Middle School Principal - 260 Days
- Employer
- Henrico County Public Schools
- Location
- Henrico, VA, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Job Category
- Administrator, Principal
- Grade Level
- Middle School
Job Details
Middle School Principal - 260 Days
Location:
Henrico, VA, US
Organization Name:
HCPS - Fairfield Middle School
About Us:
Henrico County Public Schools is the sixth-largest public school division in Virginia. The division serves more than 50,000 students in its 72 schools and program centers. Our nearly 7,000 full-time employees include 3,800 teachers. Students and parents speak more than 85 languages and represent more than 100 countries. Academic excellence, innovation, and opportunity are hallmarks of Henrico County Public Schools. The division led the Richmond region in schools earning the 2017 Virginia Index of Performance awards for advanced learning and achievement. HCPS also leads central Virginia in teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the profession's highest mark of accomplishment.
Henrico County, Virginia, is a diverse community of more than 320,000 which wraps west, north, and east of the independent city and state capital of Richmond. We are 104 miles from the Atlantic Ocean; 94 miles east of the scenic Skyline Drive and 106 miles south of Washington, D.C. The Richmond area is 75 miles north of the North Carolina border.
Our Mission: Henrico County Public Schools, an innovative leader in educational excellence, will actively engage our students in diverse learning experiences that inspire and empower them to become contributing citizens.
General Statement of Duties:
Henrico County Public Schools is looking for a visionary instructional leader with:
- A wealth of experience, including experience working with diverse school communities.
- A deep knowledge of nurturing a student-centered school culture based on best practices.
- A proven ability to foster an environment of high expectations, data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement.
- Superb communication skills.
- The transformative leadership skills needed to help staff members and teachers achieve excellence.
Essential Duties:
- Uses student performance data to assess teaching and learning effectiveness.
- Demonstrates knowledge of academic expectations.
- Applies appropriate measures to monitor student achievement.
- Provides a program of student recognition.
- Uses the Code of Student Conduct as the basis of judgments in disputes, confrontations, and/or disciplinary cases.
- Communicates school policies relating to student behavior to students and parents.
- Guides staff to the accomplishment of a given task.
- Delegates duties and responsibilities and accepts responsibility for the decisions made and the actions taken.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to staff members' needs.
- Recognizes the professional growth of staff members.
- Leads the staff in functioning as a cohesive group.
- Demonstrates a clear understanding of and adherence to all School Board policies relating to the collection and expenditure of funds.
- Conducts a systematic budget development process.
- Exercises planning skills for self, others, and student scheduling.
- Demonstrates punctuality by meeting deadlines.
- Implements the School Plan, makes necessary modifications, and assesses progress towards objectives.
- Knows the community and provides clear and effective oral and written communication.
- Is accessible to school and community members.
- Provides supervision for after school programs and other special activities as necessary.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master's degree and three years' experience as a teacher, administrator, or supervisor.
- A post-graduate professional certificate with principalship endorsement.
- Must possess extensive knowledge of the curriculum and instructional program including content and methodologies.
- Organizational skills are required to plan, implement, and evaluate the school program and lead the teaching and support staff in achieving the school's goals.
- Supervisory skills include staff assignment, monitoring staff development, and evaluating staff effectiveness.
- Highly developed communications skills are required for contact with community members, parents, students, teachers, and central office administration.
- Any equivalent combination of experience and training which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Additional Information:
Minimum annual starting salary - $104,885.02
Position is advertised as "open until filled".
How To Apply:
To be considered for this vacancy, you should upload three (3) written references , your college transcripts (unofficial copies will suffice at this point), and a copy of your teaching license onto our online application platform located at henricoschools.us/careers/ .
Mailing Address:
Henrico County Public Schools
Department of Human Resources
P. O. Box 23120
3820 Nine Mile Road
Henrico, VA 23223
The School Board of Henrico County is committed to nondiscrimination with regard to sex (including pregnancy), gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (except where such is a bona fide occupational qualification), in employment or in its programs and activities.
Minimum Salary:
104885.02
Maximum Salary:
Currency:
USD
Main Organization:
Public Schools Public Schools
Employment Status:
Permanent Fulltime Permanent Full-time
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Company
Henrico County Public Schools expresses a divisionwide commitment to every student by communicating a vision of inclusiveness: “The right to achieve. The support to succeed.” The school division also embraces four critical cornerstones: Student Safety, Academic Progress, Closing Gaps and Relationships.
The school system serves the families of Henrico County, Virginia, a diverse community of more than 320,000 which wraps west, north and east of the independent city and state capital of Richmond. Henrico is Virginia’s fifth-most populous county.
HCPS is the sixth largest public school division in Virginia, and is comprised of 72 schools and program centers serving more than 50,000 students. The division’s schools reflect the geographic diversity of Henrico County, and lie in bustling near-urban and suburban settings; small towns; and quiet rural areas.
Academic excellence and opportunity are hallmarks of Henrico County Public Schools. Twenty-three division schools earned 2017 Virginia Index of Performance awards for advanced learning and achievement, presented by Gov. Terry McAuliffe and the Virginia Board of Education. HCPS was again tops in the Richmond region with the most schools earning the distinction. Short Pump Middle School was one of only nine schools in the commonwealth to earn the highest designation.
HCPS also leads central Virginia in teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Completion of the rigorous process is the profession’s highest mark of accomplishment.
Henrico Schools has robust programs and support services for families of students with special needs; gifted students; homebound and homeschooled students; and students learning English as a second language.
Each of the division’s high schools is fully accredited and hosts an academic specialty center. The specialty centers allow students with clear interests the chance to focus on a preferred area, such as engineering, the arts or world languages. Three middle schools offer the International Baccalaureate Middle Years program and two high schools offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma program.
The division also has cutting-edge programs in career and technical education, at individual schools and at two Advanced Career Education centers. From learning about sustainable seafood in culinary arts classes to applying technology concepts at Richmond Raceway, HCPS’ Department of Career and Technical Education helps students become effective participants in the international economy.
From academics to athletics, from the arts to career skills, Henrico County Public Schools is proud to be part of helping our community thrive by ensuring that each child has the right to achieve and the support to succeed.
- Website
- http://http/www.henricoschools.us/
- Telephone
- 804-652-3672
- Location
-
3820 Nine Mile Road
Human Resources
Henrico
VA
23223
US
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