Principal - Elementary School

Harrisburg School District; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Harrisburg School District in Harrisburg, PA is seeking a highly experienced Principal to lead and supervise the educational program within the building and maintain an effective learning climate.

The role includes designing and supervising programs, evaluating staff, overseeing budgeting and facilities, and serving as a liaison with families and the community to promote student achievement and safety.

Qualifications

• Requires Principal Certification.

Responsibilities

• Designs, supervises, and implements school programs to meet student needs and improve achievement.
• Supervises professional, paraprofessional, and administrative staff, conducts evaluations and provides coaching.
• Leads student health, conduct, discipline policies, and ensures due process rights.
• Develops positive school culture; aligns curriculum, instruction, assessment, and data with standards.
• Manages master schedule, budgeting, and resource allocation for instruction and school activities.
• Ensures compliance with laws, policies, and collective bargaining agreements; reviews district policies.

Job description

Job Summary:

To use leadership skills for the overall planning, directing, supervising, and implementation of the educational program within the building and maintain an effective learning climate in the school.

Essential Functions

• Facilitates the design, supervisions and implementation of programs to meet specific needs of the school; makes recommendations concerning administration and instruction; and organizes and directs implementation of all school activities related to student achievement.
• Supervises all professional, paraprofessional and, administrative personnel, exclusive of directing health services controlled by the Nurse Practice Act. Delegates authority to responsible personnel in his/her absence. Directs the interviewing, training, assigning, and evaluating of the school's professional staff to include, orientation of newly assigned staff members, evaluation and counseling of all staff members regarding their individual and group performance and, making recommendations, according to established procedures, for the removal of a teacher whose work is unsatisfactory.
• Leads, monitors and supports the attendance, conduct, and maintenance of health of students, establishes guidelines to oversee student conduct that fosters consistency in application and enforcement of student discipline policies and procedures, in enforcing positive behavior systems, and offers resources such as professional development, prevention programs, and character training to support these guidelines. Supervises proper implementation of searches, investigations and student drug testing programs. Ensures disciplinary actions comply with students' due process rights.
• Systematically and collaboratively develops a positive culture to promote continuous student growth. Guides the educational program of the school to meet the needs of all students and ensures that they align with established academic standards for student achievement. Coordinates the linkage of curriculum, instruction, assessment, data on student learning, research based teacher effectiveness and best practices.
• Schedules classes within established guidelines; develops the master teaching schedule and any special assignments; and budgets school time to provide for the efficient conduct of school instruction and business to meet student and school-wide needs.
• Abides by, monitors and enforces building-wide compliance with federal, state and local school laws and regulations, mandated programs, District policies and administrative regulations and applicable collective bargaining agreements. Recommends changes to District policies or administrative regulations. Reviews and abides by Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators.
• Supervises the building Guidance Program to enhance individual student education and development.
• Directs the in-service orientation and training of teachers, with special responsibility for staff administrative procedures and instructions, meetings of the staff to coordinate the proper functioning of the school and cooperates with college and university officials regarding teacher training and preparation.
• Assists in the development, revision and evaluation of the curriculum and provides building-level leadership in the development of the instructional program of the building.
• Prepares and submits the school's budgetary requests and monitors ordering and expenditures of funds. Maintains and controls local funds generated by school activities. Monitors compliance with legal and District policy requirements regarding funds raised, expended or held by the school or any class, organization, club society or group of the school.
• Prepares, supervises and maintains all reports, records, lists, and all other data required or appropriate to the school's administration.
• Makes arrangements for special conferences between parents and teachers and, maintains active relationships with students, parents, professional and nonprofessional personnel.
• Supervises the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes and provides for adequate inventories of property under his/her jurisdiction and for the security and accountability for that property. Monitors and supports the safety and administration of the school plant to include planning and supervising fire drills and an emergency preparedness program.
• Acts as liaison between the school and community, interpreting activities and policies of the school and encouraging community participation in school life.
• Timely and effectively communicates to appropriate District office or personnel regarding serious incidents or significant matters that may require attention or input from others in the District.
• Maintains the confidentiality of student records and information as part of exercising professional duties and discretion in sharing such information. Guides the preparation for and nurses integrity in the administration of federal, statewide and local student assessments Coordinates student activities that support the instructional program and meet community needs. Attends special events held to recognize student achievement and other school-sponsored activities, and functions.

Licenses and Certifications

Principal Certification - required