Principal (K-12), St. Paul Schools

Huntsville School District
Job Description

Job Title:Building Principal

Reports To:Assistant Superintendent

Contracted Days:240

Job Summary:Promotes the school and district mission and vision by providing instructional leadership to staff including curriculum implementation and professional development; by ensuring the welfare of students and staff in a safe pleasant and effective educational atmosphere; by providing discipline as necessary; and by enforcing school and district policies.

Essential Duties:

• Instructional Leader:

• Develops and implements a shared mission and vision for the school
• Supervises the building staff and programs to ensure increased student achievement.
• Stays current on trends and effective instructional practices and shares best practices with staff utilizing research-based practice to improve student achievement and providing support for promising innovative practices.
• Analyzes student achievement data and works with staff to make adjustments in the implementation of curriculum and instruction using a variety of strategies and sources to assess student needs and performance.
• Evaluates the performance and effectiveness of programs.
• Coordinates professional development for staff according to identified needs emphasizing content standards and instructional improvement.
• Holds staff accountable for high standards and positive expectations for student achievement.
• Oversee the coordination of state assessments.
• Utilizes technology to enhance instructional practices.

• Organizational Leader:

• Maintains and monitors a safe secure and orderly school environment that enhances teaching and learning in a collegial positive and nurturing climate.

• Works with Central Office personnel to coordinate processes for the effective functioning of the school.
• Involves stakeholders in decision-making seeking buy-in and managing conflict in the change process.
• Assigns teachers to classrooms and students to classes.
• Communicates effectively.
• Works collaboratively with district administration to implement district initiatives.
• Uses technology to enhance organizational practices.

• Administrative and Management Leader:

• Utilizes best practices to select an effective and successful staff.

• Evaluates the performance and effectiveness of staff.
• Oversees general supervision of staff and students including supervision of extra-curricular activities.
• Implements local state and federal policies and procedures.
• Stays current on legal/financial developments educational legislative reforms and district policies.
• Prepares the school budget; maintains fiscal responsibility in budgeting/purchasing.
• Establishes priorities for educational materials to meet the needs of students and teachers with allowable anticipated funds.
• Works with auxiliary services (SpEd ESOL School Services etc.) to provide services to students and ensure the effective functioning of the facilities.
• Uses technology to enhance administrative and management practices.

• Human Relations Leader:

• Maintains positive relations with parents parent groups school volunteers and outside agencies.

• Respects diversity among individuals and groups within the school community.
• Communicates regularly with various internal and external publics to develop and maintain a positive school/community relationship.
• Interacts with students and staff in a constructive manner to encourage each individual to perform at their highest level.

• Professional Growth Leader:

• Models teaches coaches and supports best practices to improve instruction.
• Identifies areas for improvement based on evaluation of staff and programs.
• Models ethical standards.
• Provides leadership by enhancing his/her own professional development.
• Develops the capacity of all staff through mentoring and professional development.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Masters degree; five years of teaching experience.

• Valid Building Administrator license at the appropriate level.

Physical Demands:

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

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk sit and talk orhear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. Theemployee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job includeclose vision distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part ofthe day.

Other:

Note:This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive 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) at any time as it deems necessary.

Required Experience:

Staff IC