Principal

Lifelong Learning Administration Co; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Lifelong Learning Administration Co. seeks a Principal for FLEX HIGH SCHOOL OF OHIO, located in Franklinton, Columbus, OH. The role oversees instructional programs, operations, and facilities, guiding certificated and classified staff to meet educational goals.

The school emphasizes student achievement, compliance, and stakeholder collaboration. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's (Master's preferred) with Ohio administrator licenses; prior leadership in education is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred.
• Strong analytical capability and business acumen.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Knowledge of alternative educational programs and online platforms.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to all staff to realize the school's vision.
• Supervises instructional practices and curriculum development.
• Leads collaboration with stakeholders to meet student achievement goals.
• Evaluates staff performance and supports professional growth.
• Maintains a safe, compliant school environment and oversees attendance.

Skills

Analytical ability

Leadership

Customer service

Technology literacy

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree (preferred)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: Franklinton - Columbus, OH 43215
• Position Type: Regular Full-Time
• Salary Range: $88,400.00
• Job Shift: Any
• Job Category: Certificated
• School: FLEX HIGH SCHOOL OF OHIO

Full Time, Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Competitive compensation package starting from $88,400/year, commensurate with experience.

The Flex High Advantage

• Student‑counselor ratio is 1:250.
• Free tutors for students and labs that supplement their instruction and reduce academic discouragement.
• With the support of Lifelong Learning, an educational services organization, staff receives all the tools/resources needed to do their job without any personal financial investment.
• We provide ongoing professional learning, continuing education (subsidized), career advancement opportunities for staff throughout the school year.
• Our staff has a close relationship with and is supported by their area supervisor/leadership. We empower them to succeed.
• We operate year‑round with generous holiday, vacation, and seasonal breaks.

How You Will Make an Impact

The Principal serves as the instructional leader and chief administrator of their designated school(s) and is responsible for the direction of the instructional program, overall management and operation of the school(s) and related facilities. This includes the supervision of all certificated and classified employees assigned to serve in the school(s).

Responsibilities / Duties

• Provides leadership to all staff in promoting the vision and mission of the charter school.
• Provides guidance, supervision and assistance in instructional practices and curriculum development that is responsive to the academic and cultural needs of the student population, including English Language Learners and Special Education students.
• Provides leadership for and facilitates collaboration with all stakeholders on identifying goals for student achievement; assesses progress toward meeting the goals; develops the School's Single Plan for Student Achievement and measures the outcomes of these.
• Supervises and evaluates the performance of all assigned certificated and classified employees; provides counseling and assistance, recommends appropriate action in cases of substandard performances, and identifies and encourages individual teachers with leadership potential.
• Counsels students, recommends, and implements student disciplinary actions in accordance with the Education Code, Charter School policy, and procedures, and the school's student responsibility code.
• Maintains a school climate that ensures the safety, health, and welfare of students and employees; organizes and implements a "Safe School Plan"; complies with mandated child abuse reporting procedures.
• Provides effective professional development and training for all stakeholders to improve student achievement and build capacity of teachers to improve teaching services to students.
• Monitors student assignments and teacher caseloads according to school policies.
• Carries out a program of community outreach and parent support as a means of communicating and strengthening the school program.
• Collaborates with operations staff to monitor compliance with attendance procedures, and audits.
• Plans, organizes, and conducts school extra‑curricular activities and events.
• Ensures adherence to federal and state laws, reporting requirements and maintenance of school plans.
• Makes periodic appraisals of pupil progress and directs reports to parents.
• Plans, coordinates and reviews the work of Leadership Team.
• Serves as assigned on committees.
• Administrative duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or changed from time to time.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manage, coordinate, supervise, coach and direct the hiring, training, or performance evaluations of team members and oversee their daily activities.

Knowledge, Skills, Licenses, Certifications, etc.

• Knowledge of alternative educational programs, including independent study.
• Knowledge of curriculum, including highly developed competencies in at least one content area.
• Knowledge of on‑line/virtual learning platforms.
• Ability to use technology, software applications for data collection and analysis.
• Experience delivering results; strong analytic capability and business acumen.
• Self‑sufficient and focused on excellent customer service.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred.
• Valid Ohio Professional Teaching License preferred or valid Ohio Resident Educator License preferred.
• Valid Ohio Professional Administrator License preferred, or valid Ohio Alternative Principal License preferred, or enrolled in an approved preparation program preferred.
• Prior teaching experience required.
• Minimum 2 years experience as a School Administrator/leadership role.
• Proficient in student information systems (SIS).
• Intermediate skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Travel

Ability to travel in performance of job duties is required.

Physical Requirements

• Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination.
• Finger Dexterity: using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Average Hearing: able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery.
• Physical Strength: sedentary work. Sitting most of the time, and occasionally exerts up to 10 lbs. of force.
• Frequent multi‑tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required.
• Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures.