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Elementary Principal - Downingtown Area School District

Chester County Intermediate Unit
Downingtown, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/28/2024 CLOSED ON 4/26/2024

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  • JobID: 2096

  • Position Type:
    Outside CCIU Opportunities in Administration
    Date Posted:
    4/18/2022
    Location:
    Downingtown Area School District
    Closing Date:
    04/24/2022

    Position:
    Elementary Principal (Job ID 4554)
    Location: Springton Manor Elementary
    Benefits Eligible: Yes
    Effective Date: Anticipated July 1, 2022


    Are you passionate about helping ALL students learn in a collaborative environment? If so, we may have the career for you! Downingtown Area School District is excited to announce an opening for an Elementary Principal at Springton Manor Elementary.

    At DASD, we are committed to sharing values of diversity and inclusion in order to achieve and sustain excellence in education. As a diverse district, we continually seek ways to strengthen our educational environment. We believe that we can best promote excellence by recruiting and retaining a diverse group of staff who bring various backgrounds and perspectives. Our ability to create and maintain a climate of respect is critical to attaining the best teaching and learning environment.

    At Downingtown Area School District we value our employees. We seek to hire new staff who:

    • Communicate openly to build relationships and trust
    • Partner with team members to see the TEAM succeed
    • Demonstrate a growth mindset and seek ongoing opportunities for growth
    • Embrace and support a safe and inclusive environment
    • Eagerly and enthusiastically support student learning
    • Strive to be kind and reflective
    • Focus on the solution and put people first
    • Lead by example!

    If you want to be part of our “Downingtown Proud” team - please apply! Help us with our mission to educate all students to meet the rigorous challenges of a global society.

    Job Summary: Implements policies and procedures of the School Board; serves as the instructional leader and building manager; ensures the safety and well-being of students and staff; recruits, interviews, and recommends for hiring, professional and support staff; provides for the staff development of the professional and paraprofessional staff; oversees and manage extended day opportunities for students.


    Qualifications:

    • Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and hold a proper Pennsylvania administrative certification for the position
      • Master’s degree required
    • Five (5) years of successful experience in public education as a teacher or administrator necessary, including elementary or secondary school instruction
    • Prior assistant principal or supervisory experience is helpful
    • Knowledge of best practices in curriculum integration, instruction, professional development, public relations, and admissions preferred
    • Decision making skills are significant to the job, affecting a large segment of the organization, students, teachers, and parents
    • Candidate must possess good moral character and demonstrate leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with pupils, teachers, and parents
    • Candidate should be skilled in the use of current technologies, word processing, data base, IEP software, office equipment, and presentation software
    • Must have and maintain a valid state vehicle operator’s license and a good driving record
    • Must successfully complete and maintain compliance with all federal and state background and criminal record check requirements
      • Click here for more information about required clearances
    • Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment


    Duties & Responsibilities: (Abbreviated - Please review the attached Job Description for more details on this specific opportunity)

    • Ensures professional staff performance through observation and evaluation
    • Seeks and maintains parent and community support
    • Serves as chairperson of Instructional Support Teams, IEP Teams, and GIEP Teams, including meeting with all constituents
    • Serves as the LEA for special education programs and gifted education programs; oversees every meeting that takes place
    • Develops and implements a building budget, providing for the purchase and distribution of necessary supplies, materials, textbooks, and equipment for instruction
    • Ensures pupil performance through curriculum implementation and program/pupil assessment
    • Enumerates to staff and pupils, pupil performance expectations by state and local standards
    • Ensures appropriate student behaviors through appropriate procedures, rules, and consequences
    • Provides and/or evaluates pupil services, including transportation, health, food, guidance, library, IST, ESL, custodial, and office services at the building level
    • Participates in the selection of new staff
    • Plans, implements, and supports building level staff development
    • Provides leadership in ensuring a clean, safe working environment conducive to learning
    • Directs and coordinates office functions such as registration and admission, assignment, scheduling, orientation, communication, etc.
    • Participates in related meetings and organizations related to achievement of the school and district goals, objectives, and standards and other meetings involving constituents after hours
    • Maintains high standards for staff through role modeling
    • Provides leadership in the screening, recommendation, orientation, and induction of teaching candidates and paraprofessionals
    • Serves as site coordinator for Integrated Pest Management procedures; facilities usage coordinator, emphasizing before, during, and after school programs
    • Acts as emergency preparedness/safety coordinator and coordinator of Section 504 Agreements
    • Facilitates building level and district level staff development meetings
    • Collects and analyzes building performance data for individual and group achievement of state and local standards

    Summary of Benefits:
    • Medical, including Telemedicine
    • Prescription
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Life Insurance
    • Disability Insurance
    • Workers’ Compensation
    • Paid Sick, Vacation, and Personal Days
    • Employee Assistance and Advocacy Program
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • 403(b) Retirement Savings
    • State Pension System (PSERS)
    • Wellness incentives, including fitness club reimbursement
    • Administrator and peer support mentorship programs
    • District-provided technology
    • ...and much more!


    Salary for 2022-2023:
    $120,058.73 - $150,073.68
    • Placement upon salary scale is dependent upon education and years of experience.

    Schedule:
    260 days per year based upon district-approved calendar

    To find out more about our locations, click here.

    Click here to Apply Online (see above Job ID)

    For questions about this opportunity, please reach out directly to Jonna Allen-Raffl at jallenraffl@dasd.org.

    EOE

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