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Frisco Independent School District

Principal - High School (In Anticipation of Future Openings)

Frisco Independent School District, Frisco, Texas, United States, 75034


Position Type:Campus Support - Administrative/Principal - High School

Date Posted:1/23/2024

Location:Campus To Be Assigned

Date Available:2024-2025

Closing Date:Until FilledJob Title:

High School Principal (In Anticipation of Future Openings)

Reports to : Managing Director of Secondary Instruction

Dept/School:

Assigned High School

Work Year:

226 days

Base Salary:

Actual salary will be calculated based on experience.

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PRIMARY PURPOSE:Develop a shared vision that supports personalized instruction and learning through collaborative leadership, innovative strategies, and flexible space utilization. Direct and manage the instructional program and supervise operations and personnel at the campus level. Provide leadership to ensure high standards of instructional service. Oversee compliance with district policies, success of instructional program, and operations of all campus activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:Education/Certification:Master's degree in Educational AdministrationTexas principal or other appropriate administrative certificateEligible to be a certified appraiser for the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) appraiser or other approved evaluation systemInstructional Leadership (ILD) or Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL) certification preferred

Special Knowledge/Skills:Ability to leverage curriculum, technology and physical spaces for future-ready learning and instructionAbility to cultivate social emotional learning to ensure the well-being of all studentsAbility to advocate district goals of future-ready learning, balanced assessment, and focus on personalized learning and growth for all studentsAbility to implement procedures and processes to maintain a safe and healthy environment for staff and studentsAbility to evaluate instructional program and teaching effectivenessAbility to manage budget and personnelAbility to coordinate campus functionsAbility to implement policy and proceduresAbility to interpret dataStrong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

Experience:Minimum of two years of experience as a classroom teacherMinimum of three years of experience in instructional leadership rolesCampus level administrative experience required; secondary administrator experience preferred

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:Instructional Leadership

:Provide leadership in the development of skills for the future-ready learner, including embracing challenges, communicating, collaborating, contributing, innovation, and responding.Model effective use of digital learning and the value of taking risks to advance the district vision for future-ready learning.Facilitate the utilization of flexible learning spaces to maximize student learning.Ensure personalized learning for students and staff.Build instructional and leadership capacity in all staff.

School Climate and Culture

:Cultivate social emotional learning for students and staff.Develop and maintain a supportive, inclusive culture where all learners have input, feel valued, and are invested.Build a culture of shared leadership and success with high expectations for all.Promote a growth mindset among learners based on individual needs.Provide resources and ongoing support for teaching staff to accomplish instructional goals for students.Create and support conditions for collaboration among staff members.Provide for two-way communication with superintendent, staff, learners, parents, and community.Recognize excellence and achievement.Facilitate efficient, effective resolution of conflicts.

Organizational Transformation

:Build a culture of innovation centered around the district and school vision.Motivate and empower others to become innovators, risk takers and leaders of learning.Create the conditions and capacities most conducive for leaders, teachers, and students to perform at high levels and meet the expectations of learning standards.Create an environment that promotes the love of learning and a resilience based on a growth mindset.Model effective use of data for analysis and instructional improvement.Collaboratively develop and set campus performance objectives with members of the school community.

Student Leadership

:Establish a culture of autonomy and trust with students in order to best utilize open and flexible learning spaces.Provide students with opportunities to take ownership of their learning and responsibility for their own behaviors.Promote and support a safe learning environment - physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally.Work with faculty and students to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances the school climate.Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.Conduct conferences about student and school issues with parents, students, and teachers.

Professional Growth and Development

:Demonstrate a growth mindset as a continuous learner.Continually self-educate, monitor and adjust, evaluate change, seeking and utilizing appropriate resources.Develop professional skills appropriate to job assignment.Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior.Serve as a role model for all campus staff.

Personnel Leadership

:Select, develop, and retain future-ready staff.Create structures that promote active participation, leadership, and collaboration with campus educators in professional learning communities (PLCs).Define, monitor, and evaluate expectations for staff performance regarding instructional strategies, classroom management, and communication with the public.Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences with staff.Make employment recommendations to superintendent.Work with campus-level planning and decision-making committees to plan professional learning activities.Engage in collaborative goal-setting with staff.

Fiscal, Administrative, and Facilities Management

:Manage the use of school facilities that support innovative spaces that mirror the desired pedagogical practices and respond to students' needs.Comply with district policies and state and federal laws and regulations affecting the school.Develop and monitor campus budgets based on documented program needs, estimated enrollment, personnel, and other fiscal needs.Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required including accurate and timely reports of maximum attendance to requisition textbooks.Manage use and supervise maintenance of school facilities.Direct and manage extracurricular and intramural programs including management of multiple activity funds.

School and Community Relations

:Provide a balanced partnership between a community and school to address learning standards essential to the success of the future ready learner.Invite partnerships to create real-world learning opportunities for students.Articulate the school's mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission.Demonstrate awareness of school and community needs and values and initiate activities to address them.Use creative techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED:Frisco ISD retains the right to adjust the responsibilities and assignments of all positions as needed to meet the needs of the District.

WORK RELATIONSHIPS:Frisco ISD is committed to fostering a collaborative work environment that honors and supports the social and emotional well-being of all. Employees are expected to interact in a manner that is becoming of educators and promotes high levels of productivity for the benefit of the students we serve.

WORKING CONDITIONS:Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:Maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional district wide and statewide travel. Frequent prolonged and irregular hours.

Application Deadline:

Until Filled, but not to close prior to February 5, 2024 (4:00 PM CST)

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Approved By:

Pamela K. Linton, Ed.D.Chief Human Resources Officer

Date:

1/23/2024

The Frisco Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, or disability status of otherwise qualified individuals. FISD does not discriminate on the basis of membership or application for membership in the uniformed services.

Attachment(s):

Profile of a Future Ready Leader.pdf