JOB DESCRIPTION
Principal

Position Code:
Department: Tryon Elementary School
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Superintendent
Supervises: Teachers, Teacher Assistants, Custodians, Secretary, Cafeteria Staff
Job Summary: To establish a vision and facilitate all functions of the school: instructional issues, accountability issues, communications with staff, parents and community, student issues, teacher issues, building and grounds maintenance, transportation issues
Essential Functions:
1. Coordinate and supervise the school’s instructional program.

• Communicate with teachers about instruction and set appropriate instructional goals.
• Review teacher’s plans/pacing charts and ensure alignment to NCSCS.
• Review lesson plans.
• Review student work.
• Evaluate field trip requests.
• Actively participate in the Care Team process for at-risk and special needs students.
• Provide quality staff development activities that are aligned to the School Improvement Plan and to individual teacher’s professional growth plans.

• Follow county procedures for interviewing and hiring according to the Board of Education approved personnel manual.

• Observe instruction and provide feedback through formative evaluations for licensed staff members according to Board of Education Policy and state laws.
• Assist teachers in the development of professional growth plans.
• Conduct professional dialog sessions with teachers to review their portfolios.
• Complete summative evaluations and review these with teachers according to Board of Education Policy and state laws.
• Evaluate annually all classified employees: teacher assistants, secretary/SIMS operator, custodians, cafeteria manager. Hold individual conferences to review evaluations.

• Plan and implement procedures leading to the smooth, safe, and efficient operation of the school.

• Develop a master schedule annually.
• Develop duty schedules for student supervision before, during, and after school.
• Work with staff members to develop and implement a Safe Schools Plan and a Crisis Management Plan.
• Conduct and supervise monthly fire drills and other drills for student safety.
• Encourage an inviting school environment through celebrations of student and staff successes.

• Develop a Staff Handbook that is updated annually. Review and discuss the contents with staff members.
• Develop and disseminate a Parent-Student Handbook that is updated annually. Emphasize specific information through parent letters and memos and at PTSO meetings.
• Develop and disseminate a weekly memo to all staff members in order to provide up-to-date information.
• Plan and schedule regular faculty meetings.
• Schedule and hold face-to-face conferences with parents to address specific issues.

• Include staff members and parents in the budget planning process.
• Follow county procedures for encumbering and spending state, local, and federal funds.
• Maintain accurate records for all school financial issues.

• Provide teacher training for test administrations.
• Instruct staff members in the test data analysis process and encourage the use of test data in planning.
• Follow all state and local procedures regarding test security and dissemination of testing materials.
• Schedule test administration times, including testing for students with modifications.

• Involve staff members and School Improvement Team members in the development of the plan.
• Communicate the plan to students and parents.
• Consistently implement the plan.
• Update the plan annually.

• Maintain a safe, inviting school environment by promoting cleanliness and neatness both inside the school facility and on the school grounds.
• Work cooperatively with custodians and maintenance personnel to report facility needs and follow-up.
• Inform the superintendent and director of maintenance about major facility needs.
• Develop a priority list of facility needs/improvements as part of the annual budget planning process.

• Secure bus drivers.
• Deal with student behavior issues while riding school buses.
• Work cooperatively with the transportation director in issues relating to bus routes.
• Meet with bus drivers to review and discuss school procedures and how these procedures relate to bus transportation issues.

• Work directly with the School Improvement Team to review and update annually the School Improvement Plan.
• Analyze test data.
• Provide additional assistance for at-risk students such as after school tutoring, homework lab, working with volunteer tutors, etc.
• Inform all stakeholders of accountability issues and procedures, especially student accountability issues as they relate to state gateways.

• Attend all appropriate administrative meetings and conferences.
• Maintain active membership in high quality professional organizations.
• Read current literature.
• Keep up to date on state and local educational issues.
• Set annual goals/objectives.
• Be knowledgeable of and comply with school board policies and state laws.

• Encourage appropriate student clubs.
• Encourage and support appropriate community involvement projects.

• Attend PTSO meetings.
• Attend student activities.
• Attend appropriate county meetings.