Elementary School Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt

Grade: 16 (Unified)

Revision Date: February 13, 2026

Location: Elementary School

Job Summary

The Elementary/Pre-K School Principal provides visionary leadership to ensure a safe, inclusive, an academically focused learning environment that supports student achievement and well-being. This role oversees instructional quality, staff development, school operations, and community partnerships to advance the school's mission and continuous improvement.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Organizes school program and plans for implementation of state and local curriculum guides; manages building instructional program; advises teachers on instructional methods, materials, and techniques; directs school staff development program for teachers.
• Develops and maintains an effective educational program consistent with State and Federal guidelines and the philosophy, policies, goals, and core values of the School Board; meets and confers with students, parents, faculty and staff; maintain records and files; prepare reports.
• Creates and maintains a school culture and climate that fosters high levels of student and teacher learning and growth.
• Plans and supervises the work of others; sets expectations, builds capacity, models learning, manages effectively, and responds to constituent groups and the community in a timely manner
• Contributes to division-curriculum evaluations, revisions, and related projects; participates in division administrator's meetings; provides administrative support and coordination services to Central Office and other office personnel as needed; supervises student teacher training program at building level.
• Develops building rules, regulations, and procedures consistent with school division policies, rules, regulations, and procedures; interprets and enforces division and building rules, regulations and procedures; prepares, distributes, and updates school handbook.
• Maintains efficient and effective work relations with and among staff members; holds periodic faculty and other staff meetings for the conduct of school business; disseminates needed information; encourages reciprocal communications within school; responds to staff requests, complaints, grievances, etc.; advises staff members regarding work-related problems.
• Prepares and defends annual school budget proposal; manages budget allotments in accordance with building priorities; maintains proper account ledgers and other financial records.
• Interviews and recommends employment of school personnel; orients new employees to school; assigns and schedules the building's staff; recommends appointments to leadership responsibilities as appropriate; maintains necessary personnel records; provides for employment of substitute personnel.
• Leads and assists teachers in maintenance of appropriate classroom management; counsels individual students; confers with parents; administers discipline as appropriate; reports disciplinary action as required.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local mandates and guidelines related to local and state testing programs and the local special education program.
• Ensures scholastic records for all students are current, accurate, complete, and meet federal, state and local requirements.
• Oversees the fiscal administration of school budgets and funds, ensuring the responsible stewardship of resources in alignment with instructional priorities. Develops and manages a fiscally sound budget and continuously monitors expenditures to ensure appropriate and compliant use of funds.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)

• Must possess a Master's degree; must possess Virginia Postgraduate Professional Certificate in Administration and Supervision.
• Minimum of three years of effective school administration experience and five years teaching experience, preferably in a public school setting.
• Ability to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills and establish and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders (e.g., administrators, teachers, staff, parents).
• Thorough knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in the administration and supervision of all facets of an elementary school (grades PreK
  - 5); thorough knowledge of curriculum design, implementation, evaluation and refinement; thorough knowledge of prescribed School Board policies and procedures; knowledge and understanding of student growth and development and developmentally appropriate instruction and learning; knowledge and understanding of the conditions and dynamics of the diverse school community.
• Ability to maintain and model high standards of professionalism.

Supervision Exercised

Supervises work of assistant principals, teachers, secretarial/clerical staff, teacher assistants, and other building personnel. Provides oversight to staff assigned to building.

Supervision Received

Performs duties under the supervision of the Assistant Superintendent, School Leadership…