Interested applicants please apply on our website at www.wellsville-usd289.org
COMPLETED APPLICATION:
Only completed applications will be considered, please include:
- * Letter of Interest
- * Resume
- * Application on Talent Ed via Website
- * References
- * Credentials
- * Copy of Licenses
U.S.D. No. 289 – Elementary School Principal
Job description
Purpose: The Elementary School Assistant Principal provides professional leadership in organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating a creative school program. To accomplish these tasks, the Elementary School Assistant Principal works closely with the community, staff, and administration of U.S.D. No. 289.
Responsible to: Elementary Principal and Superintendent
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree and Building Leadership License.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong background in instructional leadership.
- Expertise in collaboration with staff members
- Instructional coaching experience is
- Knowledge of curriculum planning is a positive.
- Ability to manage change effectively.
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and
acceptable.
Essential Functions:
- Provides professional leadership in organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating a creative school program.
- Attends Board of Education meetings when requested.
- Establish an optimal learning environment within the school.
- Ensures that all school programs and activities conform to district guidelines.
- Communicates effectively with all members of the school district and community.
- Works effectively with community organizations.
- Reacts to change productively and handles other tasks as assigned.
- Supports the value of an education.
- Participates in the school improvement plan.
- Supports the philosophy and mission of U.S.D. #289.
General Responsibilities:
- Initiates, designs and implements programs to meet specific needs of the school.
- Assists in the development of a comprehensive curriculum and program of services in cooperation with teachers and central office staff.
- Develops an atmosphere of respect, interest, and enthusiasm within the school.
- Communicates openly and effectively with students, community, staff, and administration.
- Supervises and provides for the general welfare of students during the school day, on school trips, and during school activities.
- Maintains effective programs to strengthen and monitor pupil discipline, attendance, and individual progress.
- Assists in selecting and assigning certificated and classified personnel.
- Assists in evaluating and counseling all staff members regarding their individual and group performance.
- Participates in administrative and committee meetings, and such other meetings as are required or appropriate.
- Attends special events held to recognize student achievement, and attends school sponsored activities, functions and athletic events.
- Encourages the professional growth of teachers by advanced training, experimentation, and evaluation.
- Administers district policies in the operation of the school.
- Assists the principal in curriculum, assessment, student discipline, and evaluation of
staff as needed.
- Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the school’s administration.
- Complies with legal and regulatory requirements of the various governmental agencies.
- Assists in planning and organizing the school day and year to provide for efficient operation of the school.
- Coordinates or supervises such support services as maintenance, security, food services, recreational programs, financial and accounting functions, library activities, etc.
- Works cooperatively with staff in sharing ideas, techniques, and procedures for the improvement of the learning environment.
- Keeps abreast of new information, innovative ideas, and techniques.
- Adheres to all district health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
- Follow up on all excessive student absenteeism.
- Other duties as assigned by the Elementary principal or Superintendent.
Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:
- Requires prolonged sitting or standing.
- Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
- Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching.
- Must work indoors and outdoors year-round.
- Must work in noisy and crowded environments.
Terms of Employment:
Eleven month contract, see Board Policy for terms.
Evaluation:
The performance of this job will be evaluated by the elementary principal and superintendent according to Board Policy and state regulations.