Principal - Secondary Campus

Position: PRINCIPAL - SECONDARY CAMPUS 2025 - 2026

Job Title: Secondary School Principal Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Executive Director of Leadership Pay Grade: High School - Admin PG 9

Dept./School: TBD Days: 227

Supervises: Building Direct Reports and Staff

Primary

Purpose:

Direct and manage instructional program and supervise operations and personnel at campus level. Provide leadership to ensure high standards of instructional service. Oversee compliance with district policies, success of instructional programs, and operation of all campus activities.

Qualifications Education/Certification

• Master’s degree in educational administration
• Texas principal certification
• Certified T‑TESS appraiser

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Working knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to evaluate instructional programs and teaching effectiveness
• Ability to manage budgets and personnel
• Ability to coordinate campus functions
• Ability to implement policy and procedures
• Ability to interpret data
• Strong organizational, public relations, and interpersonal skills
• Strong academic content and pedagogical knowledge
• Sell‑motivated, organized, reliable, adaptable
• Excellent communication skills
• Must be able to work independently as well as on a team
• Such alternatives as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent

Experience

• Three years of successful certified classroom teaching experience
• Three years of experience in instructional leadership roles, preferred
• Three years of Certified Assistant Principal experience

Major Responsibilities and Duties Instructional Management

• Monitor instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program outcomes and use findings to take corrective actions.
• Regularly consult the campus‑level committee about planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of campus education programs. Include students and community representatives when appropriate.

School or Organization Morale

• Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional goals.
• Foster collegiality and team building among staff members. Encourage their active involvement in decision‑making process.
• Provide for two‑way communication with superintendent, staff, students, parents, and community.
• Communicate and promote expectations for high‑level performance to staff and students. Recognize excellence and achievement.
• Ensure the effective and quick resolution of conflicts.

School or Organization Improvement

• Build a common vision for school improvement with staff. Direct planning activities and put programs in place with staff to ensure attainment of the school’s mission.
• Identify, analyze, and apply research findings (e.g., effective school correlates) to promote school improvement.
• Develop and set annual campus performance objectives for each of the Academic Excellence Indicators using the campus planning process and site‑based decision‑making committee.
• Develop, maintain, and use information systems and records necessary to show campus progress on performance objectives addressing each Academic Excellence Indicator.

Personnel Management

• Interview, select, and orient new staff.
• Define expectations for staff performance with regard to instructional strategies, classroom management, and communication with the public.
• Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences with staff.
• Assign and promote campus personnel.
• Make recommendations to superintendent on termination, suspension, or nonrenewal of employees assigned to campus.
• Work with campus‑level planning and decision‑making committees to plan professional development activities.
• Confer with subordinates regarding their professional growth. Work with them to develop and accomplish improvement goals.

Management of Fiscal, Administrative, and Facilities Functions

• Comply with district policies and state and federal laws and regulations affecting the schools. Develop campus budgets based on documented program needs, estimated enrollment, personnel, and other fiscal needs. Keep programs within budget limits. Maintain fiscal control. Accurately report fiscal information.
• Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other…