Kenneth C. Coombs School Principal

Mashpee Public Schools

Kenneth C. Coombs School Principal

Pre-School - 2nd Grade

The Mashpee Public School System is committed to transforming the education opportunities it offers to the children of Mashpee. The district seeks a principal who has a passion for working with children and leading innovation to ensure all students achieve. A successful principal is a highly motivated, persistent, and creative educator who is able to align a school’s resources, systems, and people around a rigorous instructional program.

JOB SUMMARY

The principal of the Kenneth C. Coombs School will serve as the school’s instructional and operational leader. The principal is expected to promote high-quality instructional practices, passionately enjoy working with children, and believe all students can achieve. As a member of Mashpee Public Schools’ leadership team, the Kenneth C. Coombs School principal has a voice in district initiatives, decision-making, and school-based programming

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (include but are not limited to):

• Be a strong and fully present relationship builder with students, staff, families, and our community
• Maximize financial and human resources through effective management, strategic planning, and district-wide collaboration
• Ensure a safe, secure, orderly, and well-maintained school environment
• Develop, articulate, and steward a clear vision for learning for all students and implement a strategic plan to accomplish that vision; ensure all stakeholders can articulate the vision
• Promote high-quality, evidenced-based instructional practices that consistently allow for excellent instruction school-wide; promote educator growth through feedback/coaching
• Develop a culture of collegial and professional relationships among staff and students that promotes critical reflection, shared accountability, and continuous improvement
• Collect, analyze, and use multiple sources of data to guide continuous improvement in student achievement, student and staff well-being, and professional development for staff
• Selecting and assigning building staff
• Align the school’s resources, systems, and people around a rigorous instructional program
• Ability to motivate staff, students, and families around the vision of the school
• Clear and effective communication skills for diverse audiences including students, staff, and families
• Well-organized, ability to balance competing priorities and multi-task
• Passion for developing staff’s professional growth, instructional and leadership capacities
• Lead to foster creativity, innovation, effective teamwork, and collaboration
• Productive problem-solving to counter setbacks, initiative to seize opportunities to make change
• Belief in student empowerment and willingness to allow students to play an active role in supporting the school’s vision and climate
• Commitment to the relationship with and service of students and families; while also ensuring a school culture in which stakeholders' voices are heard and valued
• Ability to reflect on how to improve, self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses, willingness to take responsibility for actions and mistakes
• Empathy for the perspectives of students, staff, and stakeholders
• A clear understanding of policies and laws affecting special populations, EL students, and students receiving special education services
• Highly motivated, persistent, and creative educator with an exemplary work ethic

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in an appropriate field
• DESE Certification as a Principal/Assistant Principal
• Professional experience at the elementary level
• 3-5 years as a school principal/administrator
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required
• Cori and fingerprint clearance are required

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of those in this classification.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER