Elementary Principal (Anticipated)

NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC SCHOOLSSCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT #1CONTOOCOOK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT_____________________________________________________________POSITION TITLE: Elementary School PrincipalSUPERVISOR: Superintendent of SchoolsQUALIFICATIONS: Certified or certifiable by the New Hampshire State Department of Education.Masters Degree with a major in Educational Administration.Minimum of three (3)years teaching experience and three (3) to five (5) years successful experience as anElementary Principal.Demonstrated evidence of excellent written and oral communication skills.Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills are needed to fulfill performanceexpectations for this position.Demonstrated evidence of personal characteristics necessary for working effectivelywith students, teachers, administrators and parents.Or such alternatives to these qualifications as the School Boardmay find acceptable and appropriate.SUMMARY: Provides leadership for the professional staff of the school in the development,implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive educational program. Administer theschool programs in accordance with school board policies and administrative rulesand regulations, promote positive school climate and foster parent and community support.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervise the schools educational program.Supervise the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and non-academicpurposes.Budgets school time to provide for the efficient conduct of school instruction andbusiness.Leads in the development, determination of appropriateness, and monitoring of theinstructional program.Schedules classes within established guidelines to meet student needs.Provide for adequate inventories of property under his/her control and for the security and accountability for that property.Assists in the development, revision, and evaluation of the curriculum, and emergingtechnologies and their instructional management applications.Responsible for including all students into the general education curriculum to themaximum extent appropriate.Ensures that teachers implement Individual Educational programs with fidelity.Supervises all activities and programs that are outgrowths of the school's curriculum.Assume responsibility for the implementation and observance of all School Boardpolicies and regulations by the schools staff and students.Utilize effective supervision and performance management techniques to be able tojustifiably recommend the renewal and non-renewal of teachers, according toestablished procedures.Supervises all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and support personnelattached to the school.Assists in the recruiting, screening, hiring, training, assigning and evaluating of theschool's professional staff.Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their individual and groupperformance.Assist with orientation and training (administrative procedures and instructions) ofteachers.Foster cooperation and understanding among the various grades and functions of theeducational system.Approve the teaching schedule and any special assignment.Conducts staff meetings to keep members informed of such things as policy changesand new programs necessary for the proper functioning of the school.Makes arrangements for special conferences between parents and teachers whenappropriate.Plans and supervises fire drills, extreme weather drills, and an emergencypreparedness program.Cooperates with college and university officials regarding teacher training andpreparation.Works with various members of the central administrative staff on school problems ofmore than in-school import, such as transportation and special services.Maintains active relationships with students and parents.Attends special events held to recognize student achievement, attendsschoolsponsored activities, functions, athletic events and community and publicopportunities.Prepare and submit the schools budget and monitor expenditures of funds.Supervise the maintenance and control of various local funds generated by studentactivities.Responds to written and oral requests for information in a timely fashion.Assumes responsibility for all official school correspondence and news releases.Organize and administer the public relations program for the school, acting as liaisonbetween the school and the community, interpreting activities and policies of theschool and encouraging community participation in school life.Supervise the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other work required orappropriate to the schools administration.Serve as a member of such committees and attend such meetings as theSuperintendent of Schools shall direct.Keep his/her supervisor informed of events and activities of an unusual nature as wellas routine matters, related to the supervisors accountability.Assume responsibility for maintaining high standards of student conduct, attendanceand health of students, enforcing discipline as necessary, according to due proces tothe rights of students.Keep abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professionalmeetings, reading professional journals and other publications, and discussingproblems of mutual interest with others in the field.Delegate authority to responsible personnel to assume responsibility for the school inthe absence of the principal.Perform such other related duties as may from time to time be assigned by theSuperintendent.ADA MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED: Frequently standing, particularly for sustained periods of time.Frequently walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for longdistances or moving from one work site to another.Occasionally lifting, raising objects from a lower to a higher position or movingobjects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs toa considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and backmuscles.Constantly talking, expressing, or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.Those activities in which one must convey detailed or important spoken instructionsto other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.Constantly hearing and perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levelswith or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oralcommunication, and to make the discriminations in sound.Sedentary work, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amountof force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects,including the human body.

Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs aresedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentarycriteria are met.The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal;extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operationof machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly orfabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as intypical office or administrative work