What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-2026 Middle School Principal position at Osawatomie Middle School?
Title: Middle School Principal 2025-2026
Purpose: The Middle School Principal provides professional leadership in organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating a creative school program. To accomplish these tasks, the Middle School Principal works closely with the community, staff, and administration of USD 367.
Supervision : Superintendent of Schools
Contract Length : 217 Days
Base Salary : $80,000
Fringe benefits as scheduled by the Board of Education.
- Health, Dental, Vision, HSA/FSA, KPERs and supplemental plans available
Qualifications
? Masters degree or equivalent from an accredited college/university.
? Kansas administrative license with building-level endorsement required.
? Current Kansas State Teaching License on file in the District Administrative Center.
? Health and Inoculation Certificate on file in the Central Office.
? Have a valid driver’s license, be able to drive, and qualify under the district’s insurance carrier when driving a district vehicle.
? Desire to continue professional growth.
Physical Requirements & Conditions
? Requires prolonged sitting or standing.
? Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials up to 25 lbs.
? Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching.
? Requires some travel.
? Must work indoors and outdoors year round.
? Must work in noisy and crowded environments.
General Responsibilities
? Provide professional leadership in organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating a creative school program.
? Establish an optimal learning environment within the school.
? Ensure that all school programs and activities conform to district guidelines.
? Communicate effectively with all members of the school district and community.
? Work effectively with community organizations.
? React to change productively and handle other tasks as assigned.
? Support the value of an education.
? Support the philosophy and vision of USD 367.
Essential Functions
? Develop a program for the evaluation and improvement of instruction to ensure maximum educational benefits for students.
? Develop a functioning education philosophy consistent with the values of the community, teachers, school administration, and Board of Education.
? Develop a comprehensive curriculum and program of services in cooperation with teachers and District Administrative Office Staff.
? Develop an atmosphere of respect, interest, and enthusiasm within the school.
? Communicate openly and effectively with students, parents,community, staff, and administration.
? Supervise and provide for the general welfare of students during the school day, on school trips, and during school activities.
? Maintain effective programs to strengthen and monitor student discipline, attendance, and individual progress.
? Interview and recommend licensed and classified personnel.
? Delegate duties for effective staff utilization, but assume final responsibility for the overall school program.
? Encourage the professional growth of teachers by advanced training, experimentation, and evaluation.
? Administer district policies in the operation of the school.
? Administer the school budget.
? Maintain school records and file necessary reports
? Comply with legal and regulatory requirements of the various governmental agencies.
? Plan and organize the school day and year to provide for efficient operation of the school.
? Maintain safe, clean, attractive, and well kept buildings and grounds.
? Make effective use of consultants and specialists in program and staff development.
? Work cooperatively with peers in sharing ideas, techniques, and procedures for improvement of the learning environment.
? Keep abreast of new information, innovative ideas and techniques.
? Adhere to all district health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
? Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent, or other Administrative Staff.
Salary : $80,000