CONCORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Principal

TYPE OF POSITION: Certified

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

POSITION PURPOSE:  Directs and coordinates educational, administrative, and counseling activities of an elementary, middle, or secondary school by performing the following duties.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Evaluates educational program to ensure conformance to state and school board standards.
• Coordinates educational programs through meetings with staff, review of teaching department’s activities, and issuance of directives.
• Confers with teaching personnel, pupils, and parents on matters pertaining to educational and behavioral problems in school.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with colleges, community organizations, and other schools to coordinate educational services.
• Requisitions and allocates supplies, equipment, and instructional material as needed.
• Directs preparation of class schedules, cumulative records, and attendance reports.
• Plans and monitors school budget.
• Supervises the guidance program.
• Establishes and maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary.
• Assists in in-service and training services for the teaching staff.
• Establishes and maintains an effective learning climate in the school.
• Initiates, designs, and implements programs to meet specific needs of the school.
• Leads in the development, determination of appropriateness, and monitoring of the instructional program.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Directly supervises assistant principals (if any), classroom teachers, and support staff within the school organization.  Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Appropriate certification as required by the Indiana Department of Education.
• Ability to plan and organize.
• Skills in human relations.
• Ability to communicate effectively before groups of students and parents.
• Proven instructional leader.
• Other qualifications as deemed desirable by the School Board.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee should be able to use the following machines, tools, equipment, and work:  pen, pencil, pointer, stylus, projector, public address system, tape recorder, blackboard, chalk, charts, diagrams, examinations, manuals, maps, publications, reference books, textbooks, and computers.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• There are no environmental hazards indicated for this position.

TERMS:  Length of year and salary to be determined by the School Board.

EVALUATION:  Evaluation of performance on this job will be in accordance with the provisions in the policy handbook.