Principal

Principal

Madison High School is looking for a dynamic and innovative instructional leader who can articulate and guide a school wide vision for excellence in teaching and learning.

Qualifications:

• School administrative experience required 3-5 years
• Teaching experience required
• North Carolina Principal Licensure required
• Valid North Carolina Driver's License required

Desired Leadership Skills:

• Sets school wide vision that will lead students on a path to college and career readiness.
• Relentlessly plans and prioritizes to achieve goals.
• Intentionally prioritizes own time to focus on instructional leadership and teacher development.
• Models expectations for leaders, teachers, and students on school wide practices for a positive school culture.
• Develops a strategic plan to close the gap between the school's current performance and annual goals.

Supervises: All school personnel

Essential Job Functions:

• Conceptualizes the mission of the district, broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program
• Ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial and organizational structure of the school system
• Defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community; the principal knows in detail North Carolina's accountability model
• Provides activities which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhances the quality of the instructional program
• Identifies the annual objectives for instructional, extracurricular and athletic programs of the school
• Ensures that the School Improvement Plan is aligned to district strategic plan and is followed/ reviewed throughout the school year
• Ensures that the instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed, along with detailed curriculum pacing guidelines; and involves the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program; the principal provides opportunities for staff participation in the school program
• Establishes, implements and evaluates procedures used to carry out the daily routine of the school
• Evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include the maintaining of up-to-date student data
• Supervises and appraises the performance of the school staff through observation formulas derived for the state of North Carolina
• Maintains inter-school system communication and seeks assistance from Central Office staff to improve performance
• Maintains good relationships with students, staff and parents
• Orients and assists new staff members and new students and provides opportunities for their input in the school program
• Encourages the use of community resources, cooperates with the community in the use of school facilities, interprets the school program for the community and maintains communication with community members
• Manages, directs and maintains records on the materials, supplies and equipment which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine
• Involves the staff in determining priorities for instructional supplies
• Organizes, oversees and provides support to the various services, supplies, materials and equipment provided to carry out the school program
• Involves the community and makes use of community resources
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by Superintendent