Early College Principal and Potential vacancies

Title: Early College Principal and Potential vacancies

Reports to: Superintendent

Terms of Employment: 12 months

Salary: State Salary Schedule Plus Local Supplement

*Internal Candidates must submit a letter of interest to the Superintendent and Director of Human Resources.*

*All applicants should indicate a preference if they have one within the letter of interest or within your application. ( Pre-K-5, Middle School, Early College, High School or District Level )*

Dare County Schools is looking for dynamic and innovative instructional leaders who can articulate and guide a school wide vision for excellence in teaching and learning.

Qualifications:

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  Have the desire to lead the top performing school in the state.
• Administrative and teaching experience required.
• Must possess or be able to hold a license in school administration from the State of North Carolina.
• Must possess a valid driver's license.

Desired Leadership Skills:

• Sets an ambitious school wide vision and goals that align with District areas of emphasis, that lead students on a path to and through college and career.
• Relentlessly plans and prioritizes to achieve goals.
• Intentionally prioritizes own time to focus on instructional leadership and teacher development.
• Models expectations for leaders, teachers, and students on school wide practices for a positive school culture.
• Develops a strategic plan to close the gap between the school’s current performance and annual goals.

Supervises: All school personnel, directly and indirectly

Essential Job Functions:

• Conceptualizes the mission of the district, broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program
• Ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial and organizational structure of the school system.
• Defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community; the principal knows in detail North Carolina’s accountability model.
• Provides activities which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhances the quality of the instructional program.
• Identifies the annual objectives for instructional, extracurricular and athletic programs of the school.
• Ensures that the School Improvement Plan is followed and reviewed throughout the school year.
• Ensures that the instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed, along with detailed curriculum pacing guidelines; and involves the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program; the principal provides opportunities for staff participation in the school program.
• Establishes, implements and evaluates procedures used to carry out the daily routine of the school.
• Evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include the maintaining of up-to-date student data.
• Supervises and appraises the performance of the school staff through observation formulas derived for the state of North Carolina.
• Maintains inter-school system communication and seeks assistance from Central Office staff to improve performance.
• Maintains good relationships with students, staff and parents.
• Complies with established lines of authority and promotes school safety.
• Orients and assists new staff members and new students and provides opportunities for their input in the school program.
• Encourages the use of community resources, cooperates with the community in the use of school facilities, interprets the school program for the community and maintains communication with community members.
• Manages, directs and maintains records on the materials, supplies and equipment which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine.
• Involves the staff in determining priorities for instructional supplies.
• Organizes, oversees and provides support to the various services, supplies, materials and equipment provided to carry out the school program.
• Involves the community and makes use of community resources.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements:

• Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment including computers, copiers, calculators, cellular phones, etc.
• Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle.
• Must be able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, and pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Light Work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree.

Data Conception:

Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.

Interpersonal Communication:

Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes giving instructions, assignments, or directions to subordinates or assistants.

Language Ability:

Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, charts, strategic plans, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, appraisals, charts, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control, and confidence.

Intelligence:

Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Verbal Aptitude:

Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in Standard English.

Numerical Aptitude:

Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of algebra, descriptive statistics, statistical inference, and statistical theory.

Form/Spatial Aptitude:

Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape.

Motor Coordination:

Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.

Manual Dexterity:

Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

Color Discrimination:

Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament:

Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.

Physical Communication:

Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

DISCLAIMER
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees