Prek-12 SCHOOL Principal

PreK-12 SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SUMMARY

Partners with the Superintendent in establishing a vision/mission for learning at all levels that aligns with the Skykomish School District’s strategic plan and is widely supported by all constituents. Aides in the development of a school culture and instructional program that supports both student learning and staff professional growth. Effectively optimizes school organization, operation, and resources for a safe and effective learning environment.

Collaborates effectively with the Superintendent and faculty to engage with community members, to respond to diverse community and student interests and needs. Understands, responds to, and influences social, cultural, and legislative contexts.

• Collaboratively develops and implements a shared vision and mission.
  • Develops partnerships and resources within and outside of the building to support the school and district’s vision and mission.
  • Strong collaborator with district leadership, contributing actionable insights, ideas, and work for the betterment of student outcomes.
• Helps to develop and maintain high performing teams.
  • Effective monitoring, supervision, evaluation, and leadership for the building’s programs, to
    elevate the quality and performance of instructional staff for all students to thrive.
  • Aides in successfully leading continuous improvement processes; helps determine specific courses of action that result in school wide improvement of student learning.
  • Communicates and drives high standards of district performance.
• Partners to establish norms of acceptable behavior for staff and students.
  • Acts with integrity and fairness.
  • Models principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior.
  • Guides and motivates people to accomplish tasks to achieve stated goals.
  • Problem solver: identifies important elements of challenging situations to seek relevant information, evidence, and data to identify root causes and to develop solutions.
  • Reaches logical conclusions and makes informed high-quality decisions based on evidence and data.
• Demonstrates the ability to bring about change in a school through anticipating problems, meeting needs, and shared decision making.
• • Perceives the needs and concerns of others; interacts appropriately with individuals from different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences; effectively leads diverse groups.
  • Uses time and resources effectively to accomplish short and long-term goals.
  • Effectively resolves conflicts and interpersonal matters with individuals including parents and staff.
• Clarifies goals and objectives and develops strategies for accomplishing desired results.
  • Effectively assigns projects and tasks to the appropriate people by giving them clear authority and responsibility for the timely completion to articulated standards of their assigned projects and tasks.
  • Plans and implements programs and policies effectively; assesses and evaluates programs and policies’ effectiveness based on information, evidence, and data.
  • Leads and serves on a variety of committees.
  • Increases understanding and use of professional best practices.
• Effectively supervises school events, including student performances and activities, high school graduation, and other school related events.
  • Aides in effectively managing the building/ASB budget.
  • Collaborates in effective risk management practices via design and supervision of school events, to include a program for creating field trips aligned to the instructional program.
• Carries out federal, state, local, and district regulations, policies, and practices.
  • Seeks funding opportunities for programs via grants and community resources.
  • Knowledge of laws and experience related to special areas and related programs including ASB, IDEA, grants, and others.

• Ability to give clear, accurate, specific feedback.
• Ability to take appropriate steps when employees do not meet performance expectations or engage in misconduct.
• Ability to communicate effectively in large group, small group, and one-on-one settings.
• Exemplary oral, written, and presentation skills; expresses ideas clearly in written work and is an effective public speaker.
• Celebrates…