Principal of Instruction - Dover High School

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Education: Classroom Teaching, Continuing-Adult, Corporate Development and Training, Customer Training, Early Childhood Care & Development, Elementary School, Fitness & Sports Training-Instruction, General-Other: Training-Instruction, Junior-High School, School-College Administration, Software-Web Training, Special Education, University

Job Description

• Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and evaluating Dover High’s School Improvement Grant initiatives and Race to the Top Program.
• Observe and evaluate instructional staff performance as it relates to student learning and to provide assistance and support as needed.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the DPAS II evaluation system(Preferred).
• Monitor instruction by conducting, evaluating, and providing feedback to staff through regular walkthroughs.
• Provide leadership and instructional coaching for staff in the areas of student data analysis and designing and implementing interventions for low-performing and special education students.
• Provide leadership and support to the school administrative team in monitoring instructional practice and student achievement data. 
• Provide leadership and support to the Curriculum Leaders to facilitate continuous instructional improvements.
• Implement school board policy, state statutes, and federal regulations as they pertain to instruction and accountability.
• Plan and conduct school meetings and professional development programs related to improving student achievement results.
• Provide training and professional development opportunities for school personnel.
• Conduct meetings that involve staff in the discussion of instructional programs that focus on student achievement, policy changes, potential problems, and resolution of existing problems.
• Participate in state and district trainings related to instructional improvements.
• Work cooperatively with staff to design curriculum to address the needs of students in accordance with State and District standards and curriculum.
• Provide leadership in developing, implementing, and evaluating the academic components of Dover High School’s extra time programs.
• Work tirelessly to produce required deliverables on state and local initiatives such as: Race to the Top, Vision 2015, and the Partnership Zone.
• Provide leadership in implementing and assessing Response to Intervention (RTI).
• Work with a diverse team to screen, hire, recommend, and assign instructional staff.
• Implement district curricula through cooperative planning with the staff, community and central administration.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the Superintendent.

Job Requirements

• Possess or be eligible for School Principal Certification in the State of Delaware.
• Master’s degree required
• Minimum five years of successful teaching experience at the secondary level
• Record of success as a secondary school administrator, including increasing student achievement (3 years experience preferred)
• Exceptional interpersonal communication, writing and public speaking skills.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable