Middle School Principal | 2024-2025 School Year

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Principal

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools formed in 1963 with the merger of the Winston-Salem and Forsyth County school systems. It is the fourth-largest system in North Carolina and the 81st largest in the nation. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools serves about 54,000 students to provide a quality education for each child. The school system has 43 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 15 high schools. Nine special schools bring the systemwide total to 81.

To serve as the instructional and operational leader of a school in developing and implementing policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development and achievement of each student and the professional development of each staff member.

Job Description:

Strategic and Instructional Leadership

Lead the school’s vision, mission, and strategic goals to support academic and socio-emotional success for all students;

Support and supervise the design of rigorous, standards-based instruction with measurable outcomes;

Analyze student achievement data and other data sources to identify and inform school improvement efforts;

Develop a collegial environment that supports teacher leadership, collaboration, and growth.

Managerial and Human Resources Leadership

Ensure a safe and nurturing environment for students, staff, and families;

Create processes to provide for a balanced operational budget for school programs and activities that are aligned to school improvement;

Create procedures to recruit and retain a high-quality workforce in the school that meets the diverse needs of students;

Develop a master schedule for the school to maximize student learning by providing for individual and ongoing collaborative planning for every teacher;

Cultural Leadership

Communicate strong ideals and beliefs about equity, learning, and teaching, with teachers, staff, parents, and students and then operate from those beliefs;

Influence the evolution of the culture to support the continuous improvement of the school as outlined in the school improvement plan;

Support the positive, culturally-responsive traditions of the school community;

Systematically and fairly acknowledge failures and celebrate accomplishments of the school and staff;

External and Micropolitical Leadership

Comply with all state and federal laws and local policies.

Demonstrate awareness and build relationships with individuals and informal groups among school staff and local community and utilize these as positive resources;

Maintain open, vertical and horizontal communications throughout the school community and district office.

Family and Community Engagement

Actively advocate for and engage family and community;

Strengthen teacher and staff capacity to cultivate and sustain meaningful partnerships with families of diverse backgrounds and with community members that support student achievement and well-being, and manage partnerships.

Qualifications:

Hold or be eligible to hold a valid NC Principal’s License. Successful teaching and school administration/leadership experience.

Master's Degree from an accredited institution

Experience as a school leader required

4+ years of teaching experience; Elementary or Secondary Experience preferred

Administrator Salary Schedule 12 Months

When applying, please make sure to include all prior experience in your application.

Please provide at least two references. One must be the current or most recent supervisor and the other a previous supervisor.

**Your current supervisor will be contacted for an Evaluative Telephone Reference**

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