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POSITION SUMMARY:

Principals for Clayton County Public Schools serve as the instructional and operational leader of a district school. Principals have a clear vision for their students. They ensure a safe, secure, and orderly working and learning environment. Principals foster positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, especially with students. The appointees promote evidence and researched-based instructional and operational practices that help staff and students succeed. Principals make complex decisions that affect the day-to-day operations of the school. They develop innovative strategies to recruit, hire, and retain highly qualified staff. Principals also work with school staff to create a comprehensive school improvement plan that is monitored during the school year to ensure the actions and goals are being accomplished. Principals cultivate professional improvement and growth of self and others, and build the leadership capacity of staff. Principals monitor the implementation of policies related to public education. Principals use data science to improve student outcomes, school outcomes, school operations, and to communicate school progress to stakeholders. This position reports to the designated Assistant Superintendent for School Leaders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Collaborates with assistant principals and instructional support staff to lead high-fidelity implementation of district policies as well as instructional process, practices, and programs to include curriculum, instruction, assessment, intervention, and prevention. Manages, analyzes, and interprets demographic, student learning, process, and perceptual data for school improvement. Ensures faculty and staff participation in the school’s continuous improvement decision-making process. Develops with stakeholders and monitors school improvement plan based on identified students, staff, and school needs. Conducts daily instructional walk-throughs and provides teachers with timely and constructive feedback on classroom instruction. Coordinates with the various teaching, learning, curriculum, assessment, and professional learning departments to maximize staff support and leverage resources that can improve staff performance and student outcomes.

Develops, manages, and monitors building operations, safety, and security processes for the overall working and learning environment. Supervises and co-supervises curricular and extracurricular events. Attends school-related community events. Develops positive and collaborative relationships with staff, students, and families. Communicates with and responds to stakeholders in a timely manner.

Supervises, manages, and coordinates with assistant principals the evaluation of all faculty and staff. Screens, interviews, and recommends staff. Assigns duties and responsibilities to staff. Develops and manages effective staff orientation and school-based onboarding processes. Conducts faculty meetings, assemblies, volunteer programs, and other school-based group activities.

Reads, reviews, and prepares reports required by the district or by state and federal policies. Ensures implementation and compliance with district policies and procedures by working with supervisor, other district staff, school staff, and families. Leads the planning and monitoring of the school’s federal and grant budgets, and ensures compliance of expenditures. Implements asset management processes to report and minimize loss, theft, or damage to school property (i. e. textbooks and electronic devices). Attends state and national meetings related to accountability, school improvement, strategic planning, etc.

All other duties, as assigned and required, in order to perform the above services.

KEY JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s, Specialist, or Doctorate degree in K-12 educational leadership required.

A minimum of five (5) years of successful experience as an elementary, middle, or high school assistant principal or principal required. Must have experience in the grade band for which the applicant applies.

Work involves instructional and operational leadership that routinely affects the school, district, and surrounding community in a demonstrably way.

Standard or Performance-Based Professional Educational Leadership—Tier II certificate and completion or exemption of all applicable Special Georgia Requirements at the time of application. 

Requires regular contact with internal and external personnel of importance and influence.

Normal school setting. Typically walking around facility (manage by direct monitoring around).

NOTE: This is a grade 33, 225 day position that pays for experience up to Steps 2 to Step 4.