What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal position at Archdiocese of Detroit?
Regina High School was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph, Third Order of St. Francis in 1956. It is a Catholic, private, all-female high school in the city of Warren, a suburb of the city of Detroit. The student body is cosmopolitan and comes from the three major counties surrounding the greater Metro-Detroit area. The high school is fully accredited by Cognia, formerly known as North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement/AdvancEd, and is a member of the National Catholic Education Association and the Michigan Association of Non-Public Schools.
Regina is committed to academic excellence, nurturing and guidance, and moral, intellectual, physical, and personal growth of young women who face the challenges of today's world.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Reporting to the President of the school, the Principal is the chief academic officer and is the instructional leader of Regina High School, responsible for teaching and learning through a well-developed curriculum and the cultivation of our school’s Franciscan Catholic identity.
The Principal provides mission leadership for faculty, staff, and students, supports high quality classroom instruction, and assures the orderly functioning of the school. The Principal is responsible for creating and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement that provides students with multiple opportunities to develop and demonstrate proficiency. He/she oversees a faculty and staff of full and part-time employees, including volunteers.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure the development and implementation of a rigorous, college-ready curriculum so that all students can achieve at high levels while evaluating all aspects of academics at Regina High School in order to enhance our identity as a Franciscan Catholic school.
- Work collaboratively with teachers to improve instruction and supervision to provide consistent feedback to help them realize academic excellence for all students.
- Lead teachers in the analysis and use of student achievement data to support instruction.
- Recruit, select, and retain faculty, administrators, instructional and extracurricular staff who best fit the mission of the school.
- Develop and execute a meaningful and effective professional development/learning program.
- Foster strong interpersonal and professional relationships with faculty, staff, leadership team, and other school constituents.
- Work to ensure that the academic and instructional expenditures operate within budgetary guidelines.
- Coordinate and supervise the accreditation process for the school.
- Strategize and partner with the President and leadership team related to best practices and future vision for academic success.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Demonstrate interest in and commitment to Catholic faith-based education.
- Demonstrate exceptional leadership and management skills to inspire, lead, and work collegially with faculty and staff; challenge students to high levels of achievement; and engage families in their daughters' education.
- Demonstrate success as an instructional leader who can cultivate and sustain a rigorous and healthy student-centered learning environment.
- Show evidence of an ability to analyze and utilize data to increase student achievement and positively affect school improvement.
- Demonstrate persuasive communication style through excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Having at least five years of experience supervising and evaluating faculty and staff is preferred.
- Master’s degree in educational leadership required.
Please include with your application, a cover letter and résumé.