Principal, Education Administration

Principal

Barren County KY Eastern Elementary School - Glasgow, Kentucky Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5831481

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 14, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

JOB TITLE: ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL

DEPARTMENT: EASTERN ELEMENTARY

REPORTS TO: SUPERINTENDENT / ASST SUPERINTENDENT

SUMMARY OF DUTIES: 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 students, staff and activities. Ensures a safe, pleasant and effective educational atmosphere, provides discipline as necessary and enforces school policy.

QUALIFICATIONS/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 these essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or

EXPERIENCE:

Master’s Degree, five years teaching experience

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid Teaching Certificate and valid Administrator Certificate with an elementary school endorsement.

ABILITY TO:

• Read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations
• Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, staff, parents and the general public
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community
• Communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form
• Perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day and location.

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
• 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, state or federal level at the building level Reports appropriately to staff and to community on Public Act 25
• 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 required course work of 6 credit hours or 18 CEU’s every 5 years

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages employees in the elementary school and early childhood centers. Is responsible for overall direction, coordination and evaluation of this unit
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. These responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Will be required to complete all required training and attend in-service sessions.
• Performs assigned tasks in a timely manner.
• Consistently displays self-control with parents, students and school personnel.
• Maintains a clean workstation (bus, desk, office, etc.) and does maintenance as needed.
• Be clean, neat and appropriately dressed.
• Be consistently responsible and display an attitude of honesty and credibility.
• Show enthusiasm, interest and concern for the total program and its efficient operation.
• Maintains student control.
• Operate equipment in a safe manner at all times.
• Demonstrate positive behavior toward the purposes and goals of the Barren County Public Schools.
• Maintain regular and punctual…