Principal

Principal Job Description

The principal is responsible for providing the leadership that will ensure an appropriate and quality education for all students in the school to which he/she is assigned. Carries out adopted policies of the Mercer County Board of Education and directives of the Superintendent of Schools. Performs as the school's chief executive person and serves as the leadership for an effectively operated school. Performs as an evaluator to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the school program and school staff. Takes appropriate action to correct deficiencies and to monitor changes. Provides for short and long range planning. Develops effective staffing procedures and provides sound financial management. Initiates and participates in an effective community relations program. Provides for an ongoing review and evaluation of the school's curriculum and programs. Develops and monitors the school's improvement plan. Involves staff in aligning the Kentucky Core Content. Involves staff in monitoring and attaining NCLB goals. Involves staff in decision making and evaluation. Keeps all members of the school staff informed concerning school and system business, educational plans and goals.

Specific responsibilities include serving as chief administrator, participating in, supervising and coordinating the planning, development, and operation of the total school program, providing general and specific supervision over the total school program and over school assigned personnel, developing and preparing an annual school budget, making recommendations as to the appointment and employment of all certified and classified personnel assigned to his/her school, formulating for an effective system for board review and approval, the policies, directives, and procedures to promote and improve instructional programs, overseeing orders, receipts, and related issues needed to operate the school program, promoting, supervising, and evaluating extra-curricular programs within the school, providing an orientation program for new teachers and staff assigned to his/her school, attending meetings and conferences as required by the state, suggested by the Board of Education, or directed by the Superintendent, keeping abreast of the current educational practices, techniques, and procedures, studying curriculum requirements and changes and insured compliance with Kentucky Common Core, developing and monitoring the school's improvement plan, involving staff in monitoring NCLB goals and initiatives, involving staff in aligning the Kentucky Core Content, allocating appropriate time for the evaluation and improvement of the school certified staff, giving regular status reports of the school to the Superintendent and Mercer County Board of Education, attending on a regular basis board meetings of the Mercer County Board of Education, attending staff meetings and serving on committees to promote the total program of the Mercer County Schools, devoting sufficient time and energy to carry out all duties, both assigned and implied as the principal, providing information and assisting support personnel in the performance of their duties, providing advice, suggestions, and assistance to school personnel to help them in the performance of their duties and to promote and maintain morale, planning and implementing an effective public relations program, overseeing an ongoing inventory of equipment, supplies, and materials, providing for and maintaining an efficient and safe system for loading and unloading students from the buses, overseeing obtaining of substitute teachers when staff members are absent due to sickness or other causes, planning and implementing safety programs and holding regular drills pertaining to fire, tornado, and other hazards, overseeing the regular inspections of playground equipment, fire and safety equipment, and building and grounds for safety hazards or non-functioning equipment, providing for regular inspection of buildings and grounds pertaining to cleanliness and healthful conditions, providing a system for the notification of parents concerning student discipline, health, or academic issues, and performing such other duties as may be directed by the Superintendent or Board of Education.

Minimum qualifications include three years experience as a successful teacher, certification for principal, and a master's degree and rank II.

Important notes: Work actually performed by incumbents in this position may vary. Although this document may be used for recruiting, staffing, or career planning, the information contained herein should only be used as a guideline or recommendation for the content and qualifications for this position. An individual's ability to meet the qualifications and capabilities described in this document is not a guarantee of employment or promotion. Mercer County School District reserves the right to make changes to this document as deemed necessary without providing advance written notice. This employer does not knowingly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or national origin.