Elementary School Principal K-2

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Elementary School Principal K-2 (July 2026)

• Position Type:
  Administration/ Elementary School Principal
• Date Posted: 12/23/2025
• Location:
  
  Mary
  
  F. Janvier School
• Closing Date: 01/31/2026

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university
• New Jersey Principal’s Certificate
• Five years successful teaching experience

Reports to: Superintendent of schools

To provide leadership, supervision, and coordination to the total educational program within the school.

School Leadership

• Assumes responsibility for the management of the school in accordance with law, administrative code and board policies and regulations.
• Exercises leadership in school-level planning for improvement of instruction.
• Establishes and maintains an effective learning climate in the school.
• Keeps the superintendent informed of school activities and needs and works cooperatively with central office staff on matters relating to the school and the district.

Curriculum and Instruction

• Assists in the selection of appropriate instructional materials and monitors delivery of the instructional program.
• Participates in the development, evaluation and revision of curriculum and assumes responsibility for the implementation of approved programs.
• Oversees the planning, organization and supervision of all curricular and extracurricular activities.

Supervision and evaluation of school staff

• Interviews, recommends for appointment, assigns, supervises and evaluates the performance of all school employees and assists them in achievement of their job goals.
• Conducts periodic observations of teaching staff members; prepares written comments; and offers constructive suggestions for improvement when appropriate.
• Conducts staff meetings as necessary for the proper functioning of the school.

Office management and administrative efficiency

• Prepares and submits the school's budget requests and monitors the expenditure of funds.
• Establishes and maintains an efficient office system to support the administrative functions of the school.
• Ensures the safekeeping of student and personnel files and other confidential records and documents; and the destruction of public records in accordance with law and regulations.
• Reports incidents of violence, vandalism and substance abuse. Works cooperatively with law enforcement authorities in maintaining a safe and drug‑free school environment. Ensures the removal of students in possession of firearms from the general education program and provides notification as required by law and administrative code.
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of all reports, records and other paperwork required or appropriate to the school's administration.
• Ensures the proper collection, safekeeping, and accounting of school activity funds.

Scheduling

• Develops and maintains a master schedule for the academic, extracurricular programs, and works cooperatively with the business administrator to schedule community use of the school building and grounds.
• Develops the master teaching schedule and classroom assignments.
• Plans, schedules and supervises fire and other emergency drills as required by law and board policy.

Contact with students

• Oversee the supervision of the students during the school day.
• Interacts appropriately with students during the school day.
• Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary in accordance with board policy and the students' rights to due process.
• Participates in the planning and delivery of intervention and referral services for pupils who are having difficulty in their classes and who have not been classified in need of special education.

Contact with Parents, Guardians, and the Local Community

• Attends special events held to recognize student achievement and other school-sponsored activities…