Principal- Columbus Performance Academy Shepard

Exhibit A – Principal Application Deadline - June 19, 2026

Job title - Principal - Classification - Exempt

Reports to - Superintendent - Organization Unit - Administration

Approved by - Human Resources - Effective date - 7/1/2026

Job Purpose

Under the direction of the superintendent, serves as an educational leader of the building and ensures the appropriate planning, coordination, and directing of activities and programs related to the administration of one of the Performance Academies Schools.

Duties and Responsibilities

Included but not limited to:

DOMAIN #1: Leadership (Mission, vision, core values, ethics, professional norms, school improvement)

• Be the primary driver of the mission, vision and philosophy of Performance Academies' schools with parents, students and staff.
• Effectively promotes the mission and vision of Performance Academies and the school.
• Stays current on and understands updates in the profession of education, assessment, special education, and school leadership.
• Shares important information from district meetings to school staff.
• Meets with lead teachers, assistant principals, academic coaches, office managers and teachers on a regular basis to ensure effectiveness of school.
• Ensure that instructional staff are implementing systems of positive behavior incentives and rewards.
• Responsible for the academic progress, instructional effectiveness, special education compliance, parent satisfaction, and student enrollment for the school.
• Hold fitness programs in as high esteem as academic programs and ensure that staff do the same.
• Hold instructional staff accountable for high student achievement; provide ample resources, mentorship, and opportunities for professional development for staff; utilize appropriate written feedback, in person meetings, evaluation tools, and other formal mechanisms to hold staff accountable for academic outcome, achievement and growth.

DOMAIN #2: Learning (Curriculum, instruction and assessment, coaching, correction and clarity)

• Serves as curriculum and instructional leader of the school.
• Holds regular, well planned, and meaningful staff meetings a minimum of once per month, and submit staff meeting agendas to the Superintendent.
• Provides professional development opportunities for and mentors instructional staff.
• Conducts regular, high quality formal written evaluations for instructional staff by given deadline.
• Knowledgeable of students with disabilities, follows and monitors procedures regarding individual student needs. Attends and participates in IAT and IEP meetings in conjunction with teachers and student services team.
• Collaborates with the academic coach regarding district curriculum and assessments.
• Ensures all instructional staff consistently and effectively use all district-provided curriculum resources.
• Maintain accurate inventory of all curriculum materials, office supplies, technology and furniture.
• Coaches, corrects and provides clarity and support to all staff.

DOMAIN #3: Culture (community care and support, meaningful engagement of families and community)

• Is familiar with and implements the school code of conduct, disciplinary actions and due process procedures for students.
• Regularly facilitates and attends school and district activities (open houses, meet the teacher night, family related events).
• Communicates consistently and effectively with parents, staff, families, and stakeholders.
• Ensures that incident reports are accurately completed and sent home for students.
• Works to ensure that all students and staff are in uniform and/or are following appropriate dress code.
• Host a minimum of 4 community outreach events on school campus.

DOMAIN #4 : Management (Strategic Staffing and school operations)

• Attends, prepares and participates in district level meetings as needed (board, principal, PTO, and others upon request and as needed)
• Maintain and report staff attendance in a timely fashion each month to the HR Director.
• Monitors and reports facility/maintenance needs and work orders.
• Monitors bathrooms, hallways, and other common areas as appropriate.
• Ensure that all proper office procedures are followed in school such as maintenance of student records, employee files and other compliance documents.
• Follow all prescribed board policies consistently.
• Read and understand all policies outlined in the staff and student handbook.
• Submit monthly reports to Sponsor/Authorizer as required.
• Maintain all Sponsor/Authorizer required documents.
• Notify the Superintendent of all health and safety inspections, fire inspections and forward all reports in a timely manner.
• Responsible for all facilities updates, maintenance, repairs of a minor level; reports all facilities issues of a more serious nature to Superintendent and/or Maintenance Supervisor.
• Maintain summer office hours.
• Ensure that all current staff has received proper licensure, certification, BCI/FBI, other pertinent documents and are HQT if required. Has a high level of understanding of State and local licensure requirements for all instructional staff.
• Maintain adequate substitute teacher lists, without relying solely on student services or fitness to fill classroom vacancies.
• Report all incidents of serious nature to the Superintendent.
• Maintain student and staff confidentiality at all times.
• Works with maintenance supervisor and custodial staff to ensure the building is checked on during long breaks, at least once per week.
• Maintains all required documents by Performance Academies, ODE, and the School's Sponsor on site and in an organized and accessible manner.
• Maintains all keys, passwords, cell phones, computers, laptops, printers, faxes, copiers, and any other sensitive information pertaining to school security.
• Follows proper HR procedures for hiring, timesheets, reimbursements, attendance, and any personnel changes.
• Enforce all policies and procedures approved by the Superintendent, the Sponsor, the Board of the school, and Performance Academies.
• Report directly to the Superintendent any inquiry from media, including newspaper, TV, radio or social media.
• Ensure that the building is compliant with all local and state health and fire safety policies.
• Hold fire, safety, tornado, lock down and other practice drills in conjunction with School's Sponsor and ODE
• Keep and review with staff at least annually the school's lock down and other safety procedures; notify appropriate local fire and safety officials of the school's lock down and safety policies, provide blueprints and plans.
• Enforce drop off and dismissal traffic patterns with parents and transportation offices/drivers to ensure student safety at all times.
• Report any and all legal infractions, suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to appropriate law enforcement and Superintendent.
• Report all student retention concerns to the Superintendent at least 30 days prior to the end of the school year.
• Adequately maintain all disciplinary records, share with families, office managers and EMIS coordinator.
• Other duties as assigned by Superintendent, President or Leadership staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master Degree
• Satisfactory completion of federal and state required criminal history checks.
• Minimum of 5 years of successful teaching experience.
• State Principal license preferred.
• Technology savvy, including knowledge of the following software: Google Drive, Docs, slides, spreadsheet and forms. Microsoft suite (outlook, publisher, word, excel) among others.
• Curriculum, Instruction and teaching strategies knowledge and experience.
• Minimum of 3 years in leadership or management role.
• Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to be an active listener and critical thinker and make sound judgments.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics

• Strong leadership and building management; ability to lead staff and students effectively, communicating the mission and vision of the school and district.
• Ability to motivate, develop and direct people.
• Reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic.
• Strong sense of integrity.
• Ability to work under pressure, and effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently.
• Understand state testing as well as state teaching standards.
• Familiarity with the district community and demographics.

Working Conditions

• Ability to travel when requested.
• Dexterity to operate computer keyboard, mouse and to handle other technology related components.
• On-Call availability
• Paid holidays as defined in Employee Handbook
• Thirty (30) paid time off (PTO) days, subject to approval by the superintendent. PTO days must avoid periods of leave likely to disrupt operations, as determined by the superintendent. Multiple consecutive days off when school is in session and any days off during the spring testing window are discouraged and may not be approved. Up to 5 PTO days can be carried over to the following year.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to move around the building as needed or requested.
• Standing for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.