High School Principal

Company: Dexter Community Schools
Location: Dexter
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

• Closing Date:
  03/19/2021/Until Filled
  
  District:
  Dexter Community Schools -----website Position: Principal - 1.0 FTE
  
  Location: Dexter High School
  
  Posting Date: February 17, 2021
  
  Posting Deadline: March 19, 2021/Until Filled
  
  Beginning Date: July 1, 2021
  
  
  Qualifications:
  • Must have a Master's Degree in Educational Administration or related educational field
  • Meet state requirements for Secondary Principal certification
  • Must be a certified teacher with a valid Michigan Teaching Certificate
  • Must have knowledge/experience of secondary curriculum and effective instructional practices
  • Must have prior building or district administrative experience
    Performance Responsibilities:
    • Promotes and participates in teacher learning and development
    • Ensure staff awareness of the most current theories and practices, making these discussions a regular aspect of school culture
    • Works as a member of a district leadership team
    • Communicates and operates from strong ideals and beliefs about schooling
    • Is directly involved in the design and implementation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices
    • Establishes a set of operating procedures and routines
    • Ensures an orderly and supportive environment
    • Protects teachers from issues and influences that would detract from their teaching time or focus
    • Is aware of details and undercurrents in the running of the school and uses this information to mitigate current and potential problems
    • Sets a vision and strategy to address underlying problems
    • Strategic resource allocation
    • Uses data to monitor the effectiveness of school practices and inform strategy
    • Is willing to challenge and actively challenge the status quo
    • Provides materials and professional development that targets underlying school needs
    • Establishes clear goals and keeps goals in the forefront of the school's attention
    • Sets strategic mission and goals
      Skills and Abilities:
      • Inspires others
      • Leads with integrity
      • Values positive relationships with staff, students, and families in a community school district
      • Has a strong ability to problem solve
      • Perseverance to accomplish strategic goals
      • Demonstrate exceptional communication skills that will support school and district goals and fosters positive relationships throughout the school community.
      • Establishes strong lines of communication with and among teachers and students
      • Experience or interest with block scheduling or innovative learning models
      • Familiarity with Personalized, Competency-Based Education
      • Demonstrates strategic and analytical thinking
      • Ability to coach and develop others
      • Long-term vision
      • Adapts his or her leadership approach to the needs of the current situation and is comfortable with dissent
      • Shares school governance
      • Establishes trusting relationships with staff and teachers
      • Involves teachers in the design and implementation of important decisions and policies
      • Recognizes and rewards individual accomplishments
      • Inspires and leads new and challenging innovations
      • Has quality interactions with teachers and students
      • Makes collaborative decisions focusing on school improvement
      • Emphasizes school governance that empowers staff and students and encourages commitment, broad participation, and shared accountability for outcomes
      • Ensures teachers feel included and have a major role in decisions about professional development and curriculum --
        
        METHOD OF APPLICATION
        Internal candidates must submit a letter of interest to Chris Timmis at timmisc@dexterschools.org and Barb Santo at santob@dexterschools.org by 4:00 pm on the deadline date.
        
        External candidates should apply online through the Dexter Community Schools website and include a cover letter, resume, transcripts and teaching certificate.--
        
        The Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristics, in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.
        AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
        
        
        
        
        
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