings to take corrective actions.

* Regularly consult the campus-level committee about planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of campus education program. Include students and community representatives when appropriate.

* Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional goals.

* Foster collegiality and team building among staff members. Encourage their active involvement in decision-making process.

* Provide for two-way communication with superintendent, staff, students, parents, and community.

* Communicate and promote expectations for high-level performance to staff and students. Recognize excellence and achievement.

* Ensure the effective and quick resolution of conflicts.

* Build common vision for school improvement with staff. Direct planning activities and put programs in place with staff to ensure attainment of school's mission.

* Identify, analyze, and apply research findings (e.g., effective school correlates) to promote school improvement.

* Develop and set annual campus performance objectives using the campus planning process and site-based decision-making committee.

* Develop, maintain, and use information systems and records necessary to show campus progress on performance objectives.

* Interview, select, and orient new staff. Approve all personnel assigned to campus.

* Define expectations for staff performance with regard to instructional strategies, classroom management, and communication with the public.

* Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences with staff.

* Assign and promote campus personnel.

* Make recommendations to superintendent on termination, suspension, or nonrenewal of employees assigned to campus.

* Work with campus-level planning and decision-making committees to plan professional development activities.

* Confer with subordinates regarding their professional growth. Work with them to develop and accomplish improvement goals.

* Comply with district policies and state and federal laws and regulations affecting the schools.

* Develop campus budgets based on documented program needs, estimated enrollment, personnel, and other fiscal needs. Keep programs within budget limits. Maintain fiscal control. Accurately report fiscal information.

* Supervises and manages all activity fund accounts for the campus.

* Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required including accurate and timely reports of maximum attendance to requisition textbooks.

* Manage use of school facilities. Supervise maintenance of facilities to ensure a clean, orderly, and safe campus.

* Work with faculty and students to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances the school climate.

* Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed, and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.

* Conduct conferences about student and school issues with parents, students, and teachers.

* Develop professional skills appropriate to job assignment.

* Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior. Serve as a role model for all campus staff.

* Articulate the school's mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission.

* Demonstrate awareness of school and community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.

* Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

* Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise and evaluate the performance of staff…