Principal

Demonstrate positive interpersonal relationships with staff, students and the community.

• Provide an efficient and effective management of human resources that includes delegating. authority and responsibility clearly and appropriately in accomplishing organizational goals.
• Organize and direct a periodic evaluation of the total school programs, analyze, interpret, and utilize data in planning.
• Collaborate with staff and community to develop a comprehensive plan for school improvement that aligns with the goals and objectives of the school district.
• Provide sound business management through leadership in planning the school budget for the efficient and effective use of resources. Allocate funds, supplies, materials and equipment in a meaningful manner.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Assume administrative responsibility for all records and reports required.
• Implement State Board Rules, District policies and procedures.
• Implement the code of student conduct and establish procedures that encourage student behavior consistent with school goals.
• Initiate action and readily take responsibility for all aspects of the daily operations of the school.
• Coordinate and participate in professional development activities that support school improvement initiatives.
• Effectively communicate, orally and in writing, necessary information and ideas to staff, students and parents.
• Work with districts across the state to investigate new virtual education opportunities.
• Work with parents and students to find the educational pathway that leads to success
• Maintain a social networking presence that markets the school and informs students and families.
• Work with other principals, administrators and counselors to create learning opportunities for students across the district.

• Interface with Executive Directors from all school levels to ensure the virtual program supports and aligns with district goals and policies.
• Identify and pursue new virtual pathways for students.
• Manage enrollment requests, class assignments and class loads for virtual courses.
• Inspire excellence and teamwork in a group of employees that are physically distributed in different locations.
• Think creatively to find solutions using an educational model that is unique to the district.
• Follow and provide feedback to assist in the direction of legislation as it pertains to virtual education.
• Assist schools in the development and management of their own programs of innovation that feature virtual or distance learning.
• Manage and implement testing procedures for Virtual, home school, partner districts, FLVS and part-time public school students as required. 
• Support NBHS by attending community service and outreach activities throughout the
year.
• Trains, models, coaches, supervises, evaluates performance, and provides leadership to assigned academic employees, teachers and paras if applicable.
• Design professional development calendar and sessions.
• Lead professional development sessions.
• Model lessons as appropriate.
• Direct and/or conduct surveys and study required to determine the training and educational professional development needs of the academic staff.
• Provide direction to all teacher programs in the specific areas of development, review, program evaluation.
• Oversee the preparation of and prepares all reports and records for teacher education and assists in developing and complying with NBHS policies.
• Coordinate and provide direction for the cooperative learning opportunities for teachers
• Work in cooperation with teachers in the development and planning of programs within the scope of assignment.
• Utilize school SIS systems, reporting to identify targets, deficiencies to develop customer educational plans.
• Assist faculty in the acquisition, development, and utilization of instructional resources.
• In cooperation with team develops requests for teacher supplies.

  • Demonstrate that student learning is their top priority through effective leadership actions that build and support a learning organization focused on student success.

• Work collaboratively to develop and implement an instructional framework that aligns curriculum with state standards, effective instructional practices, student learning needs, and assessments.

• Recruit, retain, and develop an effective and diverse faculty and staff; focusing on evidence, research, and classroom realities faced by teachers.

• Link professional practice with student achievement to demonstrate the cause and effect relationship.
• Facilitate effective professional development.
• Monitor implementation of critical initiatives.
• Secure and provide timely feedback to teachers so that feedback can be used to increase teacher professional practice.
• Provide structure for and monitoring of a school learning environment that improves learning for all of the school's diverse student population.
• Employ and monitor a decision-making process that is based on vision, mission, and improvement priorities using facts and data.
• Manage the decision making process, but not all decisions, using the process to empower others and distribute leadership when appropriate.
• Establish personal deadlines for self and the entire school.
• Use a transparent process for making decisions and articulating who makes which decisions.
• Actively cultivate, support, and develop other leaders within the school, modeling trust, competency, and integrity in ways that positively impact and inspire growth in other potential leaders.
• Manage the organization, operations, and facilities in ways that maximize the use of resources to promote a safe, efficient, legal, and effective learning environment.
• Effectively manage and delegate tasks and consistently demonstrating fiscal efficiency.
• Understand the benefits of going deeper with fewer initiatives as opposed to superficial coverage of everything.
• Use appropriate oral, written, and electronic communication and collaboration skills
• Manage a process of regular communications to staff and community keeping all stakeholders engaged in the work of the school.
• Recognize individuals for good work.
• Maintain high visibility at school and in the community.
• Demonstrate personal and professional behaviors consistent with quality practices in education and as a community leader by staying informed on current research in education and demonstrating their understanding of the research
• Engage in professional development opportunities that improve personal professional practice and align with the needs of the school system.
• Generate a professional development focus in their school that is clearly linked to the system-wide strategic objectives.
• Serve as the direct supervisor of campus staff, Director of Academic Affairs, Emotional Wellness Counselor, ESE Facilitator, Testing Coordinator and Assistant.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Requirements

• A Master's degree from an accredited college or university and approximately three years of educational leadership experience.
• Administration experience preferred.
• Professional Educator's Certificate.
• Considerable experience with various computer skills, and other commercial subjects.
• Considerable experience in responsible secretarial positions; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Background check and fingerprinting clearance
• Knowledge and ability to operate standard office equipment
• Knowledge of applicable computer software and hardware process applications such as spreadsheets, word-processing, database and operating systems, and/or presentation software
• Valid Florida driver's license, reliable transportation, valid automobile insurance