K-8 Principal

Job Description
Everything rises and falls on leadership (Maxwell, 2007) and the success of a school rests in the Principal’s ability to inspire, empower, and guide the school community towards a common vision of academic excellence, equity, and success for all scholars. The K-8 Principal must possess strong leadership skills to drive academic outcomes for all scholars across the campus. The Principal is expected to dedicate the majority of their time to instructional leadership, focusing on developing and supporting teachers to enhance their instructional methods and improve scholar achievement. Additionally, the Principal must cultivate a pipeline of future leaders and create systems for continuous staff development to establish sustainable organizational growth. The ability to set and execute a shared vision for campus alignment and build cohesive practices between the primary and middle school levels is essential for success in this role.
Job Responsibilities:
Set and articulate ambitious school-wide vision and goals that lead scholars on a path to a choice-filled life
Develop and implement strategic plan to close the gap between the school’s current performance and annual goals
Establishes a clear vision for excellent school culture and regularly articulates this vision to leaders, scholars, staff, and families
Actively develops school culture where classrooms are joyful and engaging and continually evaluates the school’s culture through proactive, scheduled monitoring
Lead analysis of and develop leaders and teachers’ ability to analyze student data to identify strategies that will move scholars toward mastery
Cultivate a diverse, high-potential leadership pipeline and develop leadership team members by teaching and insisting that they are true owners of the work and coaching and assigning stretch activities
Develop leaders and teachers to provide rigorous and high quality instruction
Develop systems and structures to hire, develop and retain a diverse, highly-effective staff
Build one’s own and school staff’s knowledge and expertise in effective instructional design and academic standards
Regularly observe and coach instructional leaders to ensure they are providing high-impact, actionable and bite-sized feedback to teachers on a weekly basis
Lead whole-school professional development that drives highest-impact improvements in teacher practice
Set the operational vision for the school, including finance, facilities, technology, student recruitment, family services, risk management and compliance
Cultivate one’s own success and sustainability by engaging lifelines and renewing to get stronger