Principal, Elementary School

Position Details

• Position Type:
  Administration/ Principal - Elementary School
• Date Posted: 2/17/2026
• Date Available:
  
  07/01/2026

Position Title: Principal Location: Elementary School Reports To: Superintendent Supervises: Site Personnel Classification: Certified Status: Full-time FLSA Status: Exempt Benefit Eligible: Yes

Work Year: 261 days / 12 months Salary: See lhusd.org website

• Appropriate Administrator’s Certificate as required by the State of Arizona.
• Administrative experience preferred
• Demonstrated leadership capacity preferred
• Technologically literate

• To serve as the instructional and administrative leader of an elementary school; to be responsible for the direction of the instructional program, the safe and efficient operation of the school plant, and coordination of staff and pupil activities.

• Responsible for decisive leadership in improving the total educational program within the school community
• Responsible for visiting classrooms, conferring with teachers, providing leadership in curriculum improvement, and assisting in the selection and use of instructional materials
• Responsible for directing the implementation of the school curriculum
• Responsible for evaluating instructional techniques
• Responsible for supervising the school's special services program including 504 responsibilities

• Responsible for planning programs, schedules, and assignment of building staff
• Responsible for assisting with applicant screening and recommendations for hiring, assigning, and dismissing the school staff
• Responsible for formative and summative evaluations of building staff
• Responsible for providing leadership in developing, conducting, and maintaining productive interpersonal relationships among staff
• Responsible for the leadership of the school's site based council

• Responsible for implementing Board policies and administrative regulations that provide educational conditions under which students and teachers may work to their best advantage
• Responsible for implementing established guidelines for student conduct
• Responsible for monitoring student academic progress
• Responsible for recording and maintaining accurate student records as required by federal, state, and local statutes
• Responsible for developing and maintaining student recognition programs
• Responsible for keeping students informed of school goals, policies, and activities, involving them when appropriate, in matters directly related to them

• Responsible for recording and maintaining accurate records as required by federal, state, and local statutes
• Responsible for budget planning and requisitioning equipment and supplies within the funds allocated, as directed
• Responsible for all student activity budgets and fund expenditures
• Responsible for the accountability, coordination, and implementation of an effective site tax credit program

• Responsible for supervision of the maintenance of school buildings, grounds, and equipment, as directed

• Responsible for recognizing and reinforcing accomplishments and achievements of students and staff
• Responsible for maintaining cooperative liaison with the elementary, junior, and senior high schools in the district
• Responsible for the interpretation of school programs to the community; enlisting the participation of the community in school activities
• Responsible for working with parent groups dedicated to the improvement of the educational system

• Responsible to keep abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, District Staff Development programs, reading professional journals and other publications, and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field
• Responsible for own professional growth and development through membership and participation in the affairs of professional organizations, through attendance at regional, state and national meetings, through enrollment and participation in advanced courses

• Responsible for assisting in the implementation of…