Principal, Lothrop

Lothrop Elementary

Lothrop serves Pre‑Kindergarten through 5th grade students. We have strong relationships with families and partnerships with many community businesses. The staff, parents, and community are committed to providing a content‑rich education that prepares students for future learning. We offer learning environments created to motivate and guide all students to achieve their greatest potential academically and socially. You will find a commitment here to learning, collaboration, growth and a commitment to each and every child that enters our doors.

Job Title: Principal

Location: 3300 North 22nd Street, Omaha, NE 68110

Reports To: Principal Supervisor

Work Schedule/FLSA Status: 12‑month, 261 days / Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

Omaha School Administrators Association Level 9 / Salary credit may be awarded for applicable experience.

Time Frame: Begin August 1, 2026, with time in July designated for preparation, planning, and meetings.

Position

Purpose:

The principal is the leader for all functions on campus and is the instructional leader of the school. OPS seeks excellent leaders who can prepare all students for college, career, and community leadership.

• Demonstrates high expectations and an unyielding belief that all students can and will achieve at high levels.
• Holds self and others accountable for reaching high academic achievement of all students.
• Articulates a clear and compelling vision to prepare all students for college, career, and community leadership.
• Sets challenging goals, continuously monitors progress, and demonstrates persistence to overcome obstacles to achieve goals.
• Proactively develops and implements school improvement plans to accomplish student achievement goals.
• Helps teachers reach and engage each student based on individual needs and interests.

• Creates urgency and develops plans to close achievement gaps and prepare all students for college and career success.
• Addresses biases, engages in courageous conversations, and makes difficult decisions in the best interest of students.
• Supports teachers and staff to skillfully address race, culture, class, language acquisition and unique student learning needs to ensure all students achieve at high levels.

• Promotes student mastery of standards by implementing rigorous instructional strategies and assessments aligned to curricula.
• Uses – and enables others to use – multiple forms of student achievement data to inform instruction and advance learning.
• Ensures that teachers check for student understanding and clarify, reteach, or adjust instruction.
• Partners with staff to provide students the appropriate scaffolds and interventions to meet their individual learning needs.
• Evaluates staff and teachers. Observes classrooms to support effective teaching practices that result in improved student achievement.
• Provides coaching and timely, targeted, actionable feedback to ensure growth in practice.

• Differentiates approach based on performance: recognizes and retains high performers, provides targeted support to mid‑performers, and develops or exits low performers.
• Strategically selects and assigns staff to meet students’ unique needs.
• Provides targeted professional development and support based on observation and student data.

• Creates a positive, safe, respectful, and welcoming school culture that focuses on each student’s development.
• Promotes collaboration among students, families, staff, and the community.
• Shares leadership or delegates appropriately, leveraging individuals’ strengths and interests.
• Sets and maintains clear expectations for students that inform positive behavior management strategies.
• Engages families as integral partners in their children’s education.

• Actively listens, solicits input from diverse stakeholders, and seeks to understand and address others’ perspectives and needs.
• Effectively communicates with students, families, staff, and the community.
• Moves adults to take action and ownership. Manages change, gains buy‑in, and overcomes resistance.
• Resolves…