JOB DESCRIPTION MERCEDES ISD
JOB TITLE:
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Principal – High School
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WAGE/HOUR STATUS:
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Exempt
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REPORTS TO:
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Superintendent
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PAY GRADE:
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AP 108
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DEPT/SCHOOL:
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Assigned Campus
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LENGTH OF ASSIGNMENT:
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226 days
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DATE REVISED:
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12/2020
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PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The School Administrator is the administrative and instructional leader of his/her school. By use of leadership, supervision, and administrative skills they manage the assigned school so as to promote the educational development of each student.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education/Certification/Experience:
Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership
Three years’ experience as a classroom teacher
Five years’ experience in instructional/ administrative leadership
Certified Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (TTESS) appraiser
Special Knowledge/Skills:
- Strong knowledge of curriculum and instruction and teaching effectiveness
- Ability to evaluate instructional program and teaching effectiveness
- Working knowledge to manage budget and personnel
- Working knowledge to implement state and district policies & rules
- Working knowledge of funding and budgets
- Excellent organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
- Good at negotiations, problem solving and conflict resolution
- Ability to interpret data
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Instructional Management
- Monitor instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program outcomes and use findings to take corrective actions.
- Regularly consult the campus-level committee about planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of campus education Include students and community representatives when appropriate.
School Organization Morale
- Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional
- Foster collegiality and team building among staff Encourage their active involvement in decision- making process.
- Provide for two-way communication with superintendent, staff, students, parents, and
- Communicate and promote expectations for high-level performance to staff and
- Ensure the effective and quick resolution of
School or Organization Improvement
- Build common vision for school improvement with Direct planning activities and put programs in place with staff to ensure attainment of school’s mission.
- Identify, analyze, and apply research findings (e.g., effective school correlates) to promote school
- Develop and set annual campus performance objectives for each of the Academic Excellence Indicators using the campus planning process and site-based decision making
- Develop, maintain, and use information systems and records information necessary to show campus progress on performance objectives addressing each Academic Excellence
Personnel Management
- Interview, select, and orient new Approve all personnel assigned to campus.
- Define expectations for staff performance with regard to instructional strategies, classroom management, and communication with the
- Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences with
- Assign and promote campus
- Make recommendations to superintendent on termination, suspension, or nonrenewal of employees assigned to
- Work with campus-level planning and decision-making committees to plan professional development
- Confer with subordinates regarding their professional Work with them to develop and accomplish improvement goals.
Management of Fiscal, Administrative, and Facilities Functions
- Comply with district policies and state and federal laws and regulations affecting the
- Develop campus budget based on documented program needs, estimated enrollment, personnel, and other fiscal Keep programs within budget limits. Maintain fiscal control. Accurately report fiscal information.
- Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required including accurate and timely reports of maximum attendance to requisition
- Manage use of school Supervise maintenance of facilities to ensure a clean, orderly, and safe campus.
[Secondary Principals: Direct and manage extracurricular and intramural programs including management of multiple activity funds.]
Student Management
- Work with faculty and students to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances the school
- Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student
- Conduct conferences about student and school issues with parents, students, and
School or Community Relations
- Articulate the school’s mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the
- Demonstrate awareness of school and community needs and initiate activities to meet those
- Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent
Professional Growth and Development
- Develop professional skills appropriate to job
- Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible Serve as a role model for all campus staff.
Other
- Maintain
- Participate in staff development training programs to improve job
- Participate in meetings and special events as
- Exercise professional judgment in absences; be punctual to work, meetings, and
- Perform other duties as assigned by the immediate
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervise, evaluate, and recommend the hiring and firing of staff assigned to campus including assistant principal(s), teachers, counselor(s), librarian(s), instructional aides, clerical support staff, and custodians.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands:
Occasional absences are understood but regular attendance is required.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Light to moderate lifting is required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
This position requires meeting deadlines with severe time constraints, interacting with the public and staff, and enduring irregular or extended work hours.
The demands of extended work days (coverage of building activities and extra-curricular activities, etc.) requires a high level of physical endurance. This job requires the ability to handle and balance multiple demands at the same time. The employee must maintain emotional control under stress.
Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works inside. The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day and the location of the activity.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
Employee’s Signature: Date:
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