What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal - Elementary School position at Queensbury UFSD?
Principal, Elementary School - Queensbury Union Free School District is seeking a dynamic educational leader for the position of Principal at the Elementary School effective 7/1/26. Successful administrative experience preferred. Valid NYS Certification: SAS, SDA or SBL. Competitive salary and excellent benefits.
Job Qualifications
Queensbury Union Free School District, Elementary School Principal
Minimum Qualifications: NYS Certification – SAS, SDA, or SBL. Preferred Requirements: Evidence of successful administrative experience. Strong teaching experience and educational background in reading, writing, and math at the elementary/intermediate level.
Reports to: Superintendent or designee
Supervises: Assistant principal, teachers, pupil personnel staff, paraprofessionals/support staff
Purpose of Position: To utilize leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student.
Terms of Employment: Twelve-month year. Salary and working conditions in accordance with the agreement between the District and the Queensbury Administrators Association. Performance of this position and its responsibilities will be evaluated annually by the Superintendent or designee as per the NYS PSEL Evaluation plan.
Performance Responsibilities:
Building leadership
Establishes and promotes high standards and expectations for all students and staff for academic performance and responsibility for self and others;
Establishes and maintains an emotionally healthy and physically safe environment conducive to the total educational development of the students and the professional development of the staff, and provides for emergency situations;
Plans, organizes, coordinates supervision, and directs the implementation of all school-related activities;
Supervises the maintenance of all required building records and reports;
Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other paperwork required and/or appropriate to the school’s administration;
Assumes responsibilities for the attendance, conduct, and maintenance of the health of students;
Supervises the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes;
Plans and supervises fire drills and other emergency preparedness drills as required by law and district policies and procedures;
Monitors student arrival, dismissal, lunch and recess daily;
Provides for adequate inventories of school property and for the security and accountability for that property;
Administers the school budget as approved, authorizes expenditure requests from the approved budget and recommends transfers between budget categories as required;
Assesses condition of school building - Projects space, equipment and facility implications for new instructional programs and/or initiatives;
Keeps the superintendent informed of the school’s activities and problems.
2. Instructional leadership
Collaborates with the assistant superintendent for instruction on instructional best practices, strategies and professional development needs;
Establishes and maintains a culture of collegiality within the framework of Professional Learning Communities;
Initiates and encourages teacher use of student data from local and state assessments to improve instruction;
Understands and monitors teachers’ proficiencies and difficulties in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting student assessment data and provides professional development and support in the areas of data comprehension, data interpretation, instructional decision making and question posing;
Monitors and oversees the implementation of local and state assessments, produces quarterly data reports and attends meetings with the superintendent and assistant superintendent for instruction to discuss the student data;
Assists with the development, revision, and evaluation of the curriculum, including but not limited to serving on curriculum committees;
Supervises the school’s teaching process as outlined in the NYS STEPS Evaluation plan;
Assists with the development and implementation of 21st Century classrooms and/or other educational technology initiatives;
Works to enhance the school schedule to maximize instructional time;
Plans and implements programs, strategies, and initiatives which encourage students to achieve to their fullest potential. More specifically, these programs, strategies and initiatives translate into high academic expectations for all students, reducing out-of-school suspensions, improving student attendance, contributing to improved high school graduation rates;
Supervises all activities and programs that are outgrowths of the school’s curriculum.
3. Personnel and Employee Relations
Supervises and evaluates all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and support personnel attached to the school;
Approves the master teaching schedule and any special assignments;
Orients newly assigned/hired staff members and assists in their development, as appropriate;
Conducts staff meetings on a regular basis for proper functioning of the school and to keep staff members informed of such things as policy changes and new programs;
Recommends, according to established procedures, the removal of a teacher or other staff member whose work is unsatisfactory;
Assists with the in-service training/professional development provided on superintendent's conference days;
Assists in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of new staff for the building;
Delegates authority to responsible personnel to assume responsibility for the school in the absence of the principal.
4. Student/Parent/Community Relations
Maintains active two-way communications with students, parents, and the community through the use of technology and other media;
Makes arrangements for special conferences between parents and teachers;
Supervises and evaluates the school’s extracurricular program, including but not limited to all clubs and activities;
Acts as a liaison between the school and the community, interpreting activities and policies of the school and encouraging community participation in school life.
5. Other Duties
Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications, and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field;
Participates and supports the Strategic Plan;
Participates in building department meetings, district-level meetings, Board meetings, negotiation meetings, and such other meetings as are required or appropriate;
Responds to written and oral requests for information;
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Position Start Date:07/01/2026
Application Deadline:05/26/2026