Elementary School Principal

Position Type:
Administration/Principal/Assistant Principal

Date Posted:
6/18/2026

Location:
MTM - 14 Brushy Plains Rd. Branford, CT 06405

Date Available:
August 2026

Closing Date:
07/11/2026
VACANCY NOTICE
2026-2027 School Year
June 18, 2026

Branford Public Schools

Elementary School Principal

Title: Elementary School Principal
Work Year: 12-Month
Department: School Administration
FLSA Status: Represented, Exempt
Reports To: Superintendent or Designee
Salary Range : $165,274 - $173,973

Position Overview:

The Elementary School Principal serves as the instructional leader and chief administrator of the school. The Principal is responsible for fostering a safe, supportive, and collaborative learning environment where students, families, and community partners are actively engaged in the success of the school.. The principal leads continuous improvement efforts aligned with the District's strategic coherence plan, with a particular emphasis on school culture, effective teaching in every classroom, and a coherent curriculum that supports high levels of learning for all students.

Key Responsibilities

Instructional Leadership

• Lead the implementation, monitoring, and improvement of instructional practices that support high levels of learning for all students.
• Communicate and sustain a clear instructional vision focused on effective teaching, student engagement, access, and student achievement.
• Conduct regular classroom observations and use student work, achievement data, and educator evaluation evidence to provide meaningful feedback and support professional growth.
• Foster collaborative professional learning through faculty meetings, leadership teams, collaborative teams, job-embedded learning, and shared inquiry.
• Recruit, supervise, evaluate, and support certified and non-certified staff while fostering collaboration, accountability, trust, and shared responsibility.
• Promote teacher leadership, staff voice, reflection, problem-solving, and the sharing of effective instructional practices.

School Improvement, Culture, and Climate

• Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of the School Improvement Plan.
• Promote a positive, equitable, orderly, and emotionally safe school culture with high expectations for achievement, attendance, behavior, engagement, and belonging.
• Use academic, behavioral, attendance, climate, and stakeholder feedback data to identify needs, monitor progress, and guide improvement.
• Support responsive academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and enrichment practices.
• Recognize and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of students, staff, teams, and the broader school community.

Curriculum, Assessment, and Student Achievement

• Ensure curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices align with district priorities, state standards, and student learning expectations.
• Support essential learning, effective use of instructional time, and equitable access to rigorous content, interventions, supports, and enrichment opportunities.
• Lead data-informed cycles of inquiry to monitor progress and adjust instruction, intervention, and supports.

Operations and Resource Management

• Oversee daily school operations, including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, safety, emergency preparedness, facilities, technology, and resource allocation.
• Align resources to teaching, learning, student well-being, and school improvement priorities.
• Implement Board of Education policies, administrative procedures, contractual obligations, and applicable requirements.

Family and Community Engagement

• Build strong partnerships with families and community organizations to support student learning and well-being.
• Communicate clearly and consistently with students, staff, families, and community members.
• Provide opportunities for family and community input that reflect the needs, strengths, and perspectives of the school community.

Leadership and District Collaboration

• Collaborate with district administrators and school leaders to advance district goals and strategic priorities.
• Participate in district leadership teams, professional learning, committee work, and cross-school collaboration.
• Represent the school and district with professionalism, integrity, transparency, and responsiveness.
• Perform other duties as assigned by District leadership.

Education & Experience

• Master's Degree required.
• Connecticut Intermediate Administrator and Supervisor Certification (092) required
• Successful experience teaching and leading at the elementary level preferred

Note:

The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all-inclusive of every duty performed in this position.


Start Date: August 2026
Open Until: July 11, 2026

Interested candidates must complete the application online at

(Internal candidates should provide all the required information.)

Bilingual English/Spanish candidates encouraged to apply