High School Principal

Job Summary: To use leadership skills for the overall planning, directing, supervising, and implementation of the secondary program within the building and maintain an effective learning climate in the school.
Essential Functions:

• Facilitates the design, supervision and implementation of programs to meet specific needs of the school; makes recommendations concerning administration and instruction; and organizes and directs implementation of all school activities related to student achievement.
• Systematically and collaboratively develops a positive culture to promote continuous student growth. Guides the educational program of the school to meet the needs of all students and ensures that they align with established academic standards for student achievement. Coordinates the linkage of curriculum, instruction, assessment, data on student learning, research based teacher effectiveness and best practices.
• Supervises all professional, paraprofessional and, administrative personnel, exclusive of directing health services controlled by the Nurse Practice Act. Delegates authority to responsible personnel in his/her absence. Directs the interviewing, training, assigning, and evaluating of the school's professional staff to include, orientation of newly assigned staff members, evaluation and counseling of all staff members regarding their individual and group performance and, making recommendations, according to established procedures, including discipline.
• Leads, monitors and supports the attendance, conduct, and maintenance of health of students, establishes guidelines to oversee student conduct that fosters consistency in application and enforcement of student discipline policies and procedures, in enforcing positive behavior systems, and offers resources such as professional development, prevention programs, and character training to support these guidelines. Supervises proper implementation of searches, investigations and student drug detection programs. Ensures disciplinary actions comply with students’ due process rights.
• Schedules classes within established guidelines; develops the master teaching schedule and any special assignments; and budgets school time to provide for the efficient conduct of school instruction and business to meet student and school-wide needs.
• Assists in the development, revision and evaluation of the curriculum and provides building-level leadership in the development of the instructional program of the building.
• Directs the in-service orientation and training of teachers, with special responsibility for staff administrative procedures and instructions, meetings of the staff to coordinate the proper functioning of the school.
• Prepares and submits the school's budgetary requests and monitors ordering and expenditures of funds. Maintains and controls local funds generated by school activities. Monitors compliance with legal and District policy requirements regarding funds raised, expended or held by the school or any class, organization, club society or group of the school.
• Abides by, monitors and enforces building-wide compliance with federal, state and local school laws and regulations, mandated programs, District policies and administrative regulations and applicable collective bargaining agreements. Recommends changes to District policies or administrative regulations. Reviews and abides by Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators.
• Prepares, supervises and maintains all reports, records, lists, and all other data required or appropriate to the school's administration.
• Monitors and supports the safety and administration of the school plant to include planning and supervising fire drills and an emergency preparedness program. Supervises the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes and provides for adequate inventories of property under his/her jurisdiction and for the security and accountability for that property.
• Acts as liaison between the school and community, interpreting activities and policies of the school and encouraging community participation in school life. Makes arrangements for conferences between parents and teachers and, maintains active relationships with students, parents, professional and nonprofessional personnel.Coordinates student activities that support the instructional program and meet community needs. Attends special events held to recognize student achievement and other school-sponsored activities, and functions.
• Timely and effectively communicates to appropriate District office or personnel regarding serious incidents or significant matters that may require attention or input from others in the District.
• Maintains the confidentiality of student records and information as part of exercising professional duties and discretion in sharing such information. Assures integrity in the administration of federal, statewide and local student assessments.

Licenses and Certifications: Secondary Principal Certification - required