General Posting for Possible Vacancies
ALABASTER CITY SCHOOLS
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: PRINCIPAL
JOB GOAL:
To serve as the instructional and administrative leader of the school, to work with staff, students, and community to ensure a high-quality educational program, and to formulate and accomplish the school mission. To provide leadership in an environment of high expectations for staff and students.
REPORTS TO: Superintendent
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Alabama Certification in Educational Leadership or Administration and Supervision.
- Administrative experience.
SUPERVISES: All Personnel on School Site
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITY:
- Plan, organize, manage, and administer the instructional program.
- Establish and administer short and long range instructional and facility goals and needs.
- Demonstrate the knowledge and practice of current educational trends, research, and technology.
- Establish a vision and mission for the school in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Provide leadership in the school improvement process and the implementation of the school improvement plan.
- Read, interpret, and enforce the State Board of Education rules, Code of Ethics, Local School Board policies, and appropriate state and federal statutes.
- Interview and select qualified personnel to be recommended for employment.
- Supervise assigned personnel, conduct performance appraisals and evaluations, and make recommendations for appropriate employment action.
- Assign and supervise special tasks and assignments to all school personnel.
- Manage and administer personnel development through training, in-service, and other developmental activities.
- Participate in system-wide management meetings and other meetings and activities appropriate for professional development.
- Coordinate plant safety and facility inspections at assigned school.
- Provide a school Safety Plan for any emergency situation indoors/outdoors on the school site.
- Manage and supervise the school’s financial resources, including the preparation and disbursement of the school budget and internal accounts.
- Adhere to state statutes and system policies related to accounting to ensure judicious management of school funds.
- Supervise the orderly movement and safety of transportation services on school grounds.
- Establish guidelines for proper student conduct and implement disciplinary procedures and policies that ensure a safe and orderly environment.
- Establish and manage student accounting and attendance procedures at assigned school.
- Supervise the guidance program to ensure educational and developmental needs are met.
- Coordinate and manage extra-curricular and co-curricular programs.
- Develop and maintain positive school/community relations and act as liaison between the two.
- Direct and develop the recruitment of business partners to benefit the school and community.
- Communicate, through staff meetings and written material, information that will keep staff informed of policies, procedures, and instructional program changes and updates.
- Perform other duties as assigned.