Principal Forest Middle School

Bedford County Public Schools

Job Title:  Principal – Middle School

Terms of Employment:  12 Months

Pay Grade:  129

Job Summary: 

The purpose of this job is to serve as the administrator of the school, exercising leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student, the professional development of each staff member, and the overall performance of the school.

Essential Duties:

1. Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
2. Coordinates, assigns and reviews work and establishes work schedules; maintains standards; monitors status of work in progress; inspects completed work assignments; answers questions; gives advice and direction as needed.
3. Ensures that the school and staff place a high priority on serving students, including taking responsibility for all students’ academic learning.
4. Ensures that the District’s vision, mission, shared beliefs, and goals are conceptualized and aligned at the school level and provides leadership to ensure that supporting procedures and practices are implemented at the school.
5. Ensures that the school’s instructional objectives, programs, and practices are aligned with the educational philosophy adopted by the District and that they are carried out in such a way to serve all students and their academic progress.
6. Monitors, analyzes, and evaluates the school’s student achievement results.
7. Identifies and monitors the annual objectives for the instructional and extra-curricular programs of the school, while taking appropriate steps to develop programs that sustain progress.
8. Involves teachers, students, parents, and other parts of the school community on a regular basis in efforts to improve the school program.
9. Follows District policies, administrative rules and regulations, as well as State and Federal laws and regulations.
10. Serves as the administrative head of the school and, as such, accepts responsibility for the coordination of resources, the general supervision of all school activities, and the safety and welfare of all students and employees.
11. Establishes, implements, and evaluates procedures used to carry out the daily operations of the school.
12. Ensures that school and student records are accurately maintained and safeguarded.
13. Develops an effective internal communication plan to keep staff members involved and informed about the school and related issues that affect them.
14. Follows approved fiscal procedures to safeguard all funds that may be received or disbursed by the school, as well as complies with all purchasing, auditing, and budgeting requirements.
15. Communicates the school’s programs and goals to the community, maintains positive channels of communication with community members, and develops ways for community members to be involved in the attainment of the school’s goals.
16. Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary according to the due process rights of students.
17. Performs related work as required.

Minimum Education and Experience Qualifications:

Master's Degree in School Administration and Supervision and required licensure through the VDOE and five (5) years of successful teaching or administrative experience at the appropriate grade level. 

Teacher and Principal Licenses.

Must possess and maintain a valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving history.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer, and to perform required tasks; see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal levels, speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly; physical agility to lift 25 to 50 pounds; to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment):

None.

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance:

Bedford County Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  ADA requires Bedford County Schools to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator or supervisor.  Bedford County Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time without prior notice.