Middle School Principal
General Description: The Middle School Principal is the instructional leader and manager of all operations and programming of the middle school.
Key Responsibilities and Duties:
Domain 1: Strategic/Cultural Leadership
Be the instructional leader in the building.
Monitor student achievement, especially the progress of students with learning disabilities or students who are failing to meet state proficiency.
Maintain a positive school climate.
Provide oversight of the physical plant and grounds.
Domain 2: Systems Leadership
Assist in the interviewing and selection of building staff.
Supervise teachers and staff.
Evaluate the professional staff according to the Dallas School District Differentiated Supervision Plan.
Provide a safe and orderly school environment
Provide oversight of student behavior and handle all discipline cases.
Manage the school budget and review and approve all requisitions.
Supervise middle school/junior high athletics in collaboration with AD
Domain 3: Leadership for Learning
Monitors the development of and implementation of the curriculum.
Provides and programs for remediation for students.
Provides and supports professional development opportunities for faculty.
Domain 4: Professional and Community Leadership
Establish and maintain positive parent relations and work cooperatively with the parents and the community.
Communicate with parents through the school website, mailings and paper notices.
Develop and maintain positive relations with the community.
Performs other duties as assigned by the superintendent, assistant to the superintendent or Board of Education.
Performs other duties as assigned by the superintendent.
Work Experience Requirements:
Five (5) years of satisfactory teaching experience.
Three (3) years of satisfactory K-12 administrative experience.
Preferred
Middle school experience
Education Requirements
Master’s Degree
Appropriate PDE Administrative Certification
Preferred
Doctorate
Additional position specific training
