Principal - MS

Primary

Purpose:

The new principal will have the opportunity to earn an additional $20,000 bonus in addition to their base salary for successfully raising the STAAR overall accountability score of the campus by ten percentage points or more based on the spring 2027 STAAR results. The successful candidate will provide visionary leadership to create a safe, inclusive, and high-achieving learning environment for a diverse student body.

This role requires an instructional leader who fosters academic excellence, promotes equity, and builds strong relationships with students, staff, parents, and the community. The principal will be responsible for overall campus operations, curriculum implementation, staff development, student achievement, and campus culture in alignment with Manor ISD's mission and goals.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

* Master's degree in educational administration

* Texas Mid-management or other appropriate Texas certificate

* Certified Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) appraiser

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

* Working knowledge of curriculum and instruction

* Ability to manage budget and personnel

* Ability to evaluate instructional program

* Ability to coordinate campus functions

* Ability to interpret policy, procedures, and data

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

* Ability to evaluate teaching effectiveness

Experience:

* Five years of experience as a classroom teacher

* Three years of experience in instructional leadership roles

* Principal experienced required

Essential Job Functions:

* 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 programs. 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 the decision-making process. Provide for two-way communication with the 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 a common vision for school improvement with staff. Direct planning activities and putting programs in place with staff to ensure attainment of the 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 for each of the Academic Excellence Indicators 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 addressing each Academic Excellence Indicator.

* 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 the 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.

* 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.

* Secondary Principals:
Direct and manage extracurricular and intramural programs including management of multiple activity funds. 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 the Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.

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

* Develop professional skills…