Principal/Lead Teacher at Muhlenberg County Career High School

POSITION: Principal/Lead Teacher at Muhlenberg County Career High School

POSITION SUMMARY: Directs and coordinates educational, administrative, and counseling activities of primary, middle, or secondary schools and promotes the educational development of all students.

Due to the nature of this position, the principal will assume some teaching duties.

This position is a 240 day contract.

QUALIFICATIONS

Kentucky certificate, license, or other legal credentials required.

Minimum of three years of successful teaching experience.

Successful completion of the principal's assessment center process.

High School Teaching Certification (preferred).

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

SUPERVISES:

May include all of the following: building level administrators, classroom teachers, librarians, instructional assistants, food service personnel, custodians, and students.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1) Provides effective instructional leadership and has the primary responsibility for instruction in the schools to which they are assigned.

2) Establishes high expectations for all. Implements state standards and its activities and assumes responsibility for instruction that carries out the learning goals of the state guidelines.

3) Plans, organizes, and directs or delegates implementation of all school activities.

4) Evaluates educational programs to insure conformity to state and school board standards. 5) Coordinates and administer educational policies established by the school council for school based decision making-if applicable.

6) Assumes responsibility for the implementation and observance of all board policies and regulations.

7) Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, list and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the school's administration.

8) Keeps the Superintendent informed of school activities and events.

9) Establishes and maintains favorable relationships with local community groups and individuals to foster understanding and to solicit support for overall school goals and programs; to interpret board policies and administrative directives, and to discuss and resolve individual student problems.

10) Establishes and maintains standards of mutually respectful behavior.

11) Supervises and attends special events held to recognize student achievement, schoolsponsored and extracurricular functions, and athletic events.

12) Assumes responsibility for the maintenance of accurate records for attendance, conduct, and progress for all students.

13) Assumes responsibility for his/her own performance growth and development through membership and participation in professional organizations at the regional, state, and/or national level.

14) Keeps abreast of appropriate research-based instruction strategies and processes by attending professional meetings and by reading of professional journals and other publications.

15) Assumes responsibility for completing an intensive training program approved by the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education to include no less than forty-two (42) participant hours of instruction every two (2) years.

16) Supervises and recommends to the Superintendent the selection of school personnel. 17) Conducts orientation of all school personnel of state and local board policies.

18) Serves as immediate supervisor for all certified staff and is designated as the primary evaluator of performance, also may use additional trained personnel to gather data for evaluations.

19) Evaluates and assist in developing professional improvement plans for all certified staff that model/teach Kentucky's learning goal.

20) Conducts meeting of the staff as necessary for the proper functions of the school.

21) Assist in the planning and implementation of in-service training of staff at the district or building level.

22) Makes arrangements when necessary for special conferences between parents and teachers.

23) Assumes responsibility for the safety and administration of the school plan concerning emergency preparedness of all staff and students.

24) Maintains adequate inventories of property under his jurisdiction to insure security and accountability of that property.

25) Attends and participates in principal's meetings and other such meetings as required or appropriate.

26) Serves on supervisory committees as required by the beginning teacher internship program.

27) Responds to written and oral request for information after validation of the request.

28) Assumes responsibility of all official school correspondence and news releases.

29) Serves as a member of such committees and attends such meetings as directed by the Superintendent.

30) Delegates authority to responsible personnel to assume responsibilities for the school in the absence of the principal.

31) Provides supervision of pupil transportation and monitoring of student conduct and enforces Board policies in matters of supervision.

32) Cooperates with all supervisory personnel in consideration of school related matters.

33) Serves as Chairman of the School-Based Decision Making Council-if applicable.

34) Conducts himself/herself in an ethical professional manner.

35) Performs professional responsibilities and duties as outlines in Board policy, such as regular attendance, punctuality, attending staff meetings, and cooperated in the development of the individual professional growth plan.

36) Performs any other such duties as designated by the Superintendent.