Middle School Principal - Hartford, United States - Hartford Public Schools

Hartford Public Schools

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HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Middle School Principal

ADMINISTRATIVE VACANCY - EXTERNAL/INTERNAL POSTING

DATE:
May 15, 2024

POSITION:
Middle School Principal

START DATE:
July 1, 2024

REPORTS TO:
Superintendent

POSITION PURPOSE:

The principal serves as the instructional leader within the building. He/She is responsible for creating a safe and orderly environment where learning can take place.

To achieve academic success for all, the principal must plan, implement, direct, and evaluate the school's programs and activities in a manner that is in accordance with Board of Education policies, administrative procedures, rules, regulations, and applicable law.

JOB GOAL:

Instructional leader focusing on continuous improvement of student achievement and creating a culture of excellence.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead continuous school improvement and curriculum alignment to ensure all students are meeting or exceeding learning growth expectations
Ensure research based, best practices of instruction, including the use of technology to enhance the educational process
Assess effectiveness of programming
Monitor and approve the development of individual educational plans
Develop an effective master schedule
Administer student assessments
Perform all aspects of certified staff evaluations and development including but not limited to: hiring, coaching, IDP development, and evaluation
Supervision of certified staff, non certified staff, and the student body
Promote a respectful and positive school climate through proactive approaches to the development of building culture
Create and maintain an effective learning environment by ensuring a well disciplined student body through fair and equitable discipline focusing on positive behavior supports, restorative practices, and effective communication
Attend and provide supervision at extracurricular events on a regular basis
Coordinate daily operations of the building
Complete and submit mandatory state reports
Develop and manage an effective school building budget
Maintain open communication between the school staff, administration, parents, students, and the community
Maintain high expectations for self, staff, and students
Become an active leader in school, community, and/or professional activities
Implement Board of Education policies and procedures in compliance with state and federal laws

- _Other duties as assigned _

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

Michigan administrator certification
A Master's Degree in Educational Administration, preferred.
Successful administration experience, preferred
35 years of successful teaching experience, preferred

SUPERVISES:

All students, certified teachers, and other personnel assigned to the building
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. _

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

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 and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision.

The demands of extended work days (coverage of building activities and extracurricular activities, etc.) require a high level of physical endurance.

This job requires the ability to handle and balance multiple demands at the same time.

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 t