Position: Principal

Department/Campus: Campus Reports to: Area Superintendent

FLSA Status: Exempt Pay Grade: Band 3

Job Type: Full Time Work Hours / Days: Normal School hours / 215 days

JOB GOAL
To provide leadership and vision necessary to develop and administer educational programs that optimize available human and material resources to provide successful high quality educational experiences for students in a safe and orderly environment.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2 years of successful experience as a school or district administrator
• Minimum 2 years of teaching experience in PK-12 setting
• Principal certification (preferred)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understands and supports the mission, vision and values of Harmony Public Schools.
• Obtains Danielson certification within 3 months of the first day in the assignment
• Serves as the leader of the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) at the assigned school in implementing instructional practices that include:

- Leading and facilitating a learning culture among teachers and staff
- Leading and facilitating campus wide data meetings
- Observing and overseeing team data meetings
- Conducting annual formal teacher observations
- Using observation-feedback cycles to provide ongoing coaching to teachers
- Planning and co-facilitating campus professional learning (PL) meetings
- Planning with PLC leaders
- Modeling implementation of key Arc of the Year instructional techniques
- Creating and implementing campus improvement plan (CIP)
- Supporting teachers in microcredential progress
- Providing periodic feedback to district and network leadership teams about instructional programs
- Creating and collecting implementation artifacts for bright spots

• Develops guidelines for proper student conduct and implements disciplinary procedures and policies that ensure a safe and orderly environment at the assigned school
• Establishes clear expectations and systems for behaviors, including social and emotional supports
• Leads strategies to proactively provide and coordinate student support services
• Manages the operation and all other activities and functions which occur at the assigned school
• Oversees student recruitment, enrollment, and retention activities
• Recruits, selects, and retains highly effective teachers and staff
• Conducts performance appraisals for school personnel
• Manages and supervises the school’s financial resources, including the preparation and disbursement of the school’s budget and internal accounts.
• Manages all extracurricular and athletic programs at the assigned school
• Establishes a professional rapport with students, parents, staff, and community
• Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement
• Effectively communicates with colleagues, district and central office staff
• Meets regularly with leadership team members and shares in the duties of running the campus effectively.
• Implements School Board policy, state statutes, and federal regulations as they pertain to the assigned school.
• Participates in working groups of staff and teachers to plan, problem solve, and support one another on an ongoing basis.
• Attends meetings, conferences, and workshops.
• Models personal commitment to developing self and others
• Displays the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents and school personnel.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to receive, internalize, and implement feedback from multiple sources
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to use computer including software, database used by the district, spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, copy machine and telephone.
• Ability to analyze data and generate reports.
• Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem-solving skills

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Light Work: may require the occasional light lifting.
• Nights and weekend activities will be occasionally required.
• Position is in office setting and may involve prolonged work at a desk in one location.
• Moderate travel is required.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $73,000.00 - $101,800.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person