Principal - Pinellas Academy of Math and Science

Qualifications:

• MS Educational Leadership
• K-12 Educational Leadership Certification
• 5 years classroom experience required.
• Previous Administration experience required
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Communicate the vision & mission of the school and CSA with all stakeholders.
• Lead collaborative decision-making meetings about professional learning. 
• Ensure that teachers understand and fully implement the curriculum as detailed in curriculum guides. 
• Ensure that instruction is effective and meets the needs of diverse learners. 
• Ensure teachers employ techniques of active pedagogy. 
• Support teachers in setting goals, monitor and support progress toward goals through Individual Professional Development Plan provided by CSA.
• Ensure equity in instructional delivery. 
• Promote school-wide belief that all students can learn and be high achievers.
• Support teachers through clear, consistent, and positive feedback.
• Model using data effectively (data chats, student-led conferences).
• Analyze, collaborate, and take action to address learning gaps based on data.
• Collaborate with and support testing coordinator to ensure full compliance of all State, CSA, and Cambridge testing.
• Assign instructional coaches to best meet the coaching needs of faculty to increase student achievement.
• Conduct regular informal walk-through observations through Observe 4 Success and provide feedback to teachers. 
• Ensures Wednesday meetings follow structure outlined in Principal handbook.
• Ensure classroom instruction from Bell to Bell. 
• Works with curriculum team to orient new teaching staff and assists in their development.
• Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their individual and group performance.
• Assists in the in-service orientation and training of teachers.
• Facilitates communication for conferences between parents and teachers when necessary or requested by teacher.
• Establishes and maintains an effective learning environment in the school.
• Initiates, designs, and implements programs to meet specific needs of the school.
• Assists in the management and preparation of the school budget.
• Submits budgetary requests and works with the Business Manager to monitor expenditure of funds.
• Supervises the maintenance of all required building records and reports.
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the school’s administration.
• Interprets and enforces district and corporate policies and procedures.
• Practices efficient time management of self.
• Ensures office staff is achieving set objectives within allotted time periods.
• Schedules classes within established guidelines to meet student needs and state requirements.
• Works with the guidance program to enhance individual student education and development.
• Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces appropriate discipline polices and procedures.
• Attends special events held to recognize student achievement and attends school sponsored activities, functions, and athletic events.
• Works with Registrar to assume the responsibility for the attendance, conduct, and maintenance of health of students.
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth.
• Supervises all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and support personnel assigned to the school.
• Is an active leader in recruiting, screening, hiring, training, assigning, and evaluating the school’s professional staff.
• Participates in the selection and supervision of all school personnel.
• Approves the master schedule.
• Conducts staff meetings to keep members informed of such things as policy changes and new programs to ensure proper functioning of the school.
• Assists in the removal of teachers whose work is unsatisfactory in accordance with established procedure.
• Supervises the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes.
• Plans and supervises fire drills and emergency preparedness program.
• Asserts leadership in times of civil disobedience in school in accordance with established policy.
• Provides for adequate inventory of school property and for the security and accountability for the property.
• Supervises and evaluates the school’s extracurricular activities.
• Participates in principal meetings.
• Serves as a member of all committees and councils within the school.
• Responds to written and oral requests for information in a timely manner.
• Assumes responsibility for all school correspondence and news releases.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with local community groups and individuals to create meaningful partnerships. 
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned from time-to-time.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the school’s policy on evaluation of professional personnel.