Elementary School Principal at Tyrrell County Schools

Our Mission:

To serve as the instructional and operational leader of a school in developing and implementing policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development and achievement of each student and the professional development of each staff member.

Job Description:
Strategic and Instructional Leadership
• Lead the school’s vision, mission, and strategic goals to support academic and socio-emotional success for all students;
• Support and supervise the design of rigorous, standards-based instruction with measurable outcomes;
• Analyze student achievement data and other data sources to identify and inform school improvement efforts;
• Develop a collegial environment that supports teacher leadership, collaboration, and growth.

Managerial and Human Resources Leadership
• Ensure a safe and nurturing environment for students, staff, and families;
• Creates processes to provide for a balanced operational budget for school programs and activities that are aligned to school improvement;
• Creates procedures to recruit and retain a high-quality workforce in the school that meets the diverse needs of students;
• Develops a master schedule for the school to maximize student learning by providing for individual and on-going collaborative planning for every teacher;

Cultural Leadership
• Communicates strong ideals and beliefs about equity, learning, and teaching, with teachers, staff, parents, and students and then operates from those beliefs;
• Influences the evolution of the culture to support the continuous improvement of the school as outlined in the school improvement plan;
• Supports the positive, culturally-responsive traditions of the school community;
• Systematically and fairly acknowledges failures and celebrates accomplishments of the school and staff;

External and Micropolitical Leadership
• Complies with all state and federal laws and local policies.
• Demonstrates awareness and builds relationships with individuals and informal groups among school staff and local community and utilizes these as positive resources;
• Maintains open, vertical and horizontal communications throughout the school community and district office.

Family and Community Engagement

• Actively advocates for and engages family and community;
• Strengthens teacher and staff capacity to cultivate and sustain meaningful partnerships with families of diverse backgrounds and with community members that supports student achievement and well-being, and manage partnerships

Qualifications:

Hold or be eligible to hold a valid NC Principal’s License. Successful teaching and school administration/leadership experience.
• Master's Degree from an accredited institution
• 1 to 2 years’ Experience as a school administrator required
• 4+ years of teaching experience; Elementary or Secondary Experience preferred

Shift TypeFull-TimeSalary RangePer YearLocationTyrrell Elementary School