High School Principal

ALL CANDIDATES WHO WISH TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION MUST COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION ON THE EMPLOYMENT WEB PAGE AT www.caldwellschools.org.

CALDWELL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Comprehensive High School Principal

QUALIFICATIONS

CREDENTIAL: Required Current Idaho Administrator Credentia

EDUCATION: Required M.A. or M.S

EXPERIENCE: Required Five or more years of teaching and administrative experience at the secondary level

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Character, personality, and proper social

capability to relate effectively with racially and

ethnically diverse staff, students, and community.

Demonstrated ability to work with a wide variety

of community groups and organizations.

PRIMARY FUNCTION

The Caldwell Senior High School Principal serves as chief administrator of a large senior high school. In collaboration with the Superintendent and district level administration, the Caldwell Senior High School Principal provides professional leadership in organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating a 21st Century learning environment. Ultimately, the principal’s main task is to create a culture focused on preparing all students for their postsecondary options.

The Caldwell Senior High School Principal works collaboratively with the community, staff, and administration of Caldwell School District. In addition, the Principal is responsible for:

• Maintaining an effective instructional program
• Creating a 21st Century college and career master schedule
• Providing an educational program that is responsive to the needs of all students
• Supervision of the school physical facility
• Fiduciary management of all school budgets
• Evaluation of certificated and classified staff
• All student activity programs
• Cultivating active relationships with the community
• Fostering close articulation with other educational levels (i.e. middle school administration, alternative high school administration, and college building administration)
• Ensuring the safety and welfare of both students and staff
• Operating Caldwell High School in accordance with District Policies

SUPERVISOR

Responsible to the Superintendent.

SUPERVISORY & EVALUATION ROLES

• Supervises all employees in Caldwell High School.
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, hiring, and evaluation of staff. The principal:
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Caldwell School District policies and applicable laws;
• Responsibilities include interviewing, recommending candidates for employment, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems; and
• Directly responsible to the Superintendent for satisfactory fulfillment of the duties assigned to them, and shall be considered as a confidential employee.
• Performs other related duties as assigned by the superintendent including the application and management of federal funds.
• Brings all substantial proposed contractual agreements and any concerns to the attention of appropriate district personnel before any commitment, or any other form of obligation, is made.

COMPENSATION

• Administrative salary schedule and benefits will be based on experience and in accordance with District salary schedule.
• The Caldwell High School Principal shall work 223 days.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Desire to continue career improvement.
• Possess an awareness of changes occurring in society and their relationship to education, while generating genuine enthusiasm for change.
• Possess an understanding of the collaborative management methods and the ability to apply them to the administration of instructional services in a well-organized manner.
• Possess a valid philosophy of education that recognizes the need for appropriate programs to serve a wide range of student abilities, needs, and interests.
• Ability to deal with personnel considerations in a fair, firm, and equitable manner.
• Ability to supervise others using acceptable human relations skills.
• Ability to relate to community and parents.
• Ability to communicate respectfully and clearly with all constituents.
• Ability to foster and maintain positive relationships with co-workers.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SPECIALIZED SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS *

· Assessment, data, and school improvement processes.

• Pedagogy and adolescent development, learning styles, and motivation.
• Budget and financial operations, including how to build a budget and assess building and staff needs.
• Understanding of school laws, rules and regulations, including special education and due process.
• Graduation standards.
• Evaluation, coaching and training of certified and non-certified staff.
• Family dynamics, cultural diversity, racial relations and community dynamics, and related training models.

Other Required Skills and Competencies

· Developing a functioning education philosophy consistent with the values of the community, teachers, school administration, and Board of Trustees.

· Leadership, including providing purpose and direction for groups and individuals, facilitating the development of a shared vision for the school, and formulating goals and planning changes with the staff by setting priorities in terms of the community, the district, staff, and students.

· Building and implementing a Master Schedule.

· Information collection, including gathering facts and data, seeking knowledge of policies, rules, laws, precedents and practices, managing data flow, and classifying and organizing information for decision making and monitoring.

· Problem analysis including analyzing information, framing issues and identifying causes, seeking additional information, framing and reframing possible solutions, demonstrating conceptual flexibility and assisting others in forming opinions.

· Judgment, including the ability to formulate logical conclusions from quality and timely decisions, adaptability and the ability to prioritize.

· Organizational oversight, including scheduling work to use resources appropriately to meet goals, scheduling activity flow, monitoring procedures to regulate activities, as well as project deadlines.

· Implementation, including putting programs into action, facilitating coordination and collaboration of tasks, establishing checkpoints and monitoring progress, providing corrections when required, and supporting those who are responsible.

· Delegation of authority, including assigning tasks so that they can be accomplished in a timely and appropriate manner, utilizing subordinates appropriately, and follows up on work tasks.

· Ability to accommodate cognition and achievement differences.

· Excellent communication, including written, oral and listening skills.

· Excellent large and small group presentation skills.

· The ability to transport self among district buildings and to regional and state meetings and workshops as necessary.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interact with high school students to encourage each individual to perform at their highest level
• Communicate openly and effectively with students, community, staff, and administration.
• Manage all high school building staff personnel
• Implement state and board approved program for the evaluation and improvement of instruction to ensure maximum educational benefits for students
• Supervise the educational program by regular classroom and overall building observations of students and teachers
• Observe and conducts post-observation conferences with teachers providing recommendations for improving instruction: prepares appraisal reports for professional personnel assigned by the Superintendent
• Make all recommendations to the Superintendent relative to promotion, retention, suspension, demotion or assignment changes of all personnel assigned to Caldwell High School
• Interview and recommends to the Superintendent personnel for employment.
• Assign teachers to classrooms and students to classes
• Assign specific duties to the Assistant Principal(s) and/or Athletic Director and/or Dean of Students
• Assist in the selection and placement of classified personnel who will have responsibility at Caldwell High School
• Resolve staff problems and provides support to teachers
• Provide general supervision to students
• Supervise extra-curricular activities
• Maintain positive relations with parents, parent groups, school volunteers, community members, and other organizations and agencies
• Maintain regular contact with parents regarding the needs, achievement and behavior of their children (conferences, booster meetings, newsletters, etc.)
• Under the direction of the Superintendent, prepare releases of information to the general public and local news media, interprets educational programs and problems relative to Caldwell High School
• Develop an atmosphere of respect, interest, and enthusiasm within the school
• Plan and organize the school day and year to provide for efficient operation of the school
• Supervise and provide for the general welfare of students during the school day, on school trips, and during school activities
• Maintain effective programs to strengthen and monitor pupil discipline, attendance, and individual progress in accordance with district policy
• Provide a positive environment for students through the establishment of reasonable rules and regulations governing behavior and fair practices dealing with disciplinary infractions during the school day, at school activities, and on school buses
• Provide for the maintenance of up-to-date cumulative records including student grades, attendance, health, test data, and all other data relative to the student
• Review and communicates with District leadership the scheduling of high school activities as well as the use of the high school facility
• Develop an annual student handbook containing information, rules, and regulations
• Work with counselors to ensure pupils are assigned to appropriate grade placement programs, etc.
• Coordinate special service programs and personnel and provides appropriate testing and placement of students in special programs
• Monitor all special service programs in accordance with state and federal mandates
• Maintain school records and file necessary reports
• Maintain safe, clean, attractive, and well-kept buildings and grounds
• Work cooperatively with peers in sharing ideas, techniques, and procedures for improvement of the learning environment
• Keep abreast of new information, innovative ideas and techniques
• Develop and submit personal job goals to the Superintendent and provides evidence of job performance through plans developed collaboratively with the Superintendent and District leadership
• Participate in required administrative meetings
• Attend all regularly scheduled meetings of the school board
• Assist the Superintendent in undertaking such other duties as needed

EVALUATION

Performance will be evaluated by the Superintendent on the basis of this job description and the Idaho Standards for Effective Principals.

This description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and requirements are essential job functions.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is continuously required to sit; occasionally walk and stand and reach with hands and arms; occasionally lift and carry up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; very good depth perception; and the ability to communicate through speech.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned

Caldwell School District is an equal opportunity employer/educator with an alcohol, drug and tobacco free environment and does not unlawfully discriminate in employment. Equal access to employment, services, and programs is available to all persons. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodations to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization. The information contained in this job posting is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

NOTE:

All certificated and non-certificated employees and other individuals are required to undergo a criminal history check and submit to fingerprinting. Any applicant convicted of any of the felony crimes enumerated in Section 33-1208, Idaho Code may not be hired, and any applicant convicted of any felony offense listed in Section 33-1208(2), Idaho Code shall not be hired.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $106,614.00 - $117,768.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Leadership or Administrative: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $106,614 - $117,768