2025-2026 Principal

South San Antonio Independent School District•San Antonio, TX

21h

About The Position

South San Antonio teachers are passionate innovators. They believe in the power of an excellent education to change the lives of students, and they desperately want to build a game-changing school that redefines public education in the city of San Antonio, the state of Texas, and across the country. They know how critically important it is to develop a classroom culture that drives student achievement and personal growth for each individual child. South San Antonio teachers will teach students to hold themselves to high expectations, both academically and behaviorally, and they tirelessly support students when they fall short of those expectations. Our teachers are hungry to grow as leaders in this work every day, driven by personal reflection, coaching from school leadership, and partnerships with transformational colleagues. They understand improving student outcomes will be personally and intellectually exhausting. It will push us to our professional limits. It will ask more of us than we thought we had to give. But they also know we will all be part of something that is worthy, desperately needed, and surely possible for the students in our city.

Requirements

Master’s degree in educational administration
Texas principal or other appropriate Texas certificate
Certified TTESS appraiser
Candidate must have satisfactory outcome of fingerprinting background check. Non-refundable fee (approximately $50.00) paid by the employee
Working knowledge of curriculum and instruction
Ability to evaluate instructional program and teaching effectiveness
Ability to manage budget and personnel
Ability to coordinate campus functions
Ability to implement policy and procedures
Ability to interpret data
Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
Two years experience as a classroom teacher
Three years experience in instructional leadership roles

Responsibilities

Instructional Management
Monitor instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program outcomes and use findings to take corrective actions.
Regularly consult the campus-level committee about planning, operation, supervision, and evaluation of campus education program. Include students and community representatives when appropriate.
School or Organization Morale
Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional goals.
Foster collegiality and team building among staff members. Encourage their active involvement in decision-making process.
Provide for two-way communication with superintendent, staff, students, parents, and community.
Communicate and promote expectations for high-level performance to staff and students.
Recognize excellence and achievement.
Ensure the effective and quick resolution of conflicts.
School or Organization Improvement
Build common vision for school improvement with staff.
Direct planning activities and put programs in place with staff to ensure attainment of school’s mission.
Identify, analyze, and apply research findings (e.g., effective school correlates) to promote school improvement.
Develop and set annual campus performance objectives for each of the Academic Excellence Indicators using the campus planning process and site-based decision making committee.
Develop, maintain, and use information systems and records necessary to show campus progress on performance objectives addressing each Academic Excellence Indicator.
Personnel Management
Interview, select, and orient new staff.
Approve all personnel assigned to campus.
Define expectations for staff performance with regard to instructional strategies, classroom management, and communication with the public.
Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences with staff.
Assign and promote campus personnel.
Make recommendations to superintendent on termination, suspension, or nonrenewal of employees assigned to campus.
Work with campus-level planning and decision-making committees to plan professional development activities.
Confer with subordinates regarding their professional growth. Work with them to develop and accomplish improvement goals.
Management of Fiscal, Administrative, and Facilities Functions
Comply with district policies and state and federal laws and regulations affecting the schools.
Develop campus budgets based on documented program needs, estimated enrollment, personnel, and other fiscal needs.
Keep programs within budget limits. Maintain fiscal control. Accurately report fiscal information.
Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required including accurate and timely reports of maximum attendance to requisition textbooks.
Manage use of school facilities.
Supervise maintenance of facilities to ensure a clean, orderly, and safe campus.
[Secondary Principals: Direct and manage extracurricular and intramural programs including management of multiple activity funds.]
Student Management
Work with faculty and students to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances the school climate.
Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.
Conduct conferences about student and school issues with parents, students, and teachers.
Professional Growth and Development
Develop professional skills appropriate to job assignment.
Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior. Serve as a role model for all campus staff.
School or Community Relations
Articulate the school’s mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission.
Demonstrate awareness of school and community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervise and evaluate the performance of staff assigned to campus including assistant principal(s), teacher(s), counselor(s), librarian(s), instructional aides, clerical support staff, and custodians.