High School Principal

High School Principal

School of the Osage, in partnership with our community, educators and families, will equip all students to reach their maximum potential for a lifetime of success.

Type of Position

Category: Administrative

Purpose/Summary/Job Goal: The principal is the instructional leader for his or her building and is responsible for the daily operation of the building.

Experience: Five years of successful teaching experience.  Three years of administrative experience, preferred.

Degrees required or preferred: Masters Degree in Administration

                                             Specialist Degree, preferred

                                             Valid Missouri principal’s certificate for the appropriate grade levels

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The High School Principal provides instructional, operational, and organizational leadership to ensure a safe, supportive, and effective learning environment that promotes student achievement, professional excellence, and continuous improvement. The principal is responsible for implementing district policies, supervising building personnel and programs, and fostering positive relationships among students, staff, families, and the community.

Instructional Leadership and Student Achievement

1. Promote the academic, social, emotional, and personal success of all students through effective instructional leadership and high expectations for teaching and learning.
2. Lead continuous improvement in instructional practices, ensuring that curriculum, instruction, and assessment are aligned with district-established academic standards, goals, and objectives.
3. Supervise and evaluate the teaching and learning process to ensure students are engaged in purposeful, rigorous, and high-quality learning experiences.
4. Collaborate with the Director of Curriculum and Assessment to coordinate curriculum development, articulation, implementation, evaluation, and revision.
5. Utilize multiple sources of student achievement, staff performance, and operational data to identify needs, establish priorities, monitor progress, and guide continuous improvement.
6. Oversee the development and implementation of instructional schedules, course offerings, academic programs, and student support services to meet diverse student needs.
7. Supervise the school counseling and guidance program to support students' academic achievement, personal development, and college and career readiness.
8. Develop, implement, and monitor building improvement plans aligned with district strategic priorities, including a three-to-five-year plan addressing student, staff, programmatic, and facility needs.

Personnel Leadership and Professional Development

1. Provide leadership and supervision for all certified and classified personnel assigned to the building, including the coordination of staffing, assignments, schedules, and daily responsibilities.
2. Participate in the recruitment, screening, selection, hiring, placement, and induction of qualified personnel and make employment recommendations to district administration.
3. Conduct timely and meaningful performance evaluations of assigned personnel in accordance with district procedures, established evaluation systems, and applicable requirements.
4. Provide ongoing instructional coaching, professional feedback, mentoring, and support to promote employee effectiveness and professional growth.
5. Plan, implement, and evaluate focused professional development opportunities aligned with student achievement data, employee needs, and district instructional priorities.
6. Establish and maintain effective onboarding, mentoring, and professional support systems for newly assigned employees.
7. Foster a positive workplace culture characterized by collaboration, trust, professional respect, shared accountability, and continuous improvement.
8. Conduct regular staff meetings to communicate expectations, share information, solicit input, address concerns, and promote collaborative decision-making.

School Culture, Climate, and Student Services

1. Establish and sustain a safe, supportive, inclusive, and orderly school climate conducive to high-quality teaching, learning, and positive relationships.
2. Develop, communicate, and consistently enforce expectations for student conduct and discipline in accordance with district policies, applicable laws, and established procedures, emphasizing fairness, consistency, and appropriate behavioral development.
3. Model servant leadership, ethical decision-making, professionalism, positive interpersonal relationships, and effective organizational practices.
4. Address student, staff, and parent concerns in a timely, respectful, and solution-oriented manner while maintaining appropriate confidentiality.
5. Promote student engagement, leadership, recognition, and participation in curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities.
6. Oversee student attendance, academic progress, and related recordkeeping to ensure accurate documentation, appropriate interventions, and compliance with district and state requirements.

Building Operations, Safety, and Financial Management

1. Assume responsibility for the effective administration and daily operation of the school building, including personnel, scheduling, instructional programming, student services, facilities, and school-sponsored activities.
2. Develop and submit annual building budget requests, monitor expenditures, and ensure responsible stewardship of financial, instructional, and operational resources.
3. Coordinate with district administration and departments, including curriculum, special services, transportation, technology, maintenance, and other support services, to ensure efficient and effective building operations.
4. Oversee the preparation, accuracy, maintenance, and timely submission of required reports, student and personnel records, handbooks, schedules, and administrative documentation.
5. Develop, maintain, and communicate student and faculty handbooks that accurately reflect applicable district policies, procedures, and regulations.
6. Implement and monitor building safety, security, and emergency preparedness procedures, including required drills, emergency response protocols, and coordination with district safety personnel.
7. Supervise building facilities and operations, identify maintenance and safety needs, and collaborate with appropriate district personnel to address identified concerns.
8. Ensure the implementation of applicable federal and state laws, Board of Education policies, administrative procedures, educational standards, and accountability requirements.
9. Coordinate and supervise school-sponsored activities and events, including those occurring outside regular school hours or away from the school building, as appropriate.

Communication, Community Engagement, and District Leadership

1. Effectively communicate and promote the district's mission, vision, strategic priorities, academic expectations, and standards of professional performance to students, employees, families, and community stakeholders.
2. Establish and maintain positive, collaborative relationships with parents, community organizations, business partners, and other stakeholders to support student achievement and school improvement.
3. Encourage meaningful parent and community involvement in school programs, activities, and decision-making processes.
4. Maintain consistent communication with the superintendent and appropriate district administrators regarding building operations, student achievement, personnel matters, emerging concerns, and significant school activities.
5. Attend and actively participate in district administrative meetings, Board of Education meetings, and other required professional or organizational meetings.
6. Prepare and present building improvement plans, program evaluations, progress reports, and other information to district administration and the Board of Education as requested.
7. Demonstrate leadership in implementing positive educational change, advancing district initiatives, and promoting organizational effectiveness.
8. Engage in ongoing personal and professional development through relevant training, professional organizations, conferences, publications, and appropriate civic activities.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Implement district-approved alternative work arrangements, including telework when authorized and appropriate, to maintain continuity of operations, support access to qualified personnel, or address approved accommodations and emergency circumstances.
2. Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the superintendent or designee.

Skills:

An individual who holds this position must have the ability to:

*Present information to staff members, other administrators and the Board of Education

*Respond to common questions and complaints 

*Interview students and staff

*Read, analyze and interpret professional journals, government memos, Board policy, administrative procedure and statutes

*Write newsletter articles, staff memos and ordinary business correspondence

*Keep information confidential when required by law, policy or a particular situation

*Ability to compute ratios, percentages and create and interpret graphs and figures

*Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions

*Basic computer word processing, spreadsheet and research skills

*Ability to access and create reports using the district’s student information software

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

An individual who holds this position must frequently move in and around buildings and grounds to visit classrooms, attend meetings and supervise bus loading and unloading areas and sit for an hour or more at a time.

Must be able to hear a conversation in a noisy environment

Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position

Compensation

Salary: Commensurate based on experience.

Contract Type: 12 months Certified 

Questions, please contact Dr. David Dawson, Deputy Superintendent - dawsond@osageschools.org

Tentative Timeline:

Applications Received by 11/16/26

Interviews 11/19-11/20/26

Anticipated Hire Date 11/23/26

Applicant must apply online at:  https://osage.cloud.talentedk12.com/hire/Index.aspx

As a political subdivision, employer, recipient of federal funds, and educational institution, the Board of Education is prohibited from, and hereby declares a policy against engaging in unlawful discrimination, including harassment creating a hostile environment, on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or use of leave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act, in its programs, activities, and with regard to employment. The Board is an equal opportunity employer.