Principal at Crestwood Elementary: Requirements are a valid Arkansas Teacher's License with certification in Building Level Administration K-12 , successful completion of Teacher Excellence Support System Evaluator credentialing, and ability and willingness to use current and future technologies for instruction and support. Responsibilities include but are not limited to supervision of students and staff in all aspects of academics and extracurricular activities according to state accreditation standards licensure/certification and subject matter as assigned by the building Principal. 220-day contract with an excellent fringe benefit package. Interested individuals should apply online at www.nlrsd.org Menu/Human Resources/Welcome to Human Resources. NLRSD staff members interested in being considered for transfer should complete and forward a signed Transfer Request Form and forward to Delandrea Traylor, HR Specialist, NLRSD HR Office.

The North Little Rock School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Position Summary: The elementary school principal serves as the educational leader and chief administrator of the school, responsible for implementing and managing the policies, regulations, and procedures of the District to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe student-centered learning environment that meets and exceeds the ADE State Standards, following the approved curricula and directives of the District and the ADE. Achieving academic excellence requires that the principal work collaboratively to lead and nurture all members of the school staff and to communicate effectively with parents, members of the community, and colleagues in other districts and schools. Inherent in the position are the responsibilities for planning, curriculum development, program evaluation, extracurricular activities, personnel management, financial management, emergency procedures, resource scheduling, and facilities operations.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrate excellent leadership and organizational skills and the ability to motivate people.

• Demonstrate excellent integrity and good moral character and initiative.

• Highly developed communications skills.

• Flexible, innovative, creative.

• Open-minded, honest, straight forward, fair and equitable.

• Highly organized and strong follow-through with tasks and promises.

• Ability to lead a diverse group of students and employees.

• Strong leadership skills.

• Ability to manage budgets and implement spending procedures and monitoring.

• Ability to interact with a broad and diverse population of internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to develop curriculum and lead instructional programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Masters Degree in Education and a valid Arkansas Teacher's License #276 (Building Level Administration) or the ability to immediately obtain a license by the date of hire.

Experience

• Have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in teaching and working with adults or adolescents.

• Have at least two (2) years of successful administrative experience as a Principal, Assistant Principal, or Central Office Administrator. Administrative experience should include a record of effective educational leadership, demonstrated a commitment to a positive learning environment, excellent communication skills, and a strong commitment to educational equity.

• Demonstrated skills and abilities in dealing with the diverse needs of students are highly desirable.