ACE; Accelerating Campus Excellence Elementary School Principal

Position Overview

ACE (Accelerating Campus Excellence) Elementary Principal

Reports to:

Executive Director, School Leadership
Duty Days: 239
Annual Salary: $130,000

Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) is seeking proven, innovative leaders with a track record of driving bold school turnaround and transformation. As a campus principal, you will serve as the educational leader of your assigned campus, responsible for ensuring a safe, high‑performing learning environment aligned with FWISD’s mission and strategic goals. The ACE Principal directs overall campus operations so that all students, regardless of socioeconomic factors, are achieving at a high level.

• Resume
• Documented history of academic growth as campus principal with verified data.
• Documentation of past success leading a campus.

• Implements state and District curricula and assessments aligned with state standards, including college and career readiness standards.
• Monitors and ensures high‑quality instruction practices among teachers and staff that improve student performance.
• Monitors multiple forms of student data to inform instruction and intervention decisions to maximize student achievement.
• Ensures that effective instruction maximizes growth of individual students and student groups, supports equity, and eliminates the achievement gap.
• Embraces a transformational leadership philosophy and uses effective strategies to establish a positive school culture centered on continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
• Leads the turnaround process through the use of research‑based instructional practices and models that have proven to be effective in similar schools.
• Promotes high‑level performance expectations for staff and students and recognizes excellence and achievement.
• Develops and monitors instructional and administrative processes to ensure alignment with evidence‑based practices and fidelity of implementation.
• Ensures high‑quality instructional materials and resources are implemented with fidelity.
• Utilizes campus data for corrective action leading to improvement and for recognizing success.

• Recruits, selects, places, mentors, and retains highly effective teachers and staff.
• Coaches and develops teachers and staff, providing individual feedback and aligned professional development opportunities.
• Implements collaborative structures and provides leadership opportunities for effective teachers and staff.
• Provides clear expectations of performance and conducts rigorous evaluations of all staff using multiple data sources.
• Leads and supports Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) that foster positive relationships, teamwork, and shared leadership.
• Ensures PLCs develop and improve teacher instructional capacity.
• Develops and leads a strong Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) for the campus.

• Solutions‑oriented, treats challenges as opportunities, and supports the school and community through continuous improvement.
• Proactively seeks and acts on feedback, reflects on personal growth areas, seeks development opportunities, and changes practice to improve student outcomes.
• Communicates and develops productive relationships with campus students, staff, and community.
• Adheres to the Code of Ethics and Standards Practices for Texas Educators.

• Develops, implements, and sustains a shared vision of high expectations for all students and staff, emphasizing daily attendance.
• Establishes, reinforces, and monitors clear expectations for adult, staff, and student conduct, including social and emotional supports.
• Engages families and community members in meaningful student learning experiences.
• Creates a safe school environment that ensures the social, emotional, and physical well‑being of staff and students.
• Applies a variety of student discipline techniques to meet behavioral and academic needs.
• Enhances students’ social, emotional, behavioral, and academic achievement.
• Acts as campus behavior coordinator in accordance with state laws and regulations.
• Ensures school rules are uniformly applied and…