Position Title: K-8 School Principal

Funding Source: General Fund

Reports to: This position reports to and is evaluated by the Chief Academic Officer and Executive Principal.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Education with evidence of coursework in Educational Leadership

• Valid Michigan School Administrator Certificate - ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY ADMIN K-12 (ES)

• At least 8 years of teaching and administrative experience

• Strong leadership skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Strong knowledge of current educational best practices

Position Description: The K-8 School Principal at Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences provides instructional, operational and administrative leadership necessary to ensure the success of the school.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead school culture actions that lead to strong outcomes for our scholars, families, and staff

• Design, support, and monitor implementation of the school’s Strategic Plan to ensure its successful execution

• Engage key constituents – students, staff, parents/caregivers, and community – to assist in the creation of a school environment that empowers students to achieve ambitious goals

• Drive all work in personnel management and staff development including hiring, coaching and developing professional growth plans

• Design and lead school-wide professional development that promotes and encourages staff professional growth and guarantees an equitable curriculum that is culturally relevant and appropriate to our scholars’ needs

• Coach and evaluate teachers and instructional support staff in alignment with the Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching and adapted rubrics

• Provide oversight of the standards, policy, and protocols set forth in the DAAS District Policy Manual and Student Code of Conduct to ensure that they are maintained by students, families, and teachers

• Participate in grant writing to access school-wide professional development and resources

• Monitor and track trends in student performance across all academic and non-academic areas to ensure school performance toward meeting school goals, vision and mission

• Provide leadership, direction and support to the implementation of the school’s MTSS instructional and program plans

• Support increasing daily attendance and decrease chronic absenteeism by ensuring barriers to attendance are being addressed

• Support a school culture and climate that celebrates academic and personal growth

• Manage student recruitment, retention and enrollment processes

• Ensure the installation of a welcoming structure, attitude and process for receiving all parents and visitors to the building

• Oversee and ensure accurate and up-to-date cumulative record keeping for all enrolled students

• Efficiently manage school assets; monitoring the school budget and maintaining financial records and inventories of school assets

• Complete and submit all reports due to federal, state and county authorities within the specified timelines

• Ensure the fair and equitable application of the Student Code of Conduct

• Other duties and responsibilities as designated by Executive Leadership.

Physical Requirements: Light Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force as frequently as needed to move objects; Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pushing and pulling.

Terms of Employment: Salary benefits shall be paid consistent with the District's approved compensation plan. The salary range for this position is $90,000-$110,000. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the District.

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the Chief Academic Officer in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.