Inclusive School Leader & Strategic Innovator

Ucp-of-Central-Florida; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UCP of Central Florida is seeking a dedicated Principal to partner with the Superintendent and Education Leadership Team to cultivate a culture of high academic expectations and a safe, inclusive environment across eight campuses in Central Florida.

You will drive enrollment, manage budgets, recruit and develop staff, and create systems that support literacy and student growth in a project-based learning framework.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree preferred
• Current Florida Teacher Certification – Prefer Education Leadership
• Prefer Principal Certification
• Florida DCF Directors credential (or completion within 6 months) if PreK
• Minimum Experience: Assistant Principal or similar school leadership experience (minimum of 3 years)
• 5 years’ experience teaching in a classroom including children with disabilities in the regular classroom
• Experience hiring and managing teachers and other instructional staff and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with teachers, administrators, parents, and members of the community

Responsibilities

• Hold self and others accountable to the Principles of Professional Conduct for the Education Profession in Florida, pursuant to Rule 6A-10.081, F.A.C., and adhere to guidelines for student welfare pursuant to Section 1001.42(8), F.S.
• Collaborate with parents, students, and other stakeholders to develop, communicate, and enact a shared vision, mission, and core values to promote the academic success and well-being of all students.
• Manage the school’s fiscal resources in a responsible and ethical manner, engaging in effective budgeting, decision making, and accounting practices, monitoring revenue and expenses on an on-going basis.
• Ensure full enrollment of the school including holding weekly admission team meetings, monitoring enrollment/intake team, developing relationships with local community referrals and working with the marketing team.
• Recruit, hire, develop, support, and retain diverse, effective, and caring instructional personnel with the professional capacity to promote literacy and other achievement and the academic success of all students.
• Develop and implement a structure that enables school personnel to work as a system and focus on providing evidence-based intervention, acceleration, and enrichment that meet student needs.
• Promote the effective use of data analysis with school personnel for all student subgroups and provide coaching to improve student learning and minimize or eliminate achievement gaps
• Ensure alignment of the school’s learning goals and classroom instruction to the state’s student academic standards, and the Consortium’s adopted curricula and K-12 reading plan
• Develop capacity by delegating tasks to other school leaders and holding them accountable
• Develop and maintain routines and procedures that foster a safe, respectful, and student-centered learning environment
• Attend to personal learning and effectiveness by engaging in need-based professional learning, modeling self-reflection practices, and seeking and being receptive to feedback
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder communication

Data-driven decision making

Education

Master’s Degree

Florida Teacher Certification

Principal Certification

DCF Directors credential

Job description

UCP of Central Florida is seeking a dedicated Principal to partner with the Superintendent and Education Leadership Team to cultivate a culture of high academic expectations and a safe, inclusive environment across eight campuses in Central Florida.

You will drive enrollment, manage budgets, recruit and develop staff, and create systems that support literacy and student growth in a project-based learning framework.