Elementary Principal

Job Title:

Principal

Location:

Alice Terry Elementary

Work Year: 215 work days

Work Status:
Administrative, Full-Time Exempt

Reports To:

Chief Academic Officer

Position Summary:

Sheridan School District No. 2 is seeking an outstanding principal who will provide continued leadership for Alice Terry Elementary to serve students in grades K-4. This position is responsible for the oversight and leadership of the entire instructional program including student achievement, supervision and evaluation of school personnel, financial and facilities management and the general overall progress of students and staff.

The principal establishes a positive, inclusive, and supportive learning environment where all students are provided meaningful opportunities to achieve academic, social, emotional, and developmental success. The principal works collaboratively with teachers, staff, families, students, District leadership, and community partners to support continuous improvement and ensure alignment with District goals and expectations.

• School Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals: The principal collaboratively develops and communicates the vision, mission, values, expectations, and goals of the school and facilitates their integration into the life of the school community.
• School Improvement Plan: The principal ensures that a plan is in place to improve academic achievement, student growth, school climate, and developmental outcomes for all students, with ongoing data-based progress monitoring.
• Leading Change: The principal collaborates with staff and the school community to implement strategies for change and improvement that result in improved academic, behavioral, and developmental outcomes for students.
• Distributed Leadership: The principal creates and utilizes processes to distribute leadership, develop teacher leaders, and support collaborative decision-making throughout the school.
• Elementary School Leadership: The principal provides leadership appropriate to the developmental needs of elementary students and establishes systems that support a strong transition into and through the elementary grades.

• Curriculum, Instruction, Learning, and Assessment: The principal promotes school-wide efforts to establish, implement, and refine high-quality curriculum, instructional practices, assessment, and use of student learning data based on research and evidence-based practices.
• Early Literacy and Mathematics: The principal provides leadership and support for strong foundational literacy, reading, writing, mathematics, and other core academic practices appropriate to K–4 learners.
• Instructional Time: The principal creates processes and schedules that maximize instructional, collaborative, intervention, and preparation time.
• High-Quality Instruction: The principal supports teacher development to ensure rigorous, relevant, developmentally appropriate, and evidence-based instruction meets the needs of all students.
• High Expectations for All Students: The principal holds all staff accountable for establishing and achieving rigorous academic and developmental goals for all students while providing appropriate supports to achieve those goals.
• Instructional Practices: The principal demonstrates knowledge of effective, research-based elementary instructional practices and uses classroom observations, student work, and data to support teachers in improving student learning.
• Intervention and Student Support: The principal ensures appropriate systems are in place to identify students who need additional academic, behavioral, or developmental support and coordinates interventions and resources to address those needs.

• Intentional and Collaborative School Culture: The principal articulates, models, and positively reinforces a clear vision and values for the school's culture and involves students, families, and staff in creating an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful school climate.
• Commitment to the Whole Child: The principal promotes the academic, physical, social, emotional, and behavioral health, growth, and development of every student.
• Equity and Inclusion: The principal creates an inclusive school culture and supports instructional and school-wide practices that recognize and respond to the diverse needs, backgrounds, experiences, strengths, and challenges of students and families.
• Student Behavior and Belonging: The…