Head Principal

Head Principal

Williamsburg City School

The Principal of Williamsburg City School serves as the primary school administrator, instructional leader, and culture builder for a unique preschool–12th grade learning community. This position requires an exceptional educational leader who understands the developmental, academic, social, and emotional needs of students from early childhood through high school graduation.

The Principal is responsible for establishing and sustaining a safe, inclusive, innovative, and academically rigorous learning environment where every student is known, valued, supported, and challenged to achieve their fullest potential.

Working in close partnership with the Superintendent, district leadership team, teachers, support staff, students, families, and community partners, the Principal will lead continuous school improvement, strengthen teacher effectiveness, support responsible stewardship of school resources, and cultivate a positive professional culture.

Above all, the Principal must demonstrate an unwavering commitment to student learning, staff and student well‑being, ethical leadership, professional accountability, and the belief that every child deserves an opportunity to succeed.

• Serve as the instructional leader for all grade levels, Preschool–12th, ensuring developmentally appropriate, rigorous, engaging, and standards-aligned instruction.
• Lead implementation of the Kentucky Academic Standards, district-adopted curriculum, high-quality instructional resources, and evidence-based instructional practices.
• Establish clear expectations for high-quality Tier 1 instruction and provide regular instructional feedback, coaching, and support to improve teacher effectiveness.
• Facilitate professional learning communities, vertical alignment, collaborative planning, and instructional leadership across elementary, middle, and high school grade levels.
• Collaborate with district leaders to implement the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP), district improvement priorities, and measurable student achievement goals.
• Ensure all instructional decisions remain focused on improving student learning, reducing achievement gaps, and preparing students for success beyond graduation.

• Lead implementation of a balanced assessment system that includes universal screeners, diagnostic assessments, formative assessments, common assessments, and summative assessments.
• Oversee school wide use of i-Ready, Kentucky Summative Assessment results, classroom assessments, and other student learning evidence to monitor achievement and growth.
• Establish consistent data-review processes to identify students who are performing below grade-level expectations, evaluate instructional effectiveness, and address learning needs.
• Oversee implementation of a comprehensive, school-level Multi‑Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) for academic, behavioral, attendance, and social‑emotional needs.
• Ensure appropriate intervention plans, progress‑monitoring procedures, documentation, and communication with families.
• Collaborate with special education, English learner, gifted education, counseling, and other student support personnel to ensure equitable access to instruction and services.
• Monitor intervention effectiveness and ensure timely adjustments when students are not demonstrating adequate progress.

• Lead school‑level recruitment, interviews, and selection of qualified certified and classified staff in accordance with Kentucky law, certification requirements, SBDM consultation procedures, and district policy.
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