QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree or higher in education.
• Appropriate State certification required.
• Principal Certification required.
• Three (3) years or more of successful teaching in K-8.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred. 

REPORTS TO:         Superintendent

SUPERVISES :        Teachers and support staff

JOB GOAL:     

To serve as a an instructional leader of a 21st Century school which provides a world class education to a diverse student population.  The Principal would support and monitor high academic achievement through curriculum and instruction.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provide leadership through a continuous school improvement process. 
2. Manage the day to day operations of a school.
3. Manage the day to day human relations activities with students, staff and community.              
4. Distributing, training and providing staff development for all districts and state assessments.
5. Supervising and monitoring technology impacting student schedules and computer labs.
6. Manage school budgets and resources such as school equipment, textbooks and other teaching materials.
7. Conduct inservice training of staff in teaching strategies including: Essential Elements of Instruction (EEI), English Language Learner (ELL) methods, Special Education and 504 accommodations.
8. Monitor and evaluate employee performance including developing and assisting staff members with Improvement Plans.
9. Monitor and supervise the ELL program.
10. Monitor and supervise the services for the cognitively gifted students.
11. Collaborate with high school district in placement and transition of students.
12. Monitor Child Study Teams and other efforts dealing with student placement such as promotion/retention/classroom assignment.
13. Provide support for monolingual students and parents in areas of discipline, communication and involvement.
14. Coordinate substitute staff.
15. Implement the school-wide discipline/citizenship program.
16. Assist in any other functions assigned by the Superintendent 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

 Employment year is twelve (12) months.

 Holidays consistent with the adopted twelve month employee calendar.

 Salary and contract terms to be established by the Governing Board.

EVALUATION:

Evaluation of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Administrative Personnel.