Principal - WMS

Wawasee Community School Corporation

Job Description

Job Title: Middle School Principal - 220 Days per year

Type of Position: Certified

Reports to: Superintendent or designee

Position Purpose: The Middle School Principal serves as the instructional leader and chief administrator of the school, responsible for implementing the district’s vision, managing daily operations, fostering a culture of excellence, and ensuring student success. The principal leads faculty and staff to improve student learning outcomes, maintain a positive school climate, and promote continuous professional development.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

1. Instructional Leadership & Teacher Effectiveness

• Recruit, hire, and retain highly effective teachers aligned with the school’s vision.
• Conduct frequent classroom observations and provide timely, actionable feedback.
• Utilize teacher evaluations to differentiate performance and inform professional development.
• Support and mentor teachers, ensuring alignment with instructional best practices.
• Address underperforming teachers through coaching and remediation plans.

2. Professional Development & Leadership Development

• Design and facilitate aligned professional learning opportunities for staff.
• Provide differentiated learning opportunities based on student data and teacher needs.
• Encourage and develop teacher leadership through formal and informal opportunities.
• Implement succession plans to build internal leadership capacity.

3. Student Learning & Academic Excellence

• Set and maintain high expectations for student achievement and behavior.
• Ensure rigorous academic instruction and use of data-driven decision-making.
• Promote a culture of urgency, ensuring instructional time is maximized.

4. School Climate & Culture

• Cultivate a positive school culture that fosters student engagement.
• Maintain high academic and behavioral expectations, ensuring alignment across classrooms.
• Foster collaboration among staff through shared decision-making and professional learning communities.
• Engage families and the community in meaningful partnerships to support student success.

5. Operational & Organizational Management

• Develop and implement strategic goals aligned with district priorities.
• Manage school operations, including budgeting, scheduling, and resource allocation.
• Monitor and enforce student discipline policies with consistency and fairness.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and district regulations, including grant management and reporting.

6. Data-Driven Leadership & Accountability

• Use data to inform school-wide decisions, instructional practices, and interventions.
• Lead faculty teams in analyzing student achievement data to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure transparency in data usage, communicating progress to stakeholders.

7. Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate key concepts, school goals, successes, and areas for growth effectively.
• Build strong relationships with students, parents, staff, and community members.
• Establish feedback loops to involve stakeholders in school improvement efforts.
• Serve as a liaison between the school and district leadership.

8. School Safety & Student Well-being

• Ensure a safe, supportive learning environment for all students and staff.
• Implement crisis management and emergency preparedness procedures.
• Address attendance and truancy issues proactively through targeted interventions.
• Promote student well-being through social-emotional learning and behavior support.



Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Master's Degree, Education Specialist, or Doctorate Degree required.
• Certification: IN Dept. of Education Building Level Administrator certification required.
• Experience: Previous administrative or leadership experience is preferred.
• Skills & Competencies:
• Strong instructional leadership and ability to drive student achievement.
• Effective communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills.
• Data-driven decision-making and strategic problem-solving abilities.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and commitment to student success.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

There are no environmental hazards indicated for this position.

Terms: Length of year and rate of pay to be determined by the School Board.

Evaluation: Evaluation of performance on this job will be in accordance with the provision in the policy handbook.