PRINCIPAL - KEITH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Job Details
Job ID: 3114264
Application Deadline: June 22, 2019
Posted: June 5, 2019
Starting Date: July 1, 2019

Job Description
Job Goals:
1. The principal will collaborate with teachers, parents, community members, district administration as well as other internal and external resources and stakeholders to implement new educational programs, building improvements, systems, tools and other resources to accelerate student achievement
Position Type: Full-time
Positions Available: 1
Salary: $105,000 to $115,000 Per Year
Equal Opportunity Employer
New Bedford Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.

Job Requirements
Performance Responsibilities:
1. Promote the learning and growth of all students and the success of all staff by cultivating a shared vision that makes powerful teaching and learning the central focus of schooling
2. Continually monitors and assesses progress, provides feedback can connects educators to additional supports as needed
3. Ensure that instructional practices in all settings reflect high expectations regarding content and quality of effort and work, engage all students, and are personalized to accommodate diverse learning styles, needs, interests, and levels of readiness
4. Sets and models high expectations for the quality of content, student effort, and student work school-wide
5. Ensure that all teachers use a variety of formal and informal methods and assessments to measure student learning, growth, and understanding and make necessary adjustments to their practice when students are not learning
6. Provide effective and timely supervision and evaluation in alignment with state regulations and contract provisions
7. Use multiple sources of evidence related to student learning, including state, district, and school assessment results and growth data to inform school and district goals and improve organizational performance, educator effectiveness, and student learning
8. Promote the learning and growth of all students and the success of all staff by ensuring a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment, using resources to implement appropriate curriculum, staffing and scheduling
9. Understands and complies with state and federal laws and mandates, school committee policies, collective bargaining agreements and ethical guidelines
10. Promotes the learning and growth of all students and the success of all staff through effective partnerships with families, community organizations and other stakeholders that support the mission of the school and district
11. Addresses family concerns in an equitable, effective, and efficient manner
12. Have a shared commitment to high standards of teaching and learning with high expectations for achievement for all
13. Ensure that policies and practices enable staff members and students to interact effectively in a culturally diverse environment in which students' backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected
14. Demonstrates strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
15. Develops and nurtures a culture in which staff members are reflective about their practice and use student data, current research, best practices and theory to continuously adapt instruction and achieve improved results. Models these behaviors in the administrator's own practice
16. Employ strategies for responding to disagreement and dissent, constructively resolving conflict and building consensus throughout a district/school community
17. Engage all stakeholders in the creation of a shared educational vision in which every student is prepared to succeed in postsecondary education and become responsible citizens and community contributors

Qualifications:

1. Licensed by the Mass Department of Elementary & Secondary in Principal/Asst. Principal
2. 3-5 years teaching experience, preferably in an urban setting
3. Demonstrated success leading a team of educators to improve student achievement

Salary: Negotiable
This is a non-union position

Reports to: Superintendent of New Bedford Public Schools

The New Bedford Public Schools do not discriminate on account of age, race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, genetics, or disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions in employment for potential employees. New Bedford Public Schools encourages people with multilingual skills, particularly in Cape Verdean Creole, Portuguese and/or Spanish, to apply. Every available opportunity will be taken in order to assure that each applicant is selected on the basis of qualifications, merit and ability.

Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

Application Questions
There are no application questions required for this job posting.

Contact Information
Brian Turner, Curriculum, Data and Assessment Manager
455 County Street
New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
Phone: (508) 997-4511
Email: bwturner@newbedfordschools.org