Principal - Saguaro High School

PAY GRADE:

Administrative Pay Schedule – High School Principal

Exempt

The High School Principal serves as the educational leader and chief administrator of the high school, responsible for implementing and managing the policies, regulations, and procedures of the District to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe child-centered learning environment that meets and exceed the Arizona State Standards, following the approved curricula and directive of the school. Achieving academic excellence requires that the High School Principal work collaboratively to lead and nurture all members of the school staff and to communicate effectively with parents, members of the community, and colleagues in other districts and schools.

Inherent in the position are the responsibilities for planning, curriculum development, program evaluation, extracurricular activities, personnel management, financial management, emergency procedures, resource scheduling, and facilities operations.

(These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.)

• Serves as the instructional leader and demonstrates authentic leadership skills, capable of making tough decisions and leading a cohesive team. Is present and visible to students and teachers around the school.
• Plans, designs, and conducts follow-through strategies pertaining to curriculum development, and the implementation of instructional programs and activities designed to meet the needs of student and the educational community.
• Leads school and decision making process to ensure the development of a comprehensive School Improvement Plan with annual student achievement targets, supported by parents, staff, and community members.
• Conducts and maintains school’s performance evaluation information and its systems to ensure that site goals and objectives are achieved, and that all levels of staff adhere to district, state and federal educational standards and goals.
• Organize, manage, evaluate, and supervise effective and clear procedures for the operation and functioning of the entire school consistent with the philosophy, mission, values and goals of the school and district, including instructional programs are in line with the Arizona State Standards, extracurricular activities, discipline systems to ensure a safe and orderly climate, financial management, facilities maintenance, program evaluation, personnel management, office operations, emergency procedures, and community relations.
• Establish the master schedule for instructional programs, ensuring sequential learning experiences for students.
• Supervise the instructional programs of the school, observing classes on a regular basis to encourage the use of a variety of instructional strategies and materials consistent with research on learning and child growth and development.
• Ensure that the instructional programs engage the learner in tasks that require analytical and critical thinking, questioning the known, problem solving and creativity, that they address the range of skills and developmental needs found in the classroom, that they encourage the student to define individual goals and accept responsibility for learning, and that they provide a variety of methods for the student to demonstrate performance and achievement.
• Serve as role model for students, dressing professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in the education profession.
• Collect and analyze data regarding the needs and achievement of students, including state assessments, and other pertinent information affecting the design and implementation of services and programs, using the information to recommend new programs and modifications to existing programs.
• Confers, consults, with and advises district, public and private agency personnel and parents concerning student educational and behavior problems and alternative problem solutions.
• Manages, supervises, observes, and conducts staff professional development and staff training programs which identify and encourage leadership potential.
• Confers with site and district…