Elementary Principal

As of this posting, there are two anticipated Principal vacancies at the Elementary level for the  school year:
Hickey Elementary School and Mullanphy Elementary School.

Position Title: Elementary School Principal

Payroll/Personnel Type: 12 Month

Reports to
:
Network Superintendent

Shift Length: 8 Hours a Day

Union Eligibility: Not Eligible

Salary starting at: $120,000

Position Summary:

The principalperforms duties required toleadand coordinateinstructional, operational, administrative, and counseling activities of a traditional, blended, hybrid, or virtual school community, including general supervision of all employees assigned to that school; reports to the Network Superintendent; and is responsible for the achievement of Continuous School Improvement Plan goals. Some of the most important goals include, but are not limited to:

• Maintain safe, secure, and supportive culturally responsive learning environment for students
• Maintain instructional programs and procedures appropriate for a virtual, blended, hybrid, or traditional learning environment in support of increased academic performance for all students
• Increase and sustain theutilizationof technology and technology strategies to support student learning
• Increase and sustain improvement in student state assessment scores and national standardized test scores in the core subject areas of reading, mathematics, science, and social studies
• Increase student and staff attendance rates
• Increase student academicproficiencyasevidencedby mastery of district andstatecurriculum learning standards in coursework and on district-wide common formative and summative assessments
• Increaserates of student success in grade-level subject areas while decreasing disciplinereferralsandsuspensionrates
• Maintain visible parent and community participation in school processes and activities
• Ensure high levelof satisfaction, sense of belonging, and professionalism with and among all staff

Essential Functions:

In order to achieve the above goals, the principal performs the activities listed below:

School Culture

• Create a quality school improvement plan that focuses on teaching and learning goals and expectations for high academic expectations and outcomes for all students
• Observe instruction and student culture todeterminehigh-leverage action steps for teachers and provide coachingin order tofacilitatecontinuous growth in management and instruction
• Supervise, assess, and evaluate all components of the instructional process, including regular teacher evaluations
• Develop, evaluate, and coordinate schoolobjectivesand educational programs to ensure conformance to appropriate standard sand achievement of goals
• Use data todetermineand develop professional development for whole staff, smallgroup, and individual professional growth
• Develops positive student and staff rapport andmaintainvisibility throughout school whileestablishinga climate of belonging, respect, andhigh expectations for all

Academic Leadership

• Motivate and mobilize staff toward fulfilling the school vision, strategy, and goals of increasing measurable student performance across content areas
• Demonstrate a deep knowledge of reading and literacy skills and strategies pivotal to student academic success across content areas
• Develop new school-levelprocedures, and guidelines as neededtostay aligned with district policies.
• Develop and implement plans to ensure regular attendance by staff and students
• Lead school team via coaching, professional development, management, and evaluation to implement a culture of high academic expectations and outcomes for all students
• Build and implement school-wide systems to support a culture ofhigh expectations, including student-level, class-level, and school-level routines procedures
• Demonstrate deep content knowledge about school climate and student culture, including discipline, trauma-informed approaches, and culturally responsive practices
• Use data to ensure all students receiveequitablesupports
• Partner with teachers, students, and parents toidentifyand plan corrective action for educational, attendance, and behavioral issues
• Hold and model the belief that all students can reach ambitious goals
• Set and achieve ambitions goals to ensure all students are prepared for the next level of learning

Community and Relationship-Building

• Establish andmaintainrelationships with other schools, organizations, and district departments to coordinate services
• Engage families and the community in school processes and develop a comprehensive school communication strategy inclusive of families and community members
• Demonstrate awareness and respond appropriately to on-going national,regional and local changes that may affect the school environment and operations: social, economic,legaland/or cultural in nature
• Serve asliaisonbetween the school and local law enforcement and social service agencies as needed.

Management and Operations

• Develop a recruitment plan to ensure sustainability and growth of student population
• Organize and administer the school in…