Principal

Heritage Christian School exists to serve Christ by partnering with parents to provide biblically faithful, academically excellent education. Our vision is to become a City on a Hill–a school distinguished by its commitment to Christ, academic excellence, character formation, and meaningful impact on families and the community. We are seeking a spiritually mature, relationally strong, and highly capable Principal who shares this vision and is passionate about Christian education and the formation of students, teachers, and school culture. The principal will serve as a key member of Heritage’s leadership team, working closely with the Head of School and Director of Learning to ensure that the mission, vision, values, and educational standards of Heritage are consistently lived out in the daily life of the school. RESPONSIBILITIES: Administrative Responsibilities ● Employ excellent written and oral communication skills ● Handle sensitive information and situations with confidentiality and integrity ● Understand the business functions of the school (e.g., budget, facility, operations, etc.) ● Uphold board and administrative policies for the school ● Work closely with the Head of school and Business Manager to manage employment and human resource matters including contracts, salaries, benefits, employee handbooks, etc. ● Participate on the leadership team ● Continuously meet or exceed all ACSI accreditation standards ● Ensure compliance with state reporting standards and teacher licensing Faculty ● Collaborate with the Director of Learning (DOL) in developing and implementing a sound and rigorous academic program that fulfills the expected student outcomes and is based on a biblical worldview ● Supervise and evaluate faculty, both formally and informally, with at least one annual written evaluation by providing encouragement, feedback and accountability. ● Collaborate with DOL and HOS to assist with faculty meetings, regular trainings, and in-service professional development ● Foster professionalism, collegiality, community, and ethical conduct in the faculty ● Promote a learning experience marked with excellence ● Support HOS in maintaining a strong presence among teachers, students and families ● Address performance or behavior concerns directly and constructively Student Formation ● Monitor student well-being ● Establish consistent expectations for student behavior ● Ensure disciple is fair, restorative and appropriately consequential ● Support teachers in classroom management ● Help students develop responsibility, integrity, respect and Christian character ● Oversee middle school student council implementation Parents ● Develop strong and trusting relationships with parents ● Respond appropriately to parent questions and concerns ● Help resolve conflicts at an appropriate level ● Reinforce the partnership between home and school ● Administer the school’s discipline policies and standards of conduct ● Support teachers in healthy parent communication