Principal Elementary SY2026-27 - Lafayette Street School (NBOE)

Newark Board of Education•Newark, NJ

About The Position

The Principal - Elementary leads all aspects of a Newark Board of Education school and is responsible for advancing students’ academic success and well-being. The principal brings teachers and staff together around a shared vision, provides instructional leadership through classroom engagement and teacher support, fosters an inclusive and supportive school community, and oversees school operations, resources, staff evaluation, budgeting, data analysis, and compliance with district policies. The principal also develops the leadership of vice principals, teachers, and staff and enables collaboration across the school. The role includes establishing and sustaining the school’s mission, vision, and core values; setting annual and multi-year goals using student data; promoting equity and culturally responsive practice; supporting effective curriculum, instruction, and assessment; and providing teachers with specific, timely feedback and coaching. The principal engages families and community stakeholders, manages resources to support instruction and professional learning, and leads continuous improvement while acting ethically and in accordance with professional norms. Other duties may be assigned or required by law, code, regulation, or board policy.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
New Jersey Principal Standard Certificate or Certificate of Eligibility for Principal.
Successful experience as a teacher.
Successful building-level administrative or supervisory experience.
Demonstrated success increasing student achievement and effectively developing staff at the building level, using approaches that emphasize inclusion and culturally responsive practice.
Ability to maintain a focus on improving student outcomes and demonstrate resilience.
Ability to apply an equity lens, address inequities and institutional biases, and help create an inclusive school culture.
Ability to prioritize time strategically and adjust to changing conditions.
Ability to collaborate with staff and families, motivate them toward school success, and empower others to lead.
Understanding and use of effective planning, instructional strategies, assessment, and intervention to improve student outcomes.
Ability to coach others by identifying root issues and motivating and enabling improvement.
Commitment to reflection, learning, and changing actions to improve.
Ability to act ethically and fairly.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and sustain a shared school mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education.
Use knowledge of instruction, curriculum, and assessment to advance the school’s vision.
Set realistic and ambitious multi-year and annual school goals based on aggregated and disaggregated data.
Establish systems that promote equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices.
Support rigorous and coherent curriculum, instruction, and assessment systems through consistent, specific, timely feedback.
Foster a professional community of teachers and staff and develop their professional capacity and practice.
Coach teachers on instructional delivery and provide planned professional opportunities that leverage their strengths.
Proactively engage with stakeholders and build meaningful, reciprocal relationships with families and the community.
Cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that advances the school’s mission and vision.
Strategically manage school operations and leverage resources to support instruction and professional learning.
Lead continuous improvement and act ethically according to professional norms.
Develop vice principals, teachers, and staff as leaders and enable collaboration across the school.
Perform other duties as assigned or required by law, code, regulation, or board policy.