Turnaround High School Principal-830 (2019-2020)

PURPOSE OF JOB: Provide effective instructional and organizational leadership to school faculty, staff, and students in all areas. Work effectively with all school personnel, students, parents and community members. Be cognizant of all state and district requirements in serving the needs of students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following.

Instructional Leadership

Lead the school's vision, mission, and strategic goals to support college-readiness and academic and socioemotional success for all students.

Organizes and monitors school planning process in which cooperative working relationships are facilitated in developing goals and objectives that are transferable to programmatic implementation.

Drive rapid and dramatic instructional improvements by implementing strategies in line with the priority areas identified in the School Turnaround Plan.

Support and supervise the design of rigorous, standards-based instruction with measurable outcomes.

Uses evaluation findings and assessment information to make decisions, provide feedback that ensures continuous improvement in teaching and learning.

Provides a variety of instruction programs consistent with district curriculum goals to meet individual learner needs to the extent that resources are available.

Develop, provide and implement staff professional development plan designed to address identified areas of needs, school, district and state objectives.

Management and Operations

Directs and supervises the business operations of the school including budget, requisitions and accounting.

Ensures a safe and nurturing environment for students, staff and families.

Oversees the recruitment and hiring of diverse, highly-qualified staff

Strategically align people, time and money that sets high standards of conduct and student achievement.

Apply teacher and staff performance management systems in a way that ensures a culture of continuous improvement, support and accountability.

Comply with all state and federal laws, policies and collective bargaining agreements.

Family and Community Engagement

Keeps students and parents informed of school, district and state goals, policies and activities.

Actively advocates for and engages family and community.

Ensures that parents are provided with regular reports of their child's progress.

Enthusiastically informs the community about school, district and state purposes, accomplishments and needs through regular written and verbal communications.

Provides leadership in guiding the various programs sponsored with the public, i.e. boosters, social agencies, School Advisory Committees, Area Attendance Council, P.T.A., and etc.

Establishes and maintains a harmonious multicultural, multiethnic educational environment.

Sustains meaningful partnerships with families and with community members that support student achievement and student well-being.

Turnaround Leader Focus

Ability to create systems with safety nets for all learners

Highly motivated

Ability to hold all team members accountable for students outcomes.

Committed to equity, excellence, and access for all students

Keen awarenedd of effective hiring practices

Drives internal change within all elements of the school

Change agent in all academic and managerial regards

Data-driven practices in every area of the school

Proven practices in developing leadership team and creating other turnaround leaders

Ability to do systems reviews and quickly respond to findings

Proven practices in developing leadership team and creating other turnaround leaders

Thrive in fast-paced, change-oriented environment

Possess strong pedagogical skills and are highly effective at coaching other adults.

Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Yes

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's Degree or Educational Specialist Degree from accredited institution

Hold or be eligible for Missouri Certification in secondary school teaching.

Hold or be eligible for Missouri Certification in middle school administration.

Two-plus years of teaching experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctorate Degree in Secondary School Administration.

Experience in curriculum articulation, development, and coordination.

Experience as building administrator.

Two (2) years administrative experience in urban secondary schools.

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.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year: 12 months

Benefits: Health and Dental Insurance are provided. Administrative Stipend

KCPS Defined Benefit Pension plan – mandatory 9% contribution is required from employee and matched by KCPS; Voluntary retirement savings plans are also available.



Primary Location:
Board of Education
Salary Range:
Competitive and commensurate with experience / Per Year
Shift Type:
Full-Time