PRINCIPAL

POSITION:              Principal

REPORTS TO:          Superintendent

SUPERVISES:          All school personnel, directly or indirectly

SALARY GRADE:     NC State Principal Salary Schedule and Local Supplement

PURPOSE:  To serve as the chief administrator of a school in developing and implementing policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member.

REQUIREMENTS

All candidates should have a minimum of 3 years of successful experience as a school- based administrator, as well as having completed a Master’s Degree Program in School Administration and proper certification from the Department of Public Instruction.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• General Planning: The principal conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.
• General Coordination: The principal ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial, and organizational structure of the school system. The principal defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community.
• Enhancement of Personnel Skills: The principal provides activities which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program.
• School Objectives: The principal identifies the annual objectives for the instructional, extracurricular, and athletic programs of the school.
• Curriculum Objectives: The principal ensures that instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed, 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 Formal Work Relationships: The principal establishes, implements and evaluates procedures used to carry out the daily routine of the school.
• Evaluates Performance: The principal evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include the maintaining of up-to-date student data. The principal supervises and appraises the performance of the school staff.
• Facilitates Organizational Efficiency: The principal maintains inter-school system communication and seeks assistance from central office staff to improve performance. The principal maintains good relationships with students, staff, and parents. The principal complies with established lines of authority.
• New Staff and Students: The principal orients and assists new staff members and new students and provides opportunities for their input in the school program.
• Community: The principal 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.
• Supplies and Equipment: The principal manages, directs, and maintains records on the materials, supplies and equipment which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine. The principal involves the staff in determining priorities for instructional supplies.
• Services: The principal organizes, oversees, and provides support to the various services, supplies, materials, and equipment provided to carry out the school program. The principal makes use of community resources.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and use fingers, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. Specific visual abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception. Occasionally the employee will lift up to 50 lbs. such as to lift files and paper.

This specification has been designated to represent the general nature and level of work found in positions in this class. As such, it is not intended to contain all of the duties and qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.

EVALUATION

Performance in this position will be evaluated regularly by the supervisor in accordance with Board Policy.