Principal | Konnoak Middle School
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Job Location:
Winston Salem, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools formed in 1963 with the merger of the Winston- Salem and Forsyth County school systems. It is the fourth-largest system in North Carolina and the 81st largest in the nation. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools serves about 54000 students to provide a quality education for each child. The school system has 43 elementary schools 14 middle schools and 15 high schools. Nine special schools bring the systemwide total to 81.
To serve as the instructional and operational leader of a school in developing and implementing policies programs curriculum activities and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development and achievement of each student and the professional development of each staff member.
Job Description:
Strategic and Instructional Leadership
- Lead the schools vision mission and strategic goals to support academic and socio- emotional success for all students;
- Support and supervise the design of rigorous standards-based instruction with measurable outcomes;
- Analyze student achievement data and other data sources to identify and inform school improvement efforts;
- Develop a collegial environment that supports teacher leadership collaboration and growth.
Managerial and Human Resources Leadership
- Ensure a safe and nurturing environment for students staff and families;
- Creates processes to provide for a balanced operational budget for school programs and activities that are aligned to school improvement;
- Creates procedures to recruit and retain a high-quality workforce in the school that meets the diverse needs of students;
- Develops a master schedule for the school to maximize student learning by providing for individual and on-going collaborative planning for every teacher;
Cultural Leadership
- Communicates strong ideals and beliefs about equity learning and teaching with teachers staff parents and students and then operates from those beliefs;
- Influences the evolution of the culture to support the continuous improvement of the school as outlined in the school improvement plan;
- Supports the positive culturally-responsive traditions of the school community;
- Systematically and fairly acknowledges failures and celebrates accomplishments of the school and staff;
External and Micropolitical Leadership
- Complies with all state and federal laws and local
- Demonstrates awareness and builds relationships with individuals and informal groups among school staff and local community and utilizes these as positive resources;
- Maintains open vertical and horizontal communications throughout the school community and district office.
Family and Community Engagement
- Actively advocates for and engages family and
- community;
- Strengthens teacher and staff capacity to cultivate and sustain meaningful partnerships with families of diverse backgrounds and with community members that supports student achievement and well-being and manage partnerships.
Qualifications:
Hold or be eligible to hold a valid NC Principals License. Successful teaching and school administration/leadership experience.
- Masters Degree from an accredited institution
- Experience as a school leader required
- 4 years of teaching experience; Elementary or Secondary Experience preferred
Preferred candidate qualities for this position include:
- Principal Experience
- Secondary Experience
- STEM Experience
- A proven track record of leading schools to high levels of student achievement and continuous academic growth.
Highly Qualified Principals who are paid on the Exceeded Growth Pay level of the State Principal Pay scale would be eligible for a $30000 annual state supplement for 3 years as outlined in North Carolina General Statute 115c-285.1. As such candidates that meet the Highly Qualified Principal Bonus requirements will be considered as a preferential candidate.
WS/FCS Equity Framework - Principal
Administrator Salary Schedule 12 Months
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Early Childhood Education
- Infant Care
- Classroom Experience
- Lesson Planning
- Preschool Experience
- Special Education
- Teaching
- Administrative Experience
- Child Protective Services
- Childhood Development
- Experience with Children
- Toddler Care
