Shawnee Heights High School Principal; School Yr

Shawnee Heights High School Principal (26-27 School Yr.)

Title: Principal of Shawnee Heights High School, USD 450

Contract: 12 Month Employment/Competitive salary based on experience and education

Reports to: Superintendent of Schools

Supervises: All building licensed and classified staff as assigned

Purpose and Objectives of the Position: The building principal is responsible for the collective success of the school including the learning, growth, and achievement of both students and staff. As the schools primary instructional leader, the building principal will enable dialogue and data-informed reflection about curriculum, assessment, instruction and student progress. The building principal will collaborate with variety of internal and external stakeholders to create and improve systems that maximize the utilization of resources and human capital, foster collaboration and facilitate constructive change.

The building principal will collaborate with stakeholders to establish and propagate a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.

Building leaders, as instructional leaders, create climates of inquiry that challenge the schools community to continually improve by building on its core values and beliefs and developing the pathway to reach them. Demonstration of the building leaders proficiency in setting direction is evidenced by:

• Participation in a Team to Create a Vision and Mission: The building leader participates in a committee of stakeholders that is representative of the community in order to facilitate the development or adaptation of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all participants. The vision, mission and goals are aligned to those of the district.
• Participation in a Team to Develop an Implementation Plan and a School Improvement Plan: The building leader organizes and participates in a committee of stakeholders that is representative of the school community in order to facilitate the collaborative development of an implementation plan that includes strategies for sharing and encouraging support of the vision by the school community and processes to ensure that the school (vision, mission, values, beliefs, and goals, which are all student focused) guide decisions and enhance the culture of the school.
• Implementation of the School Improvement Plan: The building leader facilitates the implementation of a school improvement plan that meets all district and state requirements. The building leader articulates and monitors the school improvement plan, making adjustments as necessary based on the collection and analysis of data.

Building leaders, as instructional leaders, create and maintain an environment that supports the academic, emotional, social and attitudinal development of every student. Student learning data is made available to teachers and other stakeholders so that the instructional program can be differentiated and support services provided based on on-going analysis of student data. Likewise, co-curricular activities are designed to address a variety of student needs and interests and are scheduled in a way that provides easy access for all students.

Building leaders develop and implement a plan for monitoring and evaluating intra-curricular and extracurricular activities so that all students have access to those programs and services that are successful in meeting their needs. Demonstration of the building leaders proficiency in developing all students is evidenced by:

• Monitoring Student Progress and the Instructional Program: The building leader ensures that all students are making academic progress by monitoring the instructional program. The building leader ensures that instructional guidelines are in place, teachers are following the districts course/grade level standards, and teachers are implementing the curriculum with fidelity. The building leader ensures that all students have access to the core curriculum and that teachers differentiate instruction and interventions based on student test data results and other student information.
• Sharing Student Learning Results: The building leader communicates data and provides access to all stakeholders; i.e., staff, students, parents, district administrators, board of education, etc., as the law permits. The building leader ensures that teachers have time and guidance and/or support as needed to analyze and respond to student data results.
• Implementing a Variety of Student
  
  Activities:
  
  The building leader ensures that all students have access to a variety of student activities which support their leadership, physical, emotional, social and attitudinal growth.
• Providing Student Support Services: The building leader ensures that all students have access and are supported with services that promote mental, physical, and emotional wellness for students.

Building leaders, as instructional leaders, understand the…