Brookville Elementary School Principal

Location: Brookville

Franklin county community school corporation

Job title:

building principal

Position type: full time / certified

210 days (elementary-middle school) & 230 days (high school)

Reports to:

superintendent

Evaluated by: superintendent

Employee evaluated annually

Chief administrator/educator leader

The purpose of the building principal is to be the chief administrator and educational leader of

His/her school. This role demands decision making skills necessary to implement, improve, and

Promote the programs of the school. The building principal shall not only exhibit leadership

Through personal direction and administration, but shall recognize and utilize the leadership and

Unique abilities of others.

Instructional leader

The principal is an instructional leader who assumes the role of instructional leadership and

Accepts responsibility for the success of all students.

→ conducts group meetings which will cooperatively implement, improve, and promote the

Educational programs of the school

→ confers and counsels with professional, paraprofessional, and non-professional personnel to

Implement, improve, and promote the educational program of the school

→ observes and supervises the teaching-learning situation and other activities as they occur

Within the classroom and outside of the classroom

→ organizes a personal schedule to provide time for supervisory work with school and interests of

The school

→ works closely with new personnel and personnel in need of help

→ recommends adjustments and modifications of the educational program to fit the needs and

Interests of the school

→ recommends personnel to serve on corporation-wide committees

→ equitably assigns personnel within the building to responsibilities required to implement,

Improve, and promote the educational program and considers staff development and

Improvement in making assignments

→ encourages and promotes professional growth of staff by inter and intra school visitation,

Participation in workshops, conferences, in-service activities and college courses, and

Cooperative planning and teaching with colleagues

→ provides opportunities and support for personnel to develop new ideas and more effective

Techniques

→ evaluates all professional, paraprofessional, and non-professional personnel for purpose of

Improvement of instruction, promotion, tenure, and dismissal and interprets the evaluation

Criteria to all personnel at the beginning of each school year

Duties & responsibilities

→ develops and continues to refine a master plan, including the delineation of the objectives and

Goals required to affect a balanced, comprehensive, and cohesive educational program within the

School

→ schedules classes, facilities, personnel, and use of equipment as required for the efficient

Operation of the educational program

→ provides personnel the necessary materials, equipment, and facilities required for the efficient

Performance of their duties

→ directs the co-curricular program of the school

→ develops, maintains, and upgrades the morale and the moral and ethical standards of the

School

→ files an annual report outlining present conditions and school progress made during the year,

Including constructive suggestions for improvement of the school for the next school year

→ keeps informed on the latest in good school procedure

→ sees that the state course of study is followed and that no textbooks and text material are to be

Used other than that approved by the indiana department of education and/or the

Superintendent

Supervision of personnel. The principal functions as a personnel manager for professional,

Paraprofessional, and non-professional personnel assigned or attached to the school.

→ identifies staff needs and recommends qualifications needed to fill vacancies

→ recommends candidates for approval to fill known and anticipated vacancies

→ cooperates with administrative, supervisory, consultant, and other personnel assigned or

Attached to the building and facilities

→ evaluates the performance of personnel in the school on a continuing basis and reports his/her

Evaluations to the superintendent

→ recommends the transfer of personnel to obtain maximum benefit from the potential of the

Individual in question and…