Elementary Principal

Provides instructional leadership to staff including: curriculum planning, review and implementation; and professional development. Responsible for day-to-day building administration and the safety and welfare of both students, staff and activities. Ensures a safe, pleasant and effective educational atmosphere, provides discipline as necessary and enforces school policy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:(Other duties may be assigned.)

• Interacts with students in a constructive manner to encourage each individual to perform at their highest level
• Manages a building staff and faculty
• Assigns teachers to classrooms and students to classes
• Evaluates performance and effectiveness of programs and staff
• Coordinates in-service training for staff
• Maintains relations with parents, parent groups, school volunteers, and outside agencies
• Participates in district-wide activities, in-services, and committees, as appropriate
• Implements policy and procedure changes from the Board, or the State and Federal level at the building level
• Reports appropriately to staff and to community in accordance with Board Policy
• Prepares the school budget, works with budget manager on budgeting/purchasing
• Establishes priorities for educational materials to meet the needs of students and teachers with allowable anticipated funds
• Works with Central Office personnel to coordinate processes for the effective functioning of the school
• Maintains current information on legal/financial developments of educational legislative reforms
• Maintains current educational/administrative certificate by meeting appropriate requirements under State law and Board policy
• Provides leadership and facilitates committee work for improved instruction, building management, and team goal acquisition

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manages employees in the elementary school and early childhood centers. Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of this unit.

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Master's Degree in Education;
Minimum five years teaching and/or administrative experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
:

Valid Teaching Certificate and Valid Administrative Certificate with Appropriate Endorsement

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups staff, parents, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER

SKILLS and ABILITIES

: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with…