Elementary School Principal

Join the Tiger Family as Elementary Principal at Tipton!

Tipton Elementary School (TES) is searching for our next building leader! We are looking for a strong communicator, relationship-builder, and vision-focused planner who can inspire our staff, students, and families as a member of a tight-knit community!

1. Certificate, license, or other legal credential required.

2. K-12 Administrative Degree and Evaluators endorsement

3. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Staff members designated by the Board of the superintendent.

To use leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills so as to promote the educational development of each student.

• Establish and maintain an effective learning climate in the school.
• Plan, organize, and direct implementation of all school activities.
• Keep the superintendent informed of the school's activities and problems.
• Make recommendations concerning the school's administration and instruction.
• Monitor expenditures of funds.
• Supervise the maintenance of all required building records and reports.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the school's administration.
• Work with various members of the central administrative staff such as transportation, technology, facilities, and special education..
• Keep their supervisor informed of events and activities of an unusual nature as well as routine matters related to the supervisor's accountability.
• Interpret and enforce district policies and administrative regulations.
• Maintain active relationships with students and parents.
• Budget school time to provide for the efficient conduct of school instruction and business.
• Lead in the development, determination of appropriateness, and monitoring of the instructional program.
• Schedule classes within established guidelines to meet student needs.
• Assist in the development, revision, and evaluation of the curriculum.
• Supervise the guidance program to enhance individual student education and development.
• Maintain high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary, due the due process to the rights of students.
• Establish guidelines for proper student conduct and maintaining student discipline.
• Attend special events held to recognize student achievement, and attend school sponsored activities, functions, and athletic events.
• Supervise the maintenance of accurate records on the progress and attendance of students.
• Assume responsibility for the attendance, conduct, and maintenance of health of students.
• Assume responsibility for their own professional growth and development through membership and participation in professional organizations,
• Keep abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications.
• Supervise all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and non-professional personnel attached to the school.
• Assist in the recruiting, screening, hiring, training, assigning, and evaluating of the school's professional staff.
• Supervise the school's teaching process.
• Orient newly assigned staff members and assist in their development, as appropriate.
• Evaluate and counsel all staff members regarding their individual and group performance.
• Conduct meetings of the staff as necessary for the proper functioning of the school.
• Assist in the inservice orientation and training of teachers, with special responsibility for staff administrative procedures and instructions.
• Recommend, according to established procedures, the removal of a teacher whose work is unsatisfactory.
• Make arrangements for special conferences between parents and teachers.
• Assume responsibility for the safety and administration of the school plant.
• Supervise the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes.
• Plan and supervise fire drills and an emergency preparedness program.
• Provide for adequate inventories of property under his jurisdiction and for the security and accountability for that property.
• Supervise all activities and programs that are outgrowths of the school's curriculum.
• Supervise and evaluate the school's extracurricular program.
• Participate in principals' meetings and such other meetings as are required or appropriate.
• Serve as an ex officio member of all committees and councils within his school.
• Cooperate with college and university officials regarding teacher training and preparation.
• Respond to written and oral requests for information.
• Assume responsibility for all official school correspondence and news releases.
• Establish and maintain relationships with local community groups and individuals to foster understanding and to solicit support for overall school objectives and programs; to interpret Board policies and administrative directives; and to discuss and resolve individual student problems.
• Serve as a member of such committees and…