Principal - Middle School

REPORTS TO: Lead Principal Superintendent

POSITION PURPOSE:

To use leadership management supervisory and monitoring skills to promote the educational development of each student.

Qualifications:

The incumbent mustpossess a Kansas building administrator license orbe able to obtain that license by the date of appointment.Position requires administrative experience necessary for the planning organizational supervisory and evaluation skills which the position entails. The incumbent should also demonstrate skills in curriculum and instructional leadership personnel guidance scheduling processes policy law budgetschool/community relations and professional renewal.

Required Qualifications:

3 years administrative experience and 5 years teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Doctorate and 3 years Principal experience.

PHYSICAL/EMOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

(The incumbent may be required to use the following skills and abilities during any part of the working day. Speaking hearing visual walking/mobility standing consistency of temperament ability to work with a variety of problems at the same time stamina for working long hours.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Curriculum Development Supervision and Evaluation

• Leads in the development determination of appropriateness and monitoring of the instructional program.
• Supervises of the schools cocurricular and educational program.
• Approves of the master teaching schedule and any special personnel assignments.
• Facilitates and monitors the school accreditation process.
• Understands school curriculum ensures teaching of the written curriculum helps staff use curriculum resources.
• Participates in and/or leads curriculum development activities commensurate with school and district goals.
• Provides opportunities and encouragement for staff to increase professional expertise.
• Assists in identifying curricular and extracurricular needs by analyzing current programs and student achievement.
• Regularly uses the results of student assessment data to identify problems and implement program improvements and/or pacing.

Student Assessment and Monitoring

• Emphasizes student achievement as the primary outcome of schooling.
• Systematically assesses and monitors student progress using objective and verifiable information whenever possible.
• Works with staff to systematically identify and respond to atrisk students; makes referrals to appropriate community agencies when needed.
• Assures the proper educational placement of students.

Student and Staff Relations

• Models and facilitates good human relations skills; effectively interacts with others.
• Solicits information from school personnel and community in gauging the school climate.
• Recognizes efforts of students and teachers.
• Promotes the improvement of student and staff selfimages.
• Communicates high expectations for both staff and students and provides appropriate motivation to reach expectations.
• Fosters collegial relationships with and among teachers and staff.

Establishing an Effective Workplace

• Develops and maintains positive staff morale.
• Works with the assistant principal to effectively implement a discipline code that is fair and promotes orderliness and student learning.
• Protects instructional time by minimizing interruptions to the instructional process.
• Coordinates teacher and student schedules to promote maximum learning and minimize conflict.
• Maintains high visibility in the school.
• Provides for adequate supervision and acceptable student behavior at all school functions planned and operated by school personnel.
• Leads and directs the school leadership team.
• Establishes and maintains an effective learning climate in the school and ensures that the staff follows effective school policies.
• Plans organizes and directs the implementation of school activities.
• Maintains appropriate and consistent standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary according to due process for the rights of students.
• Delegates authority to responsible personnel to assume responsibility for the school in the absence of the Principal.

Staff Supervision and Personnel Evaluation

• Supervises (directly or through others) all professional paraprofessional administrative and nonprofessional personnel assigned to the school.
• Assists in the recruiting screening hiring training assigning and evaluating of the schools professional staff.
• Assures the orientation of newly assigned staff members and assists in their development as appropriate.
• Recommends according to established procedures the removal of a staff member whose work is unsatisfactory.

Communication and Community Relations

• Keeps theAssistant Superintendent and Superintendent informed of the schools activities and problems.
• Maintains ongoing communications with staff students and parents.
• Attends events held to recognize student achievement and schoolsponsored activities and functions.
• Conducts meetings of the staff as necessary for the proper functioning of the school.
• Assures arrangements are made for special conferences between parents teachers community members and other agencies.
• Establishes and maintains favorable relationships with local community groups and individuals to foster understanding and solicit support for overall school objectives and programs to interpretBoard policies and administrative directives and to discuss and resolve individual student problems.
• Serves orselects a member of the leadership team to serve as an exofficio member of all committees and councils within the school.
• Speaks and writes effectively.
• Communicates and works with Central Office and other principals to share ideas problems expertise and personnel.
• Encourages parent visits and involvement in decision making.
• Effectively utilizes community resources and volunteers to promote student learning.

Decision Making and Problem Solving

• Utilizes the TPS Strategic Plan and TPS Learning Principles to guide decisions.
• Considers research when making decisions.
• Considers alternatives and consequences in the decisionmaking process.
• Makes decisions in a timely fashion and maximizes decisions effectiveness by followup actions.
• Clearly communicates decisions and rationale to all affected.
• Interprets and ensures compliance with District policies and state and federal regulations.
• Asserts leadership in times of civil disobedience in school in accordance with established Board policy.
• Participates in principals meetings negotiations meetings and other meetings as required or as appropriate.
• Identifies problem areas and seeks solutions before crisis situations develop.
• Effectively delegates decision making and problem solving to appropriate personnel.

Professional Development

• 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.
• Effectively utilizes the expertise of school personnel including self in staff development.
• Provides opportunities for teachers to share and demonstrate successful practices.
• Views self as a role model for expected staff behavior.
• Helps teachers implement objectives for themselves and students.
• Assumes responsibility for his/her own professional growth and development through membership and participation in the affairs of professional organizations and through attendance at regional state and national meetings.
• Assists in identifying cultivating and promoting teacher leaders.

Building Management Recordkeeping and Financial Management

• Prepares and administers the school budget and supervises school finances.
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of the maintenance and distribution of reports records lists and other paperwork required or appropriate to the schools administration. such as transportation special services etc.
• Monitors and controls the various local funds generated by student activities.
• Assumes responsibility for the safety and administration of the school facilities including security personnel.
• Provides for adequate inventories of property under his/her jurisdiction and for the security and accountability for that property.
• Ensures the building(s) and grounds are safe and that drills evacuations andother emergency activitiesconform to state directives.
• Assures the allocation of instructional resources for optimum teaching and learning (such as supplies equipment space etc.
• When appropriate ensures a quality food service program.
• Effectively copes with crises and emergencies.
• Maintains accurate personnel student and fiscal records.
• Anticipates future building and equipment needs; plans appropriately to remedy.
• May actas a hearing officer for discipline.

Performs other Duties as Assigned by the Superintendent and His/Her Designee.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and work year to be determined by Board of Education.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy on evaluation of administrators.

Required Experience:

Staff IC