Elementary School Principal

VACANCY NOTICE
2026-2027 School Year
June 18 2026

Branford Public Schools

Elementary School Principal

Title: Elementary School Principal
Work Year: 12-Month
Department: School Administration
FLSA Status: Represented Exempt
Reports To: Superintendent or Designee
Salary Range: $165274 - $173973

Position Overview:

The Elementary School Principal serves as the instructional leader and chief administrator of the school. The Principal is responsible for fostering a safe supportive and collaborative learning environment where students families and community partners are actively engaged in the success of the school.. The principal leads continuous improvement efforts aligned with the Districts strategic coherence plan with a particular emphasis on school culture effective teaching in every classroom and a coherent curriculum that supports high levels of learning for all students.

Key Responsibilities

Instructional Leadership

• Lead the implementation monitoring and improvement of instructional practices that support high levels of learning for all students.
• Communicate and sustain a clear instructional vision focused on effective teaching student engagement access and student achievement.
• Conduct regular classroom observations and use student work achievement data and educator evaluation evidence to provide meaningful feedback and support professional growth.
• Foster collaborative professional learning through faculty meetings leadership teams collaborative teams job-embedded learning and shared inquiry.
• Recruit supervise evaluate and support certified and non-certified staff while fostering collaboration accountability trust and shared responsibility.
• Promote teacher leadership staff voice reflection problem-solving and the sharing of effective instructional practices.

School Improvement Culture and Climate

• Lead the development implementation and monitoring of the School Improvement Plan.
• Promote a positive equitable orderly and emotionally safe school culture with high expectations for achievement attendance behavior engagement and belonging.
• Use academic behavioral attendance climate and stakeholder feedback data to identify needs monitor progress and guide improvement.
• Support responsive academic behavioral social-emotional and enrichment practices.
• Recognize and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of students staff teams and the broader school community.

Curriculum Assessment and Student Achievement

• Ensure curriculum instruction and assessment practices align with district priorities state standards and student learning expectations.
• Support essential learning effective use of instructional time and equitable access to rigorous content interventions supports and enrichment opportunities.
• Lead data-informed cycles of inquiry to monitor progress and adjust instruction intervention and supports.

Operations and Resource Management

• Oversee daily school operations including budgeting staffing scheduling safety emergency preparedness facilities technology and resource allocation.
• Align resources to teaching learning student well-being and school improvement priorities.
• Implement Board of Education policies administrative procedures contractual obligations and applicable requirements.

Family and Community Engagement

• Build strong partnerships with families and community organizations to support student learning and well-being.
• Communicate clearly and consistently with students staff families and community members.
• Provide opportunities for family and community input that reflect the needs strengths and perspectives of the school community.

Leadership and District Collaboration

• Collaborate with district administrators and school leaders to advance district goals and strategic priorities.
• Participate in district leadership teams professional learning committee work and cross-school collaboration.
• Represent the school and district with professionalism integrity transparency and responsiveness.
• Perform other duties as assigned by District leadership.

Education & Experience

• Masters Degree required.
• Connecticut Intermediate Administrator and Supervisor Certification (092) required
• Successful experience teaching and leading at the elementary level preferred

Note:

The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive of every duty performed in this position.

Start Date:August 2026
Open Until:July 11 2026

Interested candidates must complete the application online at

(Internal candidates should provide all the required information.)

Bilingual English/Spanish candidates encouraged to apply