Elementary School Principal (2025-2026)

Elementary Principal

POSITION: Principal

Job Details

• Date Posted:  April 7, 2025

• Application Deadline: 

• Starting Date: July 1st, 2025
• Job ID:
• Location: TBD
• Terms of Contract:   Administrative Contract, 12 months, full-time, benefit eligible
• Monthly Salary:  State Salary Schedule for Principals (plus local supplement)  
• Reports To:  Superintendent and Curriculum Director
• FLSA:  EXEMPT
• Qualifications/Requirements:
• Candidates must hold or be eligible for a North Carolina Principal license
• Training in the N.C. A Teacher Performance Appraisal system or its equivalent is preferred
• Administrative experience is required

Job Description and Duties

• Serve as the instructional leader of the school
• Serve as the school's chief administrator in developing and implementing policies, programs, curricular and co-curricular activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member.
• Conceptualize Board of Education goals, BCPS Strategic Plan, and School Improvement Plan to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented for the total school program.
• Ensure that the school program is compatible with the school system's legal, financial, and organizational structure.
• Define the responsibilities and accountability of staff
• Provide activities that facilitate the growth of school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program
• Identify the annual objectives for the instructional programs of the School Improvement Plan
• Involve faculty in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program
• Establish, implement, and evaluate procedures used to carry out the daily routine of the school
• Supervise student enrollment, records, attendance, and health requirements
• Evaluate students’ progress in the instructional program through the use of up-to-date student data
• Relate to students with mutual respect while carrying out a positive and effective discipline policy
• Supervise and appraise the performance of the school staff
• Maintain positive school and district communications, and maintain positive communications with the community
• Adhere to Board of Education policies and follow established procedures
• Orient new staff members and new students to the school program and assist in their adjustment
• Develop and implement plans for emergencies, in cooperation with staff and public safety agencies
• Maintain positive relations with the public, encourage the use of community resources, and coordinate the community use of school facilities
• Promote and maintain open communications, positive student attitudes, respect the dignity and the worth of staff, students, and comply with established lines of authority
• Manage, direct, and maintain records/inventory of materials, supplies, and equipment that are necessary to carry out the daily school routine
• Participate in the selection of all school staff members
• Maintain own professional competence by attending conferences, workshops, and college classes that focus on educational trends
• Must be able to perform heavy work, exerting more than 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or over 50 pounds of force frequently, and/over of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects
• Perform all other duties and responsibilities as delegated by the superintendent