High School Principal

Reports To: Superintendent
Job Goal: To provide the leadership necessary to set, promote, and maintain a positive learning environment. To work with students, staff, and parents in providing the necessary communication and consistency of enforcement of school rules to meet the goal of a safe and nurturing learning climate.
Required Qualifications:

• Have or qualify for, a valid Washington State Principal's certificate
• Master's Degree
• Demonstrated ongoing desire to learn and grow professionally
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
• Demonstrated organizational skills and commitment to follow through on tasks
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills, both orally and in writing with students, parents, staff and patrons
• Fingerprint and criminal history background check through Washington State Patrol and FBI required

Performance Responsibilities:
1.Administration:

• Work cooperatively with the Superintendent and the Administrative Leadership Team for all students and staff
• Coordinate student and staff schedules to ensure student success
• Title IX Officer for the school district
• Nondiscrimination, Affirmative Action and Civil Rights Compliance Officer for the school district
• Work cooperatively with the Vice-Principal involving both in-school and co-curricular activities

2. Leadership:

• Provide leadership and supervision for a safe and nurturing climate that promotes successful learning
• Lead school improvement planning and implementation for continuous improvement of student success
• Participate and lead in connecting Professional Learning Communities (PLC), building leadership, and district teams
• Set up walk-through observations of teachers on a daily basis placing emphasis on the role of instructional leader
• Conduct staff evaluations and ongoing supervision of instruction
• Manage the building budget involving staff input and following state auditor requirements
• Organize and conduct teacher interviews and recommendations for hiring
• Supervise student teachers and administrative interns

3. Student Behavior Management:

• Supervise the Vice-Principal in the process and management of conduct referrals of students
• Supervise the Vice-Principal in the process and management of student attendance: excused/unexcused absences, tardies, and truancies
• Coordinate, distribute, and review with staff, students, and parents the Student Handbook information annually
• Encourage staff and set the example of frequent positive communication with parents/guardians

4. School Co-Curricular Activities:

• Manage the building master calendar of events, both school and community
• Establish schedules, budgets and expenditures
• Oversight of all personnel matters related to school activities and athletics
• Share with other members of the administration in the supervision of night activities, i.e., games, dances and activities
• Coordinate field trips and make appropriate forms available to teachers and students
• Coordinate schedule of school assemblies
• New student (incoming freshmen) orientation

5. Safety Aspects of Building and District:

• Administrator for the building safety plan and procedures

6. Student Government Activities:

• Oversight of elections and organization of student government
• Provide leadership of student government through attendance at all meetings of student council. Provide for attendance at various leadership conferences available to High School students
• Supervise all A.S.B. financial transactions (receipts and disbursements)
• Create an A.S.B. program budget that compiles with state audit requirements

7. Other Duties as Assigned by the Superintendent
Terms of Employment:

• Contract: 213 days
• Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision
• Sick/Personal Days: Per GEA Contract
• Retirement: Plan choice available through DRS
• Evaluation: Annually

Start Date:

• New staff orientation and professional development/training prior to start of school still TBD