Principal - Ellis Elementary

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Certification/Education:

• Master's Degree, required.
• Administrative certification issued by Texas Education Agency
• Minimum three years classroom teaching experience
• Two years administrative experience required (three years preferred)
• Enrollment in/or completion of AISD Aspiring Principals Academy (preferred)

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Instructional Management

• Systematically and continuously, monitor instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program outcomes; use these findings for corrective action and improvement, as well as for recognition of success.
• Work with staff to plan, implement and evaluate the curriculum on a systematic basis.
• Ensure that curriculum renewal is continuous and responsive to student needs.
• Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional goals.
• Evaluate and recommend improvement in the purposes, design and implementation of the instructional program, as well as other support programs related to the mission of the school.

School/Organizational Climate

• Communicate and promote high expectation levels for staff and student performance in an enabling, supportive way; provide proper recognition of excellence and achievement.
• Establish and maintain an environment which is conducive to positive staff morale and directed towards achievement of the school's mission in accordance with AISD goals.
• Foster collegiality and team-building among staff, encouraging their active involvement in decision-making.
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, parents and community; project a positive image that enhances the school's mission.
• Mediate and facilitate effective resolution of conflicts in a timely fashion.
• Assess the school climate and use resultant data to develop improvement plans collaboratively with others.
• Have a clear sense of the school's mission; actively involve the staff in planning and decision-making in order to accomplish the mission.
• Initiate and support programs and actions that foster learning and facilitate a positive, caring climate, as well as an orderly, purposeful environment for students of AISD.

School/Organizational Improvement

• Determine and build a common vision for school improvement; direct planning activities and implement programs collaboratively to ensure attainment of school's mission.
• Identify, analyze and apply research findings (e.g., effective school research correlates) to facilitate school improvement.
• Develop (as necessary), maintain and utilize appropriate information systems and records necessary for attainment of the school's mission and overall school improvement efforts.

Personnel Management

• Use developmental supervision effectively and comprehensively with all staff by systematically observing instruction, recording observations and regularly conducting formative and summative evaluation conferences.
• Apply state/district appraisal systems appropriately and ensure that evaluations clearly and accurately represent staff performance.
• Confer with subordinates regarding their professional growth; work jointly with them to develop and accomplish improvement goals.
• Identify, provide and/or encourage participation in available in-service training options to address the goals identified through the growth planning process.
• Clearly define expectations for staff performance regarding instructional strategies, classroom management and communication with the public.
• Encourage personal and professional growth and leadership among the staff; recognize exemplary performance.
• Be effective in interviewing, selecting and orienting new staff; make sound recommendations relative to personal placement, transfer, retention and dismissal.

Administration and Fiscal/Facilities Management

• Comply with district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations, in pursuing the mission of the school.
• Be effective in scheduling activities and the use of resources needed to accomplish determined goals.
• Develop budgets based upon documented program needs, estimated enrollment, personnel and other fiscal needs; implement programs within budget limits; maintain fiscal control; accurately report fiscal information.
• Monitor the use, care and replacement of capital equipment.
• Manage all school facilities effectively; efficiently supervise their maintenance to ensure clean, orderly and safe buildings and grounds.

Student Management

• Work with faculty and staff to implement a student management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances school climate.
• Effectively develop and communicate to students, staff and parents school guidelines for student conduct.
• Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that consequences of misconduct are applied equitably to all students.
• Effectively conduct conferences with parents, students and teachers concerning school and student issues, conveying both positive aspects of student behavior as well as problem areas.
• Encourage plans for improved student behavior that reflect additional opportunities for learning.

Professional Growth and Development

• Use information provided through assessment instruments, the district appraisal process and evaluate feedback from line supervisors to improve performance.
• Strive to improve leadership skills through self-initiated professional development activities (e.g., undertaking professional reading, attending conferences and participating in training programs).
• Utilize information gained in professional development programs for self-improvement.
• Disseminate ideas and information to other professionals; provide leadership in addressing challenges facing the profession.
• Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical manner in accordance with TEA Code of Ethics.
• K-3 teacher of record must complete Reading Academy per TEA requirements

School/Community Relations

• Articulate the school's mission and campus plan to the community and solicit their support in achieving the goals of the campus.
• Demonstrate awareness of school/community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
• Demonstrate the use of appropriate techniques for effective community and parent involvement.
• Emphasize and nurture two-way communication between the school and community.
• Project a positive image to the community.