QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Qualify for a valid Idaho Certificate in Educational Administration endorsed for secondary principal-ship.
- Masters Degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum of five years of successful experience in education with classroom experience.
Desirable:
- Experience as an administrator in a high school and/or
- Knowledge of high school philosophy and experience in training of staff in high school.
Reports to:
Superintendent
Supervises:
All certified and non-certified staff assigned to the high school
Extra-Curricular activities
Job Goal:
To use leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to promote and support the professional activities of the staff and the educational development of each student at the Kimberly High School.
- Organizes, directs, and evaluates all instruction within the building.
- Provides leadership to the staff in identifying school needs and determining educational objectives consistent with prescribed curriculum, district administrative guideline and board policy.
- Establishes and maintains an effective learning climate in the school that accommodates the needs of all students.
- Is the instructional leader of the high school.
- Supervises the guidance program at the high school to enhance individual student education and development.
- Interprets and implements for the staff administrative procedures, Board policies, state standard, as well as state and federal laws relative to education.
- Assumes responsibility for supervision and formal annual evaluation of personnel as outlined and required by district policy. This includes goals mutually agreed to by staff and principal.
- Makes written recommendations to the superintendent regarding the hiring, promotion, retention, transfer, suspension or dismissal of personnel at the high school school.
- Actively works with staff personnel in a resource support role to facilitate improved professional competence.
- Conducts regular staff meetings to keep staff informed of policy changes, new programs, district activities, and in-service opportunities and activities.
- Informs students of district, building, and grade level expectations regarding conduct and attendance and actively assists teachers and parents in insuring these standards are maintained.
- Develops and maintains a system for pupil placement, attendance accounting, record-keeping and evaluation consistent with district guidelines and requirements.
- Develops a system of communication between students, staff, and parents to identify student needs, and satisfy the concerns of the school community.
- Assumes responsibility for financial planning and management for the building including preparation of an annual budget in consultation with the staff members (building budget).
- Administers and is accountable for all funds generated by student activities or organizations within the building.
- Maintains accurate records of all equipment, supplies, and materials issued to the building and accepts responsibility for this property.
- Cooperates with district office staff in establishing priorities for the maintenance and operation of the school plant, transportation system, and food service programs.
- Provides and plans for community use of the school building, cleared through the district office.
- Assumes responsibility for his/her own professional growth and development; for keeping current with literature, new research findings, and improved techniques, and for current trends in administration, instruction, assessment, and school climate and organization.
- Participates in decision making at the district level as a member of the administrative team.
- Actively supports, promotes, and provides leadership in the district’s high school program.
- Prepares and maintains on file all performance responsibilities for the principal, or staff members that are unique to the building.
- Build strong community partnerships and relationships.
- Prepares such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the superintendent may assign.
Terms of Employment:
Principal’s salary shall be set according to placement on the district’s administrative salary schedule.
Evaluation:
Each principal’s performance will be evaluated annually by the Superintendent of Schools.