Principal, Education Administration

Role and Responsibilities

Reporting to the CAO, the PSOE Principal will provide leadership and administration, which will motivate instructional and support personnel to strive for superior performance so as to provide the best possible opportunities for student growth and development, both educationally and personally.

• Act with the CAO as a professional advisor to the C‑Suite on all aspects of the organization's activities.
• In addition to the C‑Suite and Chair of the Board, the Principal will be prepared to be called on as a spokesperson for the organization.
• Serve as the educational program’s liaison to the school’s board of directors.
• Manage all front‑line parent communication and serve as the communicative liaison to the greater school‑parent community.
• Facilitate communication between personnel, students and/or parents for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems and/or resolving conflicts.
• Oversee the school’s behavioral management process, providing guidance, mentoring, and approval for Level I and Level II offenses, and provide recommendations for expulsion to the CAO.
• Maintain instructional staff hiring, orientation, and ongoing educational professional development.
• Abide by and update PSOE frameworks as approved by the CEO.
• Ensure the application and implementation of weekly grade‑level focused ISTEP+ goals.
• Delegate responsibility for a variety of administrative functions to Assistant Principals and other personnel for the purpose of managing the workload more efficiently.
• Maintain ongoing, consistent communication with PSOE educational leadership regarding the school’s leadership frameworks.
• Participate as lead in all authorizer accountability related to the school’s educational performance, including improvement plans, DOE reporting, lesson plans, meetings, standards, Fast 5's, SIC/TIC, spreadsheets, goals, etc.
• Serve as lead for monthly staff and team‑lead meetings with oversight of monthly agendas.
• Provide lead oversight of PSOE test structure, layout/preparatory/strategies, etc.
• Participate in statewide (ICIA, IDOE, Authorizer) curriculum and instruction leadership programming.
• Administer PSOE’s formal and informal evaluation process.
• Follow all administrative best practices in terms of legal, authorizer, and legislative guidelines, acting in the best legal interests of the organization.
• Maintain a physical and digital community presence through community meetings, representative appearances, published articles, web updates, tweets, and blogs.
• Provide special program curriculum as needed (T&S, Environmental Connections, Robotics, STEM, etc.)
• Lead weekly grade‑level accountability meetings with teams during their prep period.
• Provide knowledgeable coordination of the school’s Title I, Title III, Special Education, and 21st Century Grant program.

The Principal will be thoroughly committed to the PSOE mission. All candidates should have proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience. Concrete demonstrable experience and other qualifications include:

• Advanced degree, with 5 years of senior administrative experience preferred; track record of effectively leading a performance‑and outcomes‑based staff; ability to point to specific examples of having developed educational strategies that have advanced an educational organization.
• Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data‑driven program evaluation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; a persuasive and passionate communicator with excellent interpersonal and multidisciplinary project skills.
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
• Passion, idealism, integrity, grit, positive attitude, mission‑driven, and self‑directed.
• Annual training and/or professional development is required for all PSOE employees. Job‑specific training is identified and scheduled by the School Principal or direct supervisor in partnership with Paramount C‑suite.

• Proficiency in modern educational technology applications.
• Knowledge of leadership principles as they relate to educational organizations.
• Knowledge of all federal and…