K-8 Principal (2027-2028 School Year)

Wichita Public Schools • Wichita, KS

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The K-8 Principal uses leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to empower and develop staff, creating a culture of student and staff learning. This role involves collaborating with all stakeholders to develop the school's vision, mission, and goals, aligning them with the District's objectives. The Principal is responsible for facilitating the school improvement plan, using data to monitor progress, and ensuring academic growth for all students. This includes overseeing the instructional program, ensuring adherence to district standards and curriculum, and differentiating instruction to meet diverse student needs. The position also focuses on providing access to student activities that support holistic growth and ensuring students have access to mental, physical, and emotional wellness services. Staff evaluation, recruitment, hiring, and professional development are key responsibilities, as is fostering a culture of collaboration, trust, and high expectations. The Principal manages the organization, operations, and resources to ensure a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment, aligning human, fiscal, and technological resources with district and school goals. Adherence to federal, state, and district policies, maintaining student conduct standards, and ensuring a safe learning environment through crisis and behavior plans are also critical.

Requirements

• A current, valid Kansas Building Administration License required.
• Experience as an Assistant Principal or Principal required.
• Minimum 5 years’ teaching experience required.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and written in order to communicate with others inside and outside of the organization for the purpose of giving and obtaining information.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a Supervisor when their discretion is needed.
• Ability to perform as an effective team player.
• Ability to plan, organize, make decisions and prioritize work to meet the daily demands of the building.
• Exhibits a professional manner and a positive attitude.
• Uses good judgment to make decisions on recurring assignments.
• Displays a significant degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Ability to conform to proper standards of professional dress and appearance.
• Knowledge of company’s mission, purpose, goals and the role of every employee in achieving each of them.
• Demonstrate the ability to use basic office equipment such as computers, scanners, copiers, and fax machine.
• Comply with USD 259’s guidelines for equipment use.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work outdoors during outdoor student activities.

Responsibilities

• Empower and develop staff to create a culture of student and staff learning.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to develop the school's vision, mission, and goals, aligning them with the District's objectives.
• Facilitate the collaborative development and implementation of the school improvement plan.
• Use data to monitor and adjust the action plan and goals of the school improvement plan.
• Ensure all students are making academic progress by monitoring the instructional program.
• Ensure instructional guidelines are in place and teachers are following district-adopted course and grade level standards and curriculum with fidelity.
• Ensure all students have access to the core curriculum and that teachers differentiate instruction and intervention based on student data.
• Ensure all students have access to a variety of student activities that support their leadership, physical, emotional, social, and attitudinal growth.
• Ensure students have access to and are supported with services that support mental, physical, and emotional wellness for every student.
• Evaluate all staff members for the purpose of improving student growth, identifying professional learning needs, promoting teacher leadership, and making decisions.
• Recruit, screen, hire, assign, discipline, and dismiss school staff.
• Promote a culture of learning and collaboration by providing opportunities for staff to acquire, enhance, and refine the knowledge, skills, and commitment necessary to create and support high levels of learning for all students.
• Use data to develop differentiated professional learning to promote teacher leadership.
• Evaluate data regarding beliefs, processes, and structures within the school that support or impede rigor in teaching and learning.
• Create and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations for all.
• Ensure the management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
• Obtain, allocate, and align human, fiscal, and technological resources to meet district and school goals.
• Follow established timelines and guidelines for all elements required by federal, state, and district policies.
• Maintain high standards of student conduct and enforce discipline as necessary, assuring due process for students when appropriate.
• Ensure a safe learning environment by adhering to all crisis plans, school-wide behavior plans, and policies.
• Assist with additional duties as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent and Executive Directors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal