Principal, Benson

Benson High School Description

Benson High School is the home of the Mighty Bunnies. Founded in 1904, we are proud of our tradition, academic excellence, school spirit and a family-like atmosphere. Located in the historic Benson neighborhood, BHS enjoys an enrollment of approximately 1400 students who are socioeconomically, racially, and culturally diverse. Benson High as a school is a leader in Career Academies and the proud home of three nationally recognized model status academies;
Freshman Academy, Health Professions Academy, and our Design/Construction Academy. Each academy exposes our students to content curriculum with college and career ready application. Each academy partners with various businesses in Omaha and the Benson Community to enrich your students’ high school experience. While our focus is on the career academies, Benson High will always offer traditional honors, advanced placement (AP), Cambridge and dual enrollment (DE) classes for those students wishing to take advantage.

Principal

5120 Maple Street, Omaha, NE 68104

Principal Supervisor

12-month, 261 days / Exempt

Omaha School Administrators Association Level 11 / Salary credit may be awarded for applicable experience. Placement on the salary schedule will follow the applicable agreement.

The position would begin August 1, 2026, with time in July designated for preparation, planning, and meetings.

The principal is the leader for all functions on campus and is the instructional leader of the school. OPS seeks excellent leaders who can prepare all students for college, career, and community leadership.

Leader articulates clear expectations and holds self and others accountable for achieving high results for all students.

• Demonstrates high expectations and an unyielding belief that all students can and will achieve at high levels.
• Holds self and others accountable for reaching high academic achievement of all students.
• Articulates a clear and compelling vision to prepare all students for college, career, and community leadership.
• Sets challenging goals, continuously monitors progress, and demonstrates persistence to overcome obstacles to achieve goals.
• Proactively develops and implements school improvement plans to accomplish student achievement goals.
• Helps teachers reach and engage each student based on individual needs and interests.

Leader demonstrates awareness and conviction to address inequities and holds adults accountable for doing the same.

• Creates urgency and develops plans to close achievement gaps and prepare all students for college and career success.
• Addresses biases, engages in courageous conversations, and makes difficult decisions in the best interest of students.
• Supports teachers and staff to skillfully address race, culture, class, language acquisition and unique student learning needs to ensure all students achieve at high levels.

Leader helps all students master standards through data-driven instruction and staff evaluation and development.

• Promotes student mastery of standards by implementing rigorous instructional strategies and assessments aligned to curricula.
• Uses – and enables others to use – multiple forms of student achievement data to inform instruction and advance learning.
• Ensures that teachers check for student understanding and clarify, reteach, or adjust instruction.
• Partners with staff to provide students the appropriate scaffolds and interventions to meet their individual learning needs.
• Evaluates staff and teachers. Observes classrooms to support effective teaching practices that result in improved student achievement.
• Provides coaching and timely, targeted, actionable feedback to ensure growth in practice.

Leader promotes professional learning, maximizes staff talent, and appropriately matches talent to student needs.

• Differentiates approach based on performance: recognizes and retains high performers, provides targeted support to mid-performers, and develops or exits low performers.
• Strategically…