Position Description
POSITION TITLE: Principal
Department:
Reports To: Superintendent
SUMMARY: Uses
leadership, supervisory and administrative skills to manage assigned school as
to promote the educational development of each student.
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
Other duties may be assigned.
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Establishes
and maintains an effective learning climate in the school.
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Plans,
organizes, and directs implementation of all school activities.
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Makes
recommendations concerning the school's administration and instruction.
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Works
with various members of the central administrative staff on school problems
such as transportation and special services.
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Interprets
and enforces district policies and administrative regulations.
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Budgets
school time to provide for the efficient conduct of school instruction and
business.
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Leads
in the development, determination of appropriateness, and monitoring of the
school's instructional program.
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Schedules
classes within established guides to meet student needs.
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Establishes
guides for proper student conduct and maintaining student discipline.
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Participates
in the selection and supervision of all professional, paraprofessional,
administrative, and non-professional personnel attached to the school.
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Participates
professionally in the fair assessment of all staff personnel including
recommending according to established procedures the removal of any staff
member whose work is unsatisfactory.
Delegates some of the assessment responsibilities where there are a
large number of employees.
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Supervises
the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic
purposes.
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Plans
and supervises fire drills and an emergency preparedness program.
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Asserts
leadership in times of civil disobedience in school in accordance with
established Board police.
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Prepares
and submits the school's budgetary requests and monitors expenditures of funds,
including those generated by student activities.
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Prepares
or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other
paperwork required or appropriate to the school's administration and supervises
the maintenance of all required building records and reports.
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Supervises
the maintenance of accurate records on the progress and attendance of students.
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Provides
for adequate inventories of property under his/her jurisdiction and for the
security and accountability for that property including textbooks.
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Keeps
the superintendent informed of the school's activities and problems.
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Keeps
his/her supervisor informed of events and activities of an unusual nature as
well as routine matters related to the supervisor's accountability.
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Maintains
active relationships with students and parents.
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Attends
special events held to recognize student achievement and attends
school-sponsored activities, functions, and athletic events.
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Makes
arrangements for special conferences between parents and teachers.
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Acts
as liaison between the school and the community, interpreting activities and
policies of the school and encouraging community participation in school life.
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Assumes
responsibility for all official school correspondence and news releases.
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Assumes
responsibility for his/her own professional growth and development through
membership and participation in the affairs of professional organizations;
through attendance at regional, state and national meetings; through reading
professional journals and other publications; and through enrollment in
advanced courses.
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Participates
in principals' meetings and such other meetings as are required or appropriate
in the district and school.
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Assists
in the inservice orientation and training of teachers with special responsibility
for staff administrative procedures and instructions.
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Cooperates
with college and university officials regarding teacher training and
preparation.
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Delegates authority to responsible personnel to
assume responsibility for the school in the absence of the principal.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Manages employees in the school. Is responsible for the overall direction,
coordination, and evaluation of the school.
Carries out supervisory responsibilities in
accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing,
hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work;
appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing
complaints and resolving problems.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE:
Valid S.C. Principal's Certificate, six year
certificate or in the process of taking courses leading to this certificate, a
minimum of 5 years teaching experience, and proven ability to work in
professional and community activities.
LANGUAGE
SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret general business
periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental
regulations. Ability to write speeches
and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to respond to common inquires or
complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business
community. Ability to effectively
present information to administrators, top management, public groups/community,
and Board of Trustees.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such
as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plain and solid
geometry and trigonometry.
REASONING
ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect
data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER
SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to apply knowledge of current research
and theory in specific field. Ability to develop effective working relationships
with the community, staff and students. Ability to communicate clearly and
concisely both in oral and written form.
Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements
and the Board of Education policies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit
and talk or hear. The employee is
occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must
occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth
perception. The employee must be able to hear the difference between bells,
buzzers, beeps, horns, etc. The employee frequently communicates through speech.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics
described here 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.
The noise level in
the work environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the
particular part of the day and location.
The
information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties
performed for this position. Additional
duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and
additional duties may be assigned.