ECU Community School Principal

To serve as administrator of the East Carolina University School, the Principal will cultivate a culture of innovation that supports effective instructional practices/strategies to promote student academic success and personal success for all students and adults in the school. The Principal will work collaboratively to develop and implement policies, innovative programs, curriculum activities, professional development, and budgets to achieve the mission of the school. The Principal will work collaboratively with university staff to support the work of teacher leadership preparation, school leadership preparation, and education research. The lab school involves cross campus collaboration to provide the students a spectrum of support and services to comprehensively address their academic, social-emotional, physical, and family/community needs. The school will include one class per grade level for kindergarten through 5th grade. The lab school involves an integrated partnership with Pitt County Schools and will be housed within a local elementary school. Responsibilities include Leadership; Positive School Culture; Administrative and Human Resources; Clinical Experience Coordination; Community Relations; Strategic and Organizational Planning.

Leadership (40%)

• The Principal will provide leadership and administration to motivate effective instructional practice and support personnel to strive for superior performance so as to provide the best possible opportunities for student growth and development, both educationally and personally.
• The Principal conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly and collaboratively with the University School Executive Director and ECU faculty members to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total lab school program.
• The Principal will cultivate leadership in students and staff.
• The Principal will serve as the administrator of a school in helping develop and implement policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member.

Positive School Culture (20%)

• The Principal will foster and lead collaboration within the school.
• The Principal will develop a “professional community” of teachers who guide one another in improving instruction; such as developing and aligning curriculum, instructional practices, and assessments; problem solving; participating in peer observations.
• The Principal will create/foster an atmosphere that inspires innovation in the teaching and learning process.
• The Principal will create/foster a culture that gets everybody in the school involved and invested in the vision for the school and demonstrate to them that their input is valued.
• The Principal will build capacity of teachers to think more broadly and to utilize a mindset of inquiry and exploration.

Administration and Human Resources (20%)

• The Principal will actively recruit and help select qualified teachers and staff that are comfortable with a climate of innovation and inquiry within the school.
• The Principal helps define the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community in collaboration with faculty and the East Carolina University School Advisory Board or representative.
• The Principal will provide activities which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program. The principal will coach, develop, and grow teacher leaders within the school.

• The Principal will work collaboratively with university staff to ensure accessibility to data needed to conduct research.

Clinical Experience Coordination (10%)

• The Principal will support the coordination of clinical placements for ECU teacher education and educational leadership students and work with appropriate faculty and personnel to support the coordinated field experiences to positively impact university students as well as the students enrolled within the University School.
• The Principal will support the establishment of a comprehensive field experience schedule in alignment with lab school instructional activities and in collaboration with the ECU liaison.

Community Relations (10%)

• The Principal will form and enhance meaningful collaboration and relationships amongst school and community stakeholders.
• The Principal will develop strong community partnerships to help strengthen the community while increasing student academic success.
• The Principal will leverage community partnerships to design and negotiate wrap around services for student success.
• The Principal will engage in ongoing communication to ensure the community is aware of school resources available for use by the community.
• The Principal will leverage community to improve learning and achievement of all students by collaborating with families and other community members.
• The Principal will respond to community interests and needs, and mobilize community resources to demonstrate and promote excellence.
• The Principal will advocate for students and families.

All other duties as assigned.

This position is contingent upon available funding.