Principal; Mesa Middle; SY

Principal (Mesa Middle) ) SY

Roswell Independent Schools Human Resources - Roswell, New Mexico

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Job : 5810686

Final date to receive applications: Jul 08, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Posted: Jun 30, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Roswell Independent School District

Position: PRINCIPAL/ADMINISTRATOR FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Supervisor: SUPERINTENDENT

General

Job Description:

To use leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student. Follow all State and District competencies, domains, and expectations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate foresight, examine issues and take initiative to improve the quality of education in the community.
• Embrace and encourage the acceptance of diversity and sensitivity.
• Use effective people skills to communicate with all stakeholders.
• Provide and maintain a safe environment where optimal student growth can take place.
• Demonstrate instructional leadership.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the dynamics of the educational organization.
• Effectively manage the resources for which he/she is responsible including personnel, finances, equipment, facilities, programs and time.
• Maintain a familiarity with current educational issues through a process of ongoing personal development.
• Use supervision, staff development and performance evaluation tools to improve the instructional process of the school. To do this, the principal follows procedures consistent with the state.
• Comply with all School Board policies and administrative regulations.
• Complete required reports and communications throughout the year.
• Participate in the hiring of new staff members.
• Make recommendations to Human Resources on termination, suspension, or non-renewal of employees assigned to campus.
• Enhance public relations with community members, parents, staff and students.
• Deal with information that is confidential regarding personnel and labor relations issues.
• Supervise all staff attached to the school.
• Supervise all other resource and service personnel while functioning in assigned school.
• Form and meet with or appoint individuals to meet with all committees (SAT, SAC, etc.) in a consistent and timely manner.
• Responsible for supervision of all activities.
• Responsible for supervision of all extra-curricular activities and evening programs and/or assign a designee.
• Evaluates programs and personnel in cooperation with the Director of Activities.
• Encourages good conduct and sportsmanship of players, students, and fans.
• Maintains facilities with assistance of the Maintenance Department.
• Be able to perform the essential duties of other employees in the building including custodial, instructional, and secretarial.
• Communicates effectively to staff/community the plans for instructional program improvement and requirements.
• Follows specific procedures for incorporating services for students with special needs into the total educational program and for including these students into the total program of school activities.
• Collects and utilizes information concerning students and community.
• Use most current State and District mandated evaluation system for teacher evaluations and to observe employee performance, record observations of domains and/or competencies to conduct evaluation conferences with staff.
• Reviews data and uses results to guide instruction.
• Monitors the progress of the instructional program improvement plans.
• Provides information on progress of programs to staff and others.
• Identifies effective performance for staff and provides regular feedback.
• Follows procedures consistent with the State and RISD Staff Performance Evaluation Plans.
• Conducts staff meetings as necessary for solution of routine and emergency problems.
• Adjusts assignments and resource allocations as necessary to achieve instructional program goals.
• Keep records and prepares reports required by District policy.
• Coordinates all activities, including ordering, accounting for requisitions, and distribution of instructional material.
• Assigns appropriate non-instructional administrative duties.
• Supervises custodial staff to insure the day-to-day care, cleanliness, and safety of the building.
• Establishes and maintains reasonable student discipline procedures.
• Creates a sense of “ownership” by mission/vision for the school through increased involvement.
• Personally recognizes, communicates, and celebrates student and staff achievement/accomplishment/success.
• Promotes multicultural and ethnic understanding.
• Builds a school climate based on positive attitudes.
• Follows the Procurement Code.
• Develops a close relationship between school/home by forming and cooperating with parent advisory councils.
• Insures that school goals are clearly communicated to everyone.
• Maintains effective communication with community through handbooks, newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, and/or activity calendar.
• Ability to deescalate students/parents/staff;…