Principal

Certified - Grade Level - Elementary School - K-5

Job Number 4600304772

Start Date

Open Date 10/15/2024

Closing Date 11/15/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Principal is the instructional leader who brings together and focuses all of the educational resources and support services available in the delivery of the best possible educational program and services to students. The Principal will lead teachers and staff, set goals and ensure students meet their learning objectives. The Principal will oversee the school's day-to-day operations, including handling disciplinary matters, managing a budget and hiring teachers and other personnel.

Other Job Type (if applicable) School Administration

Reports To Superintendent of Schools

Start Date 01/01/2025

Additional Job Information
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following duties are normal for this position. The omission of specific statements of the duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Assumes full responsibility for the organization, implementation, and administration of the total school program as it relates to students, faculty, another assigned personnel

Assumes responsibility for the supervision and evaluation of the instructional program and the assignment, supervision, and evaluation of all personnel involved in the total school program

Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary

Assumes responsibility for providing conditions within the school which are conducive to learning

Adheres to policies, principles, and procedures for internal school accounting as approved by the Board of Education in compliance with the Internal School Accounting Act

Assumes responsibility for preparing a budget and administering the funds allocated on a per pupil basis to the school in a manner which will assure maximize utilization of the funds

Adheres to professional, ethical, and moral standards of conduct in the transaction of all school business

Cooperates with those agencies of state and local governments that render services to students

Establishes effective communication with students, teachers, parents, and community organizations and provides opportunities for community involvement in all phases of the school program

Prepares and submits to the appropriate agencies (Collierville Schools Board of Education, State Department of Education, etc.) all required records and reports

Administers the school program according to the standards of the local Board of Education, and State Board of Education

Serves as supervisor of the school plant and facilities and requests the maintenance necessary for insuring the health and safety of all students and personnel

Utilizes the support services provided by Collierville Schools to improve the effectiveness of the school program

Adheres to due process procedures in all matters relating to the rights, welfare, and personal safety of students and personnel

Adheres to all policies pertaining to the National School Lunch Program, which are applicable to the management and operation of the school lunchroom

Assumes responsibility for seeing that the school complies with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and for keeping faculty and staff members informed of their responsibilities pertaining to student safety

Improves professional skills and knowledge; assumes educational leadership roles; and performs duties in a professional, honest, and responsible manner

Adheres to all Tennessee Instructional Leadership Standards

Maintains and accounts for the funds generated by student activities

Facilitates school participation in technology programs and activities

Demonstrates and models on a regular basis the integration of technology

Follows a plan for professional technology development and actively seeks out opportunities to grow professionally

Provides leadership in the establishment of a positive building climate for staff members, students, parents and community

Provides leadership in the planning and supervision of extra and co-curricular activities

Maintains a work week that includes 40 or more hours to ensure proper supervision of students

12-Month position

Performs such other duties as may be assigned by the Superintendent

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's Degree

Professional Tennessee Teaching license with any elementary endorsement

Must hold a TN Administrator License

Minimum of five (5) years of administrative or supervisory experience in an educational setting preferred

Minimum of five (5) years of successful experience as a classroom teacher in grade level appropriate to position preferred

Demonstrated leadership in an educational setting

Proficient in the use of computers to include spreadsheets, database and word processing applications

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to prepare clear, concise, accurate and complete reports including statistics

Ability to establish and maintain cooperative-working relationships with those contacted in the course of work at all levels

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable

PERFORMANCE APTITUDES:
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize, and/or analyze data. Includes exercising discretion in determining data classification, and in referencing such analysis to established standards for the purpose of recognizing actual or probable interactive effects and relationships.

Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide guidance, effective supervision, assistance, and/or interpretation to others regarding the application of procedures and standards to specific situations.

Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools, and/or materials used in performing essential functions.

Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.

Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; the ability to calculate decimals and percentages; the ability to utilize principles of fractions; and the ability to interpret graphs.

Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems, philosophies, laws, regulations, and procedures; to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.

Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in situations involving evaluation of information against measurable or verifiable criteria and the goals and priorities of planning and development programs.

ADA COMPLIANCE:
Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of up to 50 pounds. Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation. Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as rude/irate customers.

FLSA: EXEMPT