What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2026 - 2027 ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL POOL position at Los Banos Unified?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
The School Principal is responsible to the Superintendent.
In general, the duties and responsibilities of the School Principals are to:
- Develop with faculty a clear statement of instructional goals and/or objectives for the school, consistent with the established goals of the District.
- Assist teachers in establishing standards of expected progress for individual students in designated areas of study; develop use techniques for assessment of that progress, based upon expected student progress in the various areas of instruction.
- Cooperate with District administrative and supervisory personnel in curriculum development, articulation, research activities, student personnel issues, testing programs and official reports.
- Conduct teacher observations using, among other techniques, the “clinical supervision/instruction” model as appropriate.
- Provide for the evaluation of all certificated personnel assigned to the school according to the “District Guidelines” (based upon the “Stull Bill”); recommend assignment or reassignment as student and District needs require.
- Confer with and make recommendations to the Superintendent regarding the selection and retention of certificated personnel assigned to the school.
- Provide for the evaluation of classified personnel who are assigned to the school and who work under the direction of the principal.
- Provide for the proper management of the Agreements between the District and various employee organizations.
- Administer rules, regulations and policies set down by the Board of Education and District Administration.
- Establish appropriate practices and procedures consistent with the provisions of the Education Code and related procedures and codes.
- Provide for the delegation of responsibilities to a staff member when absent from school.
- Assist the school faculty in professional development.
- Orient new faculty members to the school, community and District.
- Work with school personnel and District administration to implement, assess and upgrade the school’s instructional program.