Principal- Wanda Gray Elementary School

Job Title:
Principal-Wanda Gray Elementary

Department: Learning Elementary

Pay Grade: Administrative Salary Schedule

FLSA Status
:
Exempt

Reports to: Executive Director - Learning Elementary

This position is responsible for leading the instructional process with specific responsibility for directing overall site operations, services, and staff at a school building with a primary focus on improving student achievement, including enforcing established policies and regulatory requirements; coordinating school activities, and managing student and site learning and behavioral issues.

• Provides instructional leadership focused on current research and best practices in order to continually increase student achievement.
• Oversees all aspects of the instructional program, school environment and the operational/fiscal health of the school.
• Supervises, monitors, and coaches staff in the building with a focus on growth and continuous improvement.
• Oversees the professional development of teachers and staff, including regular supervision and evaluations.
• Fosters an environment where staff work cooperatively together and hold each other accountable to reach high levels of student achievement.
• Fosters an environment where students and staff from diverse backgrounds are welcomed and supported.
• Manages organizational systems and resources for a safe, high-performing learning environment.
• Collaborates with families and stakeholders who represent diverse community interests and needs; mobilizes community resources that support and improve teaching and learning.
• Allocates and coordinates the movement of resources to ensure the health, safety, and productive learning of staff and students.
• Collaborates with other elementary, secondary and district administrators to provide an overall direction for teaching and learning in the school district.
• Effectively manages school operations in terms of personnel, budgets, buildings and grounds, etc.
• Promotes a positive tone for collaborative school/community relations by articulating the mission, seeking community support, encouraging diversity and fostering rapport with all stakeholders.
• Confers with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies and student behavioral or learning issues.
• Facilitates and oversees committee meetings as required.
• Coordinates and supervises after-school events, activities, conferences and meetings.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of three (3) years of job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.

Certificates, Licenses and Other Special Requirements

• Missouri School Administrator Certificate, required.
• Criminal Background Clearance satisfactory to the District, required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge is required to perform algebra and/or geometry; review and interpret highly technical information, write technical materials, and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions.
• Knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include elementary curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices; child development, brain development and best practices in education; curriculum development; safety practices and procedures; conflict resolution; and crisis de-escalation techniques.
• Skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include effective hiring techniques; budget management.
• Ability to schedule a significant number of activities, meetings and/or events; routinely gather, collate and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment.
• Ability is required to independently work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; analyze data utilizing a variety of complex processes; and operate equipment using standardized methods.
• Ability to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of widely varied types and/or purposes; and utilize a variety of job-related equipment.
• Ability to analyze issues and create action plans.
• Ability to problem solve with data requires analysis based on organizational objectives; and problem solving with equipment is limited to moderate.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality; set priorities; meet deadlines and schedules; work with detailed information; and adapt to changing priorities.

• Ability to work as part of a team; adapt to changing priorities; and apply logical processes and analytical skills.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Work environment is primarily inside, where the noise and temperature levels are moderate.
• The work is light work that requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
• Must possess the physical ability to perceive the nature of sounds, make rational decisions through sound logic and…