Principal - Elementary - Underwood Elementary
Principal - Elementary - Underwood Elementary
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Job Description
School Year
209 days/year
8 hours/day
Purpose Statement
The job of Principal Elementary was established for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional process with specific responsibility for directing overall site operations services and staff at an elementary school; providing information and serving as a resource to others; enforcing established policies and regulatory requirements; and coordinating school activities and addressing issues situations and/or problems that arise on campus or with enrolled students.
This job reports to Assistant Superintendent of ElementaryEducation.
Essential Functions
- Analyzes various types of data (e.g. budget grants test scores socioeconomic special education etc. for the purpose of making it relevant to promote studentachievement.
- Chairs meetings (e.g. curriculum faculty safety site advisory special district committees etc. for the purpose of coordinating activities and ensuring that outcomes achieve school district and/or stateobjectives.
- Collaborates with professional learning community student staff parents and a variety of community resources (e.g. PTA business partners SAP etc. for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes and achieving school improvement planobjectives.
- Creates and maintains a supportive and inclusive school wide climate for faculty students and parents for the purpose of providing a school atmosphere that promotes personal growth and a meaningful educational experience for everystudent.
- Delegates responsibility for a variety of administrative functions to Assistant Principal for the purpose of managing the workload more efficiently.
- Develops site budget and financial forecasts for the purpose of maximizing use of funds and insuring overall school operations are within thebudget.
- Distributes teacher workloads equitably for the purpose of ensuring the best situation for students andstaff.
- Facilitates communication between personnel students and/or parents for the purpose of evaluating situations solving problems and/or resolvingconflicts.
- Implements policies procedures and/or processes for the purpose of providing direction and/or complying with mandated requirements.
- Maintains a variety of confidential and nonconfidential manual and electronic files and records for the purpose of providing up to date information and/or historical reference in accordance with established administrative guidelines and legalrequirements.
- Manages school administrative functions (e.g. facility maintenance and security student management programs events crisis and safety plans etc. for the purpose of maintaining safe and efficient school operations within districtguidelines.
- Monitors budget for the purpose of ensuring allocations are accurate and expenses are within budgetlimits.
- Performs personnel functions (e.g. interviewing evaluating supervising observing training etc. for the purpose of maintaining adequate staffing and ensuring that standards are achieved and performance ismaximized.
- Prepares a wide variety of materials (e.g. quantity reports student activities correspondence etc. for the purpose of documenting activities providing written reference and/or conveyinginformation.
- Presents information (e.g. budget overviews accounting processes distribution formulas etc. for the purpose of communicating information gaining feedback and ensuring adherence to established internalcontrols.
- Represents the school within community forums for the purpose of maintaining ongoing community support for educational goals and/or assisting with issues related to schoolenvironment.
- Researches current curriculum ideas and programs for the purpose of enhancing studentachievement.
- Verifies new student enrollments (e.g. student residency vaccinations etc. for the purpose of complying with established requirements.
Other Functions
- Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the workunit.
Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
SKILLS are required to perform multiple technical tasks with a need to periodically upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skillbased competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: planning and managing projects; using pertinent software applications; preparing and maintaining accurate records; and administering personnel policies.
KNOWLEDGE is required to perform algebra and/or geometry; review and interpret highly technical information write technical materials and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledgebased competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: pertinent codes policies regulations and/or laws; conflict resolution; bookkeeping principles; researchbased instructional strategies; and concepts of management and supervision.
ABILITY is required to schedule a number of activities meetings and/or events; gather collate and/or classify data; and use job related equipment. Flexibility is required to independently work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; work with data utilizing defined but different processes and operate equipment using standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with a variety of data and utilize jobrelated equipment. Independent problem solving is required to analyze issues and create action plans. Problemsolving with data frequently requires independent interpretation of guidelines and problemsolving with equipment is limited to moderate. Specific abilitybased competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: communicating with diverse groups; maintaining confidentiality; setting priorities; working as part of a team; working with frequent interruptions; creating a positive school climate for students staff and community; motivating staff; and adapting to changing work priorities.
Responsibility
Responsibilities include: working independently under broad organizational guidelines to achieve unit objectives; managing multiple departments; and supervising the use of funds for multiple departments. Utilization of significant resources from other work units is routinely required to perform the jobs functions. There is a continual opportunity to significantly impact the organizations services.
Working Environment
The usual and customary methods of performing the jobs functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting carrying pushing and/or pulling; and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 70 sitting 15 walking and 15 standing. This job is performed in a generally clean and healthy environment.
Experience Education Equivalency
Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.
Masters degree in job related area. None Specified
Required Testing
None Specified
Continuing Educ. / Training
Units of Continuing Education
Certificates & Licenses
Missouri Administrative Certificate
Clearances
Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance TB Clearance
FLSA Status
Exempt
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
