Elementary Principal - 2025-2026

JOB DETAILS

Compensation:

Commensurate with salary range on the DCPS certified salary schedule

Hours Per Day: 7.0

Contracted Days: 230

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

Kentucky Principal Certification

Preferred:

Elementary School experience

Knowledge Of:

• Organization and management skills

• Process to create and facilitate the implementation of school vision

• Exceptional work ethic strategies to meet the demands and challenges of leading an elementary school

• Leadership skills that enable the leader to lead and professionally grow the staff

• The whole-child concept to meet student needs

• Education related systems, software, and programs relevant to the assigned school level

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Summary: The elementary school principal leads the school staff and community with exemplary leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills. The elementary school principal uses their skills to promote the educational development of each student and the professional development of the school staff.

Essential Functions, Duties and Responsibilities:

? Relationship-building capacity to successfully connect with and engage students, families, and staff members.

? Lead in the collaborative development of a professional learning program for staff members

? Lead in the design and implementation of a total staff development program; developing a positive school culture.

? Collaborates with the school community.

? Lead instructionally to meet the specific needs of the school.

? Directs the activities of certified and classified staff members in the performance of their duties.

? Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their support for students.

? Supervises the instructional staff in the development and implementation of curriculum, facilitation of instruction, and whole-child learning.

? Collaborates with appropriate central office administrators regarding needs of the school with respect to personnel, equipment, supplies and curriculum.

? Establishes and maintains favorable relationships with local community groups and individuals to foster understanding and solicit support for overall school goals, objectives and programs; to interpret Board policies and administrative directives; and to discuss and resolve individual student concerns.

? Implements Board policies and administrative rules and regulations relating to the school.

? Prepares such reports as may be required and analyzes data to inform decision -making

? Be fiscally responsible, and monitor expenditure of funds enabling the needs of the school and students are prioritized.

? Orients new school staff members and assists in their professional development as appropriate.

? Utilizes all resources of the school system and the community in developing the most effective educational program to meet individual student needs.

? Consults regularly with and coordinates the services of the resource personnel so that all classroom teachers may receive effective support.

? Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications, and attending workshops for professional growth.

? Work effectively with the SBDM to hire quality staff members for each vacant position as it becomes available.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Location, duties, responsibilities may be altered to meet the needs of the district.

Successful completion of post-offer, pre-employment screenings are required as a contingency of employment.

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  Contracts are with the district of Daviess County Public Schools-not with individual locations. Location assignments are subject to change.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Certified employee with year-to-year contract until continuing contract is granted
• Participates in Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS)

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of classified personnel. The evaluation will be conducted by the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning.