Principal - Elementary - Interim (One Year Only 2026-27 School Year)
About The Position
Administers and supervises the organization and operation of the best possible learning environment for students of the school. This is an interim position for one year only, covering the 2026-27 school year. The role involves ensuring the school meets state accreditation, accountability, and school improvement requirements, implementing effective instructional and curricular practices, and utilizing resources to develop and maintain highly effective programs. The position is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the physical plant, including budget management, and developing effective communications among students, the community, faculty, and administration. It also includes human resources activities such as hiring, mentoring, disciplining, and evaluating staff, as well as overseeing construction and safety.
Requirements
- CO Administrator License - Colorado Department of Education
- Colorado READ Act Designation (Principal/Admin) - Colorado Department of Education
- Master's Degree
Responsibilities
- Ensure that the school has met state accreditation, accountability and school improvement requirements by addressing school wide student academic achievement and patterns of low student performance and achievement discrepancies.
- Implement effective instructional and curricular practices responding to the needs of students, the direction of the District, and valid innovations in education within a standards-based model.
- Utilize appropriate resources of the staff, student body, school district and the community to develop and maintain highly effective instructional and co-curricular programs.
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of physical plant including approximately 12 million-dollar budget design/allocation including purchase of instructional supplies, material & equipment, coordinating capital reserve process (small & large capital).
- Develop and maintain effective communications among the students, the community, the faculty and the administration.
- Plan and implement human resources activities: hires/mentors/disciplines terminations; staffing design/master schedule; professional development activities; evaluations.
- Oversee construction, safety of staff and students during emergency procedures.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
Benefits
- health insurance
- vision insurance
- dental insurance
- health savings account (HSA)
- flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- short and long-term disability
- critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
- employee assistance program (EAP)
- voluntary 401(k)
- 403(b)
- 457 retirement plan options
- voluntary 403(b) savings plan with up to 4% District match for up to 5 years from date of hire
- paid off-track time
- sick time
- personal time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
