This is a 245 day position.

Job Title: Middle School Principal 

FLSA Status: Exempt Employment Status: Non-Classified 

License Required:    Yes

(DOE)

Reports to: Chief Schools Officer

Summary

The position is responsible for the administration and supervision of a middle school and its programs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Develop and maintain an effective educational program consistent with State and Federal guidelines and the philosophy, policies, goals, and core values of the School Board; meet and confer with students, parents, faculty, and staff; maintain records and files; prepare reports.
• Lead and facilitate the transformation of the school into a results-oriented collaborative learning community.
• Facilitate the collaborative development, implementation, and ongoing refinement of the school’s Plan for Continuous Improvement.
• Ensure the alignment of the school improvement plan with the school division’s strategic plan.
• Develop and coordinate educational programs through analysis of student data, meetings with staff, review of teachers’ performance/activities, and issuance of directives.
• Ensure that data is driven and supports the focus of the school’s improvement plan.
• Ensure effective implementation of the Board-approved curriculum.
• Create and maintain a school culture and climate that fosters high levels of learning and growth for students and teachers.
• Has a strong understanding of adolescent development. 
• Plan, develop, implement, and refine a job-embedded program of professional development for teachers and staff.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local mandates and guidelines related to local and state testing programs and the local special education program.
• Direct, monitor, and supervise the implementation of the instructional program.
• Maintain high standards of student conduct and enforce discipline as necessary, according to School Board policy and the due process rights of students.
• Provide for the efficient conduct of school instruction and business.
• Initiate, design, and implement programs to meet specific needs of the school.
• Plan, organize, and direct implementation of all school activities.
• Foster family and community engagement with the school.
• Make recommendations to the central administrative leadership team concerning the school's administration and instruction.
• Develop the school’s budget based on the funds allocated from the School Board’s budget; ensure alignment with instructional and building needs and priorities, monitor expenditures.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other required information.
• Coordinate and work with the central administrative staff on school issues.
• Assume responsibility for the implementation and observance of all Board policies and regulations by the school's staff and students; interpret and enforce the school division's policies and regulations.
• Schedule classes within established guidelines to meet students’ needs.
• Attend special events held to recognize student achievement; attend school-sponsored activities and functions; maintain and control the various local funds generated by student activities.
• Supervise the maintenance of accurate records on the progress and attendance of students.
• Ensure scholastic records for all students are current, accurate, complete, and meet federal, state, and local requirements.
• Monitor special education processes/practices in the school and ensure special education records are accurate.
• Ensure implementation of all resource programs and services for students, including guidance.
• Supervise all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and non-professional personnel assigned to the school.
• Participate in the selection and supervision of all school building personnel.
• Evaluate and counsel all staff members regarding their individual performance, group performance, and professional growth.
• Develop the leadership skills, particularly instructional leadership, of the assistant principal(s) assigned to the school.
• Supervise the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and non-academic purposes.
• Supervise and evaluate all activities and programs that are outgrowths of the school's curriculum.
• Possess leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with pupils, teachers, and parents.
• Work with other school and division administrators to provide for horizontal and vertical articulation of the instructional program.
• Demonstrate the ability to deliver articulate oral presentations and written 
• Perform related work as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Thorough knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in the administration and supervision of all facets of an elementary school.
• Thorough knowledge of curriculum design, implementation, evaluation and refinement. thorough knowledge of prescribed School Board policies and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of student growth and development.
• Knowledge and understanding of the conditions and dynamics of the diverse school community; skill in oral and written communications.
• Ability to motivate others to reach their fullest potential; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, students, parents, teachers, support staff, associates and the community.
• Ability to plan and supervise the work of others; ability to set expectations, build capacity, model learning, lead symbolically, manage effectively, and respond to constituent groups and the community.

Qualifications

Must hold or possess Postgraduate Professional License with the appropriate endorsement in Administration and Supervision.

Education and/or Experience

Master’s Degree 

At least three years of successful, full-time experience as a teacher, supervisor, or administrator.

Demonstrated the leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, teachers, and parents.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of parents or the public.

Reasoning/Other Abilities

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one-or two-step instructions.  Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables. 

Physical Demands

Work involves limited physical tasks and may involve infrequent operation of office equipment.  Above-average amount of walking, bending, standing, stooping, and lifting in a school environment.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics 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 the essential functions.

Evaluation

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the School Board policy and administrative regulations. The criteria for the evaluation of job performance are based upon the performance standards established in Section 22.1-253.13:5 (Standard 5) of the Code of Virginia. Sources of data used as evidence of meeting the performance standards will include self-evaluation, informal observations/site visits, documentation log, teacher/staff surveys, and SMART goal setting.