Middle School Principal

JOB GOAL

To provide leadership in developing and maintaining the best possible educational system and service.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Promotes the success of every student by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders.

• Collaboratively develops and implements a shared vision and mission
• Collects and uses data to identify goals, assesses organizational effectiveness, and promotes organizational learning
• Creates and implements plans to achieve goals
• Promotes continuous and sustainable improvement
• Monitors and evaluates progress and revises plans

2. Promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.

• Nurtures and sustains a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations
• Creates a comprehensive, rigorous, and coherent curricular program
• Creates a personalized and motivating learning environment for students
• Supervises instruction
• Develops assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progress
• Develops the instructional and leadership capacity of staff
• Maximizes time spent on quality instruction
• Promotes the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learning
• Monitors and evaluates the impact of the instructional program

3. Promotes the success of every student by ensuring management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.

• Monitors and evaluates the management and operational systems
• Obtains, allocates, aligns, and efficiently utilizes human, fiscal, and technological resources
• Promotes and protects the welfare and safety of students and staff
• Develops the capacity for distributed leadership
• Ensures teacher and organizational time is focused to support quality instruction and student learning

4. Promotes the success of every student by collaborating with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.

• Collects and analyzes data and information pertinent to the educational environment
• Promotes understanding, appreciation, and use of the community’s diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources
• Builds and sustains positive relationships with families and caregivers
• Builds and sustains productive relationships with community partners

5. Promotes the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.

• Ensures a system of accountability for every student’s academic and social success
• Models principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior
• Safeguards the values of democracy, equity, and diversity
• Considers and evaluates the potential moral and legal consequences of decision-making
• Promotes social justice and ensures that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling

6. Promotes the success of every student by understanding, responding to, and influencing the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.

• Advocates for children, families, and caregivers
• Acts to influence local, district, state, and national decisions affecting student learning
• Assesses, analyzes, and anticipates emerging trends and initiatives in order to adapt leadership strategies

7. Any other duties as assigned.

POSITION/TITLE

Principal

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

11 Months

SALARY

As per District Salary Schedule

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

BENEFITS

Standard Package

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Must be certified in the State of Arizona as a principal and have all the coursework required to carry out the responsibilities fully and effectively.

2. An understanding and familiarity with Navajo/Hopi education and the particular situation, circumstances, and problems that are involved is preferred.

3. Arizona SEI Endorsement required (or must obtain within the first year).

4. Must have a proven successful employment record.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Mental Health Benefits for employee and dependent (Calm and Modern Health)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development