What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mentor Principal position at Dayton Public Schools?
Position : Mentor Principal
Reports To : Chief of Elementary Schools
Salary Schedule / Grade : Supplemental
F.L.S.A Status : Exempt
SUMMARY
Under the general supervision of the Chief of Elementary Schools, the Principal Mentor serves as a mentor and coach to Principals and Assistant Principals to help improve student academic achievement. The Principal Mentor provides assistance and professional growth to identified school administrators, including training and mentoring in alignment with the Ohio Principal Standards and best practices to improve student achievement and maintain a safe, caring, and orderly learning environment.. The Principal Mentor will work closely with the District Leadership and the Chief of Schools to ensure that support for identified DPS Principals is aligned and consistent.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides opportunities for school administrators to increase their understanding of best practices in management, supervision, leadership, mentoring, and instructional coaching.
- Shares knowledge of instructional supervision and leadership using evidence-based strategies and practices, including organizational culture development, collecting, and analyzing data, demonstrating observation and diagnostic skills, writing and operationalizing SMART Goals, strategic resource management and budgeting.
- Visits school to observe instructional practice and suggest growth steps for administrators
- Assists administrators in evaluating and improving instructional processes
- Assists administrators with their understanding of required assessments and data-driven decision making
- Promotes ongoing instructional improvement that supports student achievement gains.
- Promotes and builds leadership capacity and effectiveness in current building administrators.
- Promotes the use of research-based leadership practices, behaviors, and actions.
- Supports the increase in the authentic personal and professional learning of principals and assistant principals to become effective leaders
- Perform other duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned.
- Assist in Monitoring district Attendance Teams
- Serve as a liaison and facilitator to support alignment of buildings and operations (transportation)
- Lead audits of arrival and departure procedures.
- Follow up with parent complaints in the DPS communication
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