High School Principal

MARION CITY SCHOOLS
Marion Ohio

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Anticipated Opening for 2025-2026 School Year

May 30 2025

Title:

High School Principal

MarionHarding High School

Department:

Administration

Responsible to:

Superintendent

Qualifications:

Masters Degree in Educational Administration

Valid State of Ohio Licensure

OTES Certification
Successful experience in leadership and teaching

Superb oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with competency based education
Strong technology skills
The ability to be a strong presence both within as well as outside of

the school serving as a representative and advocate for student and

programmatic needs
The ability to find creative and sustainable solutions to school

problems by working with appropriate staff parents students and/or

community agencies
Ability to work with building administrators and administrative team
Experience with budgets

Contract:

260 days per year

Salary:

Commensurate with experience

Overview:

Responsible for the effective operation of the school. Serves as the instructional leader for the building. Expected to create a shared vision and clear goals for their school and maintain a positive climate; employ effective decision-making skills; implement new and challenging initiatives that contribute to high levels of student learning and achievement; develop the effectiveness of faculty and engage in varied two-way communication with students staff families and community.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for leading the development of a learning environment that provides maximum opportunities for students and staff to grow and achieve.
2. Develop strong anchor relationships between students and staff.

Ohio Standards for Principals - Elements of Each Standard

1. Continuous Improvement: help create a shared vision and goals for their schools and ensure continuous progress toward achieving the goals.

• Facilitate the articulate and realization of a shared vision of continuous improvement.
• Lead the process of setting monitoring and achieving specific and challenging goals that reflect high expectations for all students and staff.
• Lead the change process for continuous improvement.
• Anticipate monitor and respond to educational developments that affect school issues and the environment.

1. Instruction: support the implementation of high quality standards-based instruction that results in high levels of achievement for all students.

• Ensure that the instructional content that is taught is aligned with the Ohio Learning Standards and curriculum priorities in the school and district.
• Ensure instructional practices are effective and meet the needs of all students.
• Advocate for high levels of learning for all students identified as gifted students with disabilities and at-risk students.
• Know understand and share relevant research.
• Understand encourage and facilitate the effective use of data by staff.
• Support staff in planning and implementing research-based professional development.
• Guide monitor and evaluate the performance of all school personnel to ensure high levels of effective practice.

1. Resources and School Operations: allocate resources and manage school operations in order to ensure a safe and productive learning environment.

• Establish and maintain a safe school environment.
• Create a nurturing learning environment that addresses the physical and mental health needs of all.
• Allocate resources including technology to support student and staff learning.
• Institute procedures and practices to support staff and students and establish an environment that is conducive to learning.
• Understand uphold and model professional ethics policies and legal codes of professional conduct.
• Lead selection placement and performance of staff including making contract recommendations when appropriate.

1. Collaboration: establish and sustain collaborative learning and shared leadership to promote learning and achievement of all students.

• Promote a collaborative learning environment.
• Share leadership with staff students families and community members.
• Develop and sustain leadership.

1. Families and Community Engagement:

• Use community resources to improve student learning.
• Involve families and community members in improving student learning.
• Connect to school and community.
• Establish for the use of culturally responsive practices that acknowledge and value diversity.
• Implement effective practices to communicate and collaborate with staff families and community to foster positivepartnerships that contribute to student learning.

Required knowledge skills and abilities:

Maintain appropriate licenses/endorsements and training hours as required.

Comply with applicable District state local and federal laws rules and regulations.

Adhere to all standards established by the Ohio Department of Education for Licensed Educators.

Maintain good attendance and punctuality.

Maintain knowledge of academic areas teaching methodology and strategies to engage students.

Ability to work effectively with others.

Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

Exhibit professional behavior emotional stability and sound judgment.

Maintain confidentiality and respect for confidential information at all times.

Establish and maintain cooperative relationships.

Attends meetings professional development and serves on staff committees as required.

Interacts in a positive manner with staff students and parents.

Refer suspected cases of child abuse immediately to the appropriate child protective services/law

enforcement agency as mandated by state law and Board of Education policy.

Promote good public relations by personal appearance attitude and conversation.

Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect district equipment materials and

facilities.

*This job description identifies primary responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list

of all tasks and activities. This job description is subject to change in response to student

demographics staffing factors funding variables modified operating procedures

program/curriculum changes as directed by the Superintendent of Marion City Schools.

Evaluation:

• Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Boards policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

*This job description identifies primary responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and activities. This job description is subject to change in response to student demographics staffing factors funding variables modified operating procedures program/curriculum changes as directed by the Superintendent of the Marion City Schools.

How to Apply: Internal and External Applicants
If you are interested in being considered for this position you must apply online at prior to 4:00 p.m on Thursday June 12 2025. Here is the link to apply:

you have any questions please contact the Director of Personnel Julie Kenney via email.

Marion City Schools Is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of the Marion City Schools Board of Education that the best qualified applicant shall be selected for each position without regard to race color religion national origin age sex marital status political affiliation disabling or military status. No person shall be denied employment solely because of any impairment which is unrelated to the ability to participate in activities involved in the position or program for which application has been made.