Principal, Kha'p'o Community School

Principal – Kha’p’o Community School

Location:

Santa Clara Pueblo, Espanola NM

Position

Start Date:

July 1, 2019

Point of Contact:
School Board President

The principal is professionally committed to working and serving in the Santa Clara Pueblo cultural and social environment. The principal serves as the primary administrator and leader of programs, staff and students. Knowledge of school leadership theory; experience as a principal, an assistant principal and teacher; school safety; student discipline; data analysis; long term strategic planning and systems thinking as it relates to curricular development, finance, community engagement and charter school development;

budgetary oversight and planning; knowledge of local, state and federal school policy and procedures; knowledge of Tewa language and culture; knowledge of reading strategies and interventions; supervision and evaluation of school personnel; knowledge and experience with BIE Accountability, experience working with board, parents and various community organizations; mediation and conflict resolution skills.

• Interacts effectively with students, staff, parents and the overall school community.
• Provides a safe and effective learning environment for students, staff and overall school community.
• Provides instructional leadership among teachers and other staff to address curriculum development and instruction in the classroom and other learning environments.
• Ability to conduct objective classroom observations and provide actionable feedback to teachers.
• Contributes to the creation of the school budget and ensures the school follows all fiscal policies and procedures.
• Plans and implements school-wide Educational Plan for Student Success aligned with overall school goals, mission and vision including specific assessment and evaluation components.
• Responsible for various grants, including ISEP, Title I, Title II and others.
• Writes grants as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Evaluates the performance of instructional staff, ensures observation and evaluation of teaching staff is objective and in accordance with state requirements.
• When necessary, counsels and advises school employees.

• Provide leadership in the ongoing development, improvement and evaluation of curriculum, instruction and student performance data.
• Committed to growing an elementary school grounded in project‑based learning pedagogy.
• Committed to developing, supporting, and executing initiatives to grow KCS into a dual‑language school (Tewa and English).
• Develops staff development programming.
• Schedules and conducts planning for all student assessments.
• Tracks and communicates student academic performance to the board and other entities as required.
• Supports the overall school improvement process through the analysis of student data.
• Supports the implementation of Response to Intervention and monitors its continued implementation.
• Administers policies dealing with discipline, conduct and attendance.

• Represents KCS in the community.
• Facilitates staff and community meetings that provide guidance to the educational community while allowing for community input and consultation.

• Keeps current with educational literature, ideas and practices as well as Tribally Controlled Grant school management processes.
• Cooperates with Executive Director to undergo a performance evaluation, develop and meet the goals of an individualized professional development plan.
• Attends professional development activities designed to enhance and/or strengthen knowledge and skills that promote student learning and the operation of the school.

• M.A. Required.
• NM Administrator’s License required.

• Committed to KC mission and vision and establishing a school that reflects the values and needs of the community.
• A belief that all students can learn.
• A commitment to indigenous education.
• A value and belief in the power of holistic, culturally relevant education.
• Highly organized and able to prioritize…