Principal-Abraham Lincoln Elementary School 2025-2026

Permanent 1.0 FTE position to begin with the 2526 school year.

Position open until filled.

Medford SD 549C Job Description

Our Mission: ALL Own Their Present and Future ALL Are Known and Challenged ALL Achieve Their Potential ALL Options are Open and Hopeful

Job Title: PrincipalElementary School

Supervisor: Principal Supervisor

FLSA Status: Exempt

Days: 215

Summary: The Elementary Principal is responsible for organizing and fostering a positive safe environment that is conducive to best meeting the needs of all students staff and families. Provides leadership and administration resources to motivate instruction teaching and learning and supports the team towards optimum performance in achieving the best possible opportunities for student growth and development. The Principal works to implement an instructional vision and focused plan for improving student achievement while narrowing the disparities between the highest and lowestperforming students. The principal fosters a culture of high expectations ensures all students have equitable access to highquality and culturallyrelevant instruction and builds strong partnerships with families and the community. Creates a safe welcoming environment that reflects and supports the racial and ethnic diversity of the student population and communities served. Responsibilities include but are not limited to staffing; staff supervision and evaluation; instructional leadership; curriculum oversight; student parent and community relations; student discipline; school safety; and fiscal and facilities management of the elementary school building.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Administrative/Organizational

• Ensures effective communitystaffstudent relations by promoting communication and participation identifying needs and planning implementing monitoring and evaluating the schoolcommunity relations activities in a manner that is visible to the public. Promotes parental and community involvement in school and District activities.
• Promote a positive safe and caring climate for learning that supports the racial and ethnic diversity of the student population and communities served.
• Represent the school in various settings (e.g. community forums parentteacher organizations etc. to maintain ongoing community support for educational goals and assist with issues related to the school environment.
• Respond to inquiries from various stakeholders (e.g. parents students staff etc. to identify relevant issues and recommend or implement action plans.
• Participates in budget planning activities and develops expenditure review and control procedures to ensure a costbeneficial and costeffective operational mode.
• Accurately manages building budget reviews evaluates requisitions purchases and allocates instructional supplies materials and equipment throughout the year.
• Supervise and evaluate school personnel to improve teaching and learning giving constructive feedback on performance providing for professional growth and achieving overall objectives of providing a positive learning environment for student achievement.
• Coordinate various meetings (e.g. curriculum safety site council faculty etc. and related activities that ensure that outcomes meet school District and state goals policies and regulatory requirements.
• Implement policies procedures and directives for providing direction and complying with mandated requirements.
• Intervene in occurrences of inappropriate behavior of students to assist students in modifying such behavior and developing successful interpersonal skills.
• Prepare a wide variety of information (e.g. quantity reports student activities correspondence audits etc. for documenting activities providing written references and conveying information.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Personnel Management

• Supervises and coordinates the assignment of instructional personnel and student classroom assignments.
• Hires licensed and classified staff and evaluates assigned licensed and classified staff.
• Evaluates assigned personnel to support high standards of teaching and learning.
• Provide training and inservices to staff and families.

LeadershipOverall

• Lead elementary school curriculum and curriculum planning integration and . Serves as the instructional leader and operational manager of an elementary school facility.
• Work closely with the school staff and site council to identify educational and instructional needs and develop long and shortrange plans to improve the instructional process.
• Assists in implementing instructional strategies schoolwide communication and student behavior support including supporting the needs of diverse learners delivery methods assessment and staff development to improve instruction.
• Assumes a leadership role at functions and activities offsite and participates in District advisory committees and groups.
• Assists the educational community in understanding the site and District goals objectives and strategies for achieving them.
• Participates in planning developing implementing interpreting administering policies rules and regulations and negotiating employment agreements.
• Models the leadership characteristics of energy integrity highlevel communication skills etc.
• Communicates effectively and cooperatively with all stakeholders using excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Provide leadership and a visible presence at school and community events.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• All Medford School District employees supervise students and maintain a safe environment.
• Supervises staff as assigned.
• Supervise afterschool/evening events as assigned.

Qualifications:An individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Education and Experience:

• Previous successful teaching experience is required.
• Experience working with elementary students.

Certificates Licenses Registrations

• Must be eligible for or properly licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for assignment as an administrator.
• A valid Oregon drivers license is required.

Interpersonal Skills: Ability to interact appropriately with teachers staff community members and students. Focuses on solving conflict; maintains confidentiality; Contributes to building a positive team spirit.

Language Skills:Ability to communicate verbally and in writing fluently in English. Preference may be given to applicants fluent in English and Spanish. Ability to present information and respond effectively to questions in oneonone small and large group situations to students and other school staff. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions procedure manuals and governmental regulations. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills:Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts interest proportions percentages area circumference and area. Ability to apply basic concepts of algebra geometry fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability:Ability to apply common sense understanding to complete instructions furnished in written oral schedule or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills:General knowledge of computer usage and ability to use database software email internet software spreadsheets teaching software and word processing software.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Provides strategic direction and operational insights.
• Knowledge of and experience with supervisory methods and practices in leadership and instructional frameworks.
• Skills and ability in organization time management task prioritization and record keeping.
• Exemplary skills in written and oral language with the ability to communicate respectfully clearly and concisely by telephone in person and in written form.
• Interprets school district policy accurately and makes appropriate decisions.
• Knows effective educational practices.
• Knows school and district procedures for dealing with students staff and the public.
• Cooperatively and effectively works in a team environment including coaching and development.
• Demonstrates effective managerial and leadership qualities.
• Directs activities of subordinates appropriately.
• Cultivates and maintains positive and effective working relationships with staff and the public.
• Establishes rapport and empathy with employees at all levels.
• Collects maintains and accurately analyzes relevant data.
• Is flexible dependable responsive and creative.
• Solicits and accepts staff and supervisor constructive feedback on proposals.
• Develops alternate solutions to problems.
• Writes and speaks fluently.

Attitudes:

• Accepts and practices the principles of honesty integrity and accuracy in all matters of district operations.
• Shows a positive attitude toward all aspects of work.
• Takes direction and supervision and accepts responsibility for actions.
• Adjusts to new conditions and situations and proactively resolves complex problems.
• Engages in continuous professional development in support of district mission and vision.
• Maintains confidentiality.

Physical Demands:The physical demands described here must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; sit; use hands for fine manipulation handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must often stand stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The employee must be able to speak clearly to be understood by others and understand the speech of othersemotional stability to work effectively under pressure and control all aspects of the job.

Work Environment:The work environment characteristics described here represent those employees may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. The employee must handle interruptions and prioritize work in a fastpaced environment. The employee may be exposed to bloodborne pathogens and subject to temperature fluctuations fumes odors and dust.

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or allinclusive list of responsibilities skills duties requirements efforts functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) whenever it deems advisable.