Desired Qualifications of the School Leader:Has demonstrated leadership qualities interpersonal skills and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students teachers administrators and a clear understanding of the Principals role in establishing and maintaining a safe and disciplined school the ability to provide an accessible strong and visible presence and demonstrates leadership by the ability to establish clear expectations for instruction and academic the ability to establish clear behavioral a creative problem solver and Duties and Responsibilities:Administer the operations of the school. Supervise the schools educational all aspects of school facilities and responsibility for the safety and administration of the school high expectations for all students and staff and a commitment to providing the support required to attain a safe and nurturing environment for students staff and cultural competencies and equitable leadership practices through behaviors and and implements a Whole School Improvement Plan that sets the direction for school improvement student performance data to inform school improvement efforts and benchmark and implement a diversified professional development strategy that addresses instructional improvement priorities defined by student achievement and the individual needs of staff daily classroom observations to analyze instruction; supervises staff to ensure continuous improvement in teaching and that the learning needs of all students - Special Education English Language Learners and Regular Education - are and ultimately eliminate achievement gaps through classroom interventions school culture and programming beyond the school a collegial environment that honors and encourages staffs continuous teacher leadership through delegation and shared leadership and the use of time people money and materials to schools instructional and sustain meaningful partnerships with families and community members that support student achievement and school committee meetings on a semi-regular responsibility for the implementation and observance of school committee policies and to appropriate central office administrative personnel regarding the needs of the school with respect to personnel equipment supplies and close contact with all interested parties including students school staff parents and the guides for proper student conduct and for maintaining student in the recruiting screening hiring training assigning and evaluating of the schools professional responsibility for the attendance conduct and health of good interpersonal relations among students and an awareness of factors outside the school that affect the school abreast of trends developments and research as they pertain to education and school decisive leadership in crisis other duties as assigned.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Elementary School Principal (John F. Kennedy School)
