High School Principal

Position Details

• Position Type:
  Administration/ Principal
• Date Posted: 12/10/2025
• Location:
  
  Valdez High School
• Date Available:
  
  07/01/2026
• District:
  Valdez City Schools

The principal is directly responsible to the Superintendent. The Principal shall have full responsibility for the total school program carried out in his/her building and shall execute that program under the general direction of the Superintendent; shall have line authority over all personnel in his/her building; is expected to furnish leadership for all the staff assigned to the building or program.

Providing such leadership includes keeping abreast of developments in the field of public education in general and in the fields of administration and supervision, as well as the newly legislated mandates.

The principal is responsible for the continuous study, evaluation, and improvement of the school, its program, and staff. The principal shall carry on public information activities to provide a continuous and appropriate interpretation of the school program to the general public. The principal must be able and willing to develop and facilitate community engagement in the school, and collaborative relationships with other small schools and their staff.

• Leading A Mission, Vision, And Beliefs Focused on Results:
  Creates and implements a vision that leads to student improvement for all learners; develops a shared vision of rigor and high expectations; ensures vision and mission drive school decisions; confronts low expectations; conducts crucial conversations based on student performance data for purpose of enhancing student learning.
• Leading and Managing Systems Change:
  Develops, implements, and monitors outcomes of school improvement plan and student achievement data to improve student learning; creates a safe, clean, orderly learning environment; collaborates with staff to achieve school improvement plan targets; utilizes current technologies to support leadership and management functions; aligns resources to improve teaching and learning.
• Improving Teaching and Learning:
  Works with and engages staff in shared vision for effective teaching and learning by implementing a standards-based curriculum relevant to student needs and interests, research-based effective practice, academic rigor, and high expectations for student learning in every classroom. Implements curricular scope and sequence; reviews instructional practices; creates continuous improvement cycle; implements data guided decisions and instruction; uses disaggregated data; selects and retains teachers that maximize student learning;
  
  evaluates the effectiveness of teaching and holds teachers accountable; ensures professional learning for teachers that enhance student learning; promotes the use of technology to enhance student learning.
• Building and Maintaining Collaborative Relationships:
  Creates, develops, and sustains relationships that result in active student engagement in the learning process; utilizes meaningful feedback of students, staff, families, and community in the evaluation of school programs and policies; proactively engages families and communities in support of child’s learning and school learning goals; demonstrates an understanding of the change process; strengthens collaboration with other schools, as well as local regional, national and international communities;
  
  develops professional learning networks within schools, as well as local, regional, national, and international communities.
• Leading with Integrity and Professionalism:
  Treats all people fairly and with dignity and respect; protects the rights and confidentiality of students and staff; demonstrates personal and professional standards and conduct that enhance the image of the school and education profession; creates and supports a climate that values, accepts, and understands diversity in culture and point of view; recognizes strengths of diverse population; creates a culturally responsive climate;
  
  engages in courageous conversations about diversity; expands opportunities for all students to learn from and work with highly qualified and diverse staff.
• Creating and…