Principal

QUALIFICATIONS:
AA in School Administration
Minimum five (5) years classroom experience

REPORTS TO:
Superintendent; Assistant Superintendent

JOB GOAL:
To provide leadership and supervision through administration skills to promote the educational development of each student

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish and maintain an effective learning climate in the school
• Initiate, design, and implement programs to meet specific needs of the school
• Keep the superintendent informed of the school’s administration and instruction
• Make recommendations concerning the school’s administration and instruction
• Prepare and administer the school budget and supervise school finances
• Supervise the maintenance of all required building records and reports
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the school’s administration
• Work with various members of the central administrative staff on school problems of more than school import, such as transportation and special services
• Keep superintendent informed of events and activities of an unusual nature
• Interpret and enforce district policies and administrative regulations
• Maintain active relationships with students and parents
• Budget school time to provide for the efficient conduct of school instruction and business
• Lead in the development, determination of appropriateness, and monitoring of the instructional program
• Schedule classes within established guidelines to meet student needs
• Assist in the development, revision, and evaluation of the curriculum
• Supervise the guidance program to enhance individual student education and development
• Maintain high standards of student conduct and enforce discipline according to due process rights of students
• Establish guides for proper student conduct and maintaining student discipline
• Attend special events held to recognize student achievement, and attend school-sponsored activities, functions, and athletic events
• Maintain and control the various local funds generated by student activities
• Supervise the maintenance of accurate records on the progress and attendance of students
• Assume responsibility for the attendance, conduct, and maintenance of health records students
• Assume responsibility for personal professional growth and development through membership and participation in the affairs of professional organizations; attendance of regional, state, and national meetings; and enrollment in advanced courses
• Keep abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications, and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field
• Supervise all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and support personnel attached to the school
• Assist in the recruiting, screening, hiring, training, assigning, and evaluating of the school’s staff
• Supervise the school’s teaching process
• Approve the master teaching schedule and special assignments
• Orient newly assigned staff members and assist in their professional development
• Evaluate and counsel staff members regarding their individual and group performance
• Conduct staff meetings to maintain proper functioning of the school
• Assist in the in-service orientation and training of teachers, with special responsibility for staff administrative procedures and instructions
• Recommend, according to established procedures, the removal of a teacher whose work is unsatisfactory
• Make arrangements for special conferences between parents and teachers
• Assume responsibility for the safety and administration of the school plant
• Supervise the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes
• Plan and supervise fire drills, tornado drills, and an emergency preparedness program
• Assert leadership in times of civil disobedience in school in accordance with established Board policy
• Provide for adequate inventories of school property and for the security and accountability for that property
• Supervise all activities and programs that are outgrowths of the school’s curriculum
• Supervise and evaluate the school’s extracurricular program
• Participate in principals’ meetings, negotiations meetings, and such other meetings
• Serve as an ex officio member of all committees and councils within the school
• Cooperate with college and university officials regarding teacher training and preparation
• Respond to written and oral requests for information
• Assume responsibility for all official school correspondence and news releases
• Organize and administer the pubic relations program for the school
• Serve as a member of committees and attend meetings as directed by the superintendent
• Delegate authority to responsible personnel to assume responsibility for the school in the absence of the principal
• Maintains and accepts responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employee and ensures appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use
• Undergoes periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintains confidentiality
• Regular, dependable attendance is an essential function of this position
• Performs such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary and work year as established by the Rankin County Board of Education

EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Rankin County School Board policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel

RCSD RECRUITMENT:
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