Job Title: Principal
| Reports to: | Assistant Superintendent |
| Job Group: | Administrative |
| FLSA: | Exempt |
| Job Code: | Varies |
| Salary Schedule: | Varies |
JOB GOAL
Responsible for providing leadership to maintain a safe and effective learning environment that is consistent and supportive of the District’s vision, mission, and strategic goals. This includes, but is not limited to, assuming responsibility for all school operations and functions, hiring and supervising faculty and staff, implementing the alignment of instructional programs with District guidelines, fostering learning and professional development, and ensuring compliance in all aspects of school functions with federal, state, local, and District regulations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Act ethically and professionally in personal conduct, relationships with others, decision-making, stewardship of the school’s resources, and all other aspects of leadership.
- Demonstrate and maintain the promotion of the vision and mission of both the school and the District to elevate the academic development and well-being of all students; collaborate with District and school leaders to ensure alignment with District initiatives, State Board of Education priorities, and current educational policies.
- Manage the operation of all school activities and functions and maintain systems that promote productivity, student learning, student success, and school security.
- Collaborate with school and District staff to implement the student code of conduct and establish guidelines for proper student conduct, disciplinary policies, and school crisis procedures to foster the safety of students, school personnel, stakeholders, student information, and school property; provide leadership in the event of such happenings and act quickly to stop possible breaches of safety.
- Manage and coordinate the supervision of extended school day programming and extracurricular activities, manage the selection of club sponsors and coaches, approve all school-sponsored activities, and attend school-related activities and events during and outside school hours.
- Manage the school’s materials, equipment, device inventory, and fiscal resources in a responsible and ethical manner, engaging in effective budgeting, decision-making, and accounting practices.
- Coordinate, monitor, and supervise all school-related services including, but not limited to, custodial and maintenance services, student services, testing administration, food services, and transportation services.
- Collaborate with school and District staff to ensure required audits, reports, schedules, calendars, and documentation are completed in a timely manner and that required confidentiality is maintained.
- Collaborate with school and District staff to develop, implement, and evaluate the instructional programs and activities at the assigned school and ensure that learning goals, instructional materials, equipment, and curriculum are aligned with District, state, and federal academic standards.
- Initiate programs to carry out the goals and development of the school improvement plan and oversee the implementation of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) academic and behavior structures and teams; provide feedback to stakeholders on goals and progress of improvement.
- Ensure all students demonstrate learning growth through a variety of ongoing progress monitoring data as evidenced by student performance and growth on local, statewide, and other applicable assessments; promote the effective use of data analysis with school personnel for all student subgroups and provide coaching to improve student learning and minimize or eliminate achievement gaps.
- Develop and support open and productive working relationships among school personnel and feeder schools to build professional capacity, improve instructional practice driven by standards-aligned content, and improve curricular articulation and enrollment management.
- Recruit, hire, supervise, and develop school-based personnel, conduct performance evaluations of faculty and staff, make reappointment recommendations, and implement the negotiated employee contracts.
- Assign school personnel to roles, responsibilities, and projects that optimize their professional capacity to address all students’ learning needs and enable them to work as a system to focus on providing evidence-based intervention, acceleration, and enrichment.
- Build professional capacity to support and improve instructional practices and coach the development of personnel’s knowledge and skills by providing access to differentiated, need-based opportunities for growth, guided by understanding of professional learning strategies.
- Conduct staff meetings as instructed and utilize appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to guide individuals and groups to task accomplishment, inform them of policy changes, resolve potential and existing conflicts, and deliver timely, actionable, and ongoing feedback about practices.
- Ensure that senior leadership, including the Superintendent and Superintendent’s Staff, are kept informed of school happenings, progress, achievements, and issues as needed.
- Disseminate communications to faculty and staff, parents/guardians, students, and the community to ensure stakeholders are well-informed.
- Utilize appropriate technologies and other forms of communication to counsel, communicate, and partner with parents/guardians, students, and families on student expectations and academic performance while modeling respectful communication practices between school personnel and all stakeholders.
- Maintain positive public relations and community presence for the school and its programs by developing community involvement programs and maintaining high visibility and accessibility on the school campus and at all school-related activities and events.
- Recognize students, staff, parents/guardians, the School Advisory Council (SAC), and other stakeholders for contributions and engagements that enhance the school community and contribute to the vision and mission of the school.
- Leverage collaboration and stakeholder input to communicate with faculty, staff, parents/guardians, students, and the community to ensure they are well-informed.
- Keep abreast of current research, trends, and best practices in K-12 education and attend meetings, trainings, Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings, and other events as required to enhance professional development.
- Serve as Shelter Manager at emergency shelters as determined by the Superintendent and provide leadership to ensure a secure work environment during an emergency or crisis situation.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, and codes as they pertain to school management
- Knowledge of curriculum and test analyses and the application of analyses to curriculum development
- Ability to understand, use, and manage emotions in a positive way to communicate effectively and defuse conflict
- Ability to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences, orally and in writing, including electronic media
- Excellent time management skills and ability to organize, prioritize, and manage work assignments in an efficient manner and within established timeframes
- Operating knowledge of computer programs, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and web-based technologies and platforms
- Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with all stakeholders
- Ability to work collaboratively with others and facilitate groups to consensus
- Ability to effectively engage in the problem-solving process
- Ability to collect, summarize, and graph academic and behavioral data
EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
- Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in the field of Educational Leadership, or related field
- Minimum of three years’ experience in a school-based administrative role or any combination of equivalent leadership experience that is reviewed and approved by Superintendent Staff
- Must be an approved Pasco Principal Candidate
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES & REGISTRATIONS
- Certification as School Principal or Professional School Principal
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Four years' experience in a school-based administrative role
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
Direct supervision of assigned personnel. Responsibilities include planning, assigning, and directing work; addressing complaints and resolving problems; training employees; evaluating performance; and interviewing, testing, hiring, and assignment of personnel. Responsible for safety and security of school campus for all stakeholders (staff, students, families, communities).
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
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.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, and hear. The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds. Specific vision ability required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT
- General office equipment, including personal computers, fax machines, copiers, telephones, etc.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District’s approved compensation plan. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be established by the District.
Performance of the job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the School Board’s policy on evaluation of personnel.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Pasco County Schools will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to allow them to perform the essential functions of the job when such individuals request an accommodation.
