Principal, Mountain Island Lake Academy

Skills/Competencies

• Ability to develop the vision, mission, values, beliefs, and goals of the school, the processes used to establish these attributes, and the ways they are embodied in the life of the school community.
• Ability to work cooperatively with community organizations to accomplish school goals.
• Ability to lead staff in the creation of a vibrant, supportive culture.
• Ability to lead strategic discussions about standards of curriculum, instruction, and assessment based on research and best practices in order to establish and achieve high expectations for students.
• Ability to gather, disaggregate, and interpret data and create plans of improvement at a high level.
• Ability to work well with students and families by responding efficiently and thoroughly to inquiries, create positive relationships, and build rapport.
• Ability to lead and appropriately evaluate and coach teachers to improve performance and positively impact student achievement.
• Ability to build relationships and be a team player.  
• Ability to establish standards for performance across the school beginning with the school leadership team and communicate specific measures for the school and individuals.
• Ability to set and follow through with high expectations for student behavior and student academic performance.
• Ability to promote equity: providing the opportunities, support, environment, high expectations, and resources that every student needs to achieve educational success, feel valued, and contribute to a thriving community.