Principal, Education Administration

Position: PRINCIPAL - 12 MONTH (April 2026)
CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS

PRINCIPAL

Position Description

Position:
Principal

Reports to:
Superintendent
Terms of Employment: 12-month;
Full time

Pay Grade:
State Salary Scale + applicable local supplement

Pay Range:
Commensurate with education, experience, and size of school

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Nature of Work

Under the direction of the Superintendent, the Principal serves as the chief administrator of a school in developing, implementing, monitoring and continuously improving classroom learning systems to support the school improvement system. The school principal aligns policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets to the school improvement plan to promote the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member.

The school principal serves as the lead learner in the school monitoring the instructional program and exhibiting the standards for North Carolina school executives.

Education and Experience

• Master's degree in School Administration
• Successful assistant principal experience
• Five (5) years of successful teaching experience (preferred)
• Five (5) years supervisory/administrative experience required (Experience working with superintendents, executive cabinet leaders, school board members, government agencies or boards, non-profits, or community representatives strongly preferred)
• Experience increasing student achievement and growing schools

Certification and Licensure Requirements (if applicable):

• Valid North Carolina Professional Educators Certificate in:
  • 0012:
    School Administrator:
    Principal
  • An area of teaching licensure

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

General Planning: conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.

Strategic Coordination: ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial and organizational structure of the school system. Defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community.

Equitable and Respectful Environment: models and encourages an inclusive and respectful environment. Ensures equitable access to resources and opportunities for all students.

Enhancement of Personnel Skills: provides activities which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program.

School Objectives: identifies the annual objectives for the instructional, extracurricular, and athletic programs of the school.

Curriculum Objectives: ensures that instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed and involves the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program. Provides opportunities for staff participation in the school program.

Establishes Formal Work Relationships: evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include the maintaining of up-to-date student data. Supervises and evaluates the performance of the school staff.

Facilitates Organizational Efficiency: maintains inter-school system communication and seeks assistance from central office staff to improve performance. Maintains good relationships with students, staff, and parents. Complies with established lines of authority.

New Staff and Students: orients and assists new staff and new students and provides opportunities for their input in the school program.

Community Engagement: encourages the use of community resources, cooperates with the community in the use of school facilities, interprets the school program for the community, and maintains communication with community members.

Supplies and Equipment: manages, directs, and maintains records on the materials, supplies and equipment which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine. Involves the staff in determining priorities for instructional purposes.

Services: organizes, oversees, and provides support to the various services, supplies, materials, and equipment provided to carry out the school program. Makes use of community resources.

Student Outcomes and Measures: stra…