Liberty Middle School - Principal

Hanover County Public Schools•Ashland, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Principal is responsible for student learning and performance, instructional leadership and supervision, coordination of staff development, fostering parent, community and overall stakeholder involvement and support, direct evaluation and/or approval of all staff evaluations, and student safety and well being. This role involves observing and evaluating instruction, approving purchase orders, field trips, staff absences, and professional conferences. The Principal will assign administrative team duties, develop and implement professional goals aligned with the school improvement plan, and attend various meetings including special education, child study, eligibility, department, and county planning meetings. The role also includes meeting with the PTA executive board, coordinating parent/student/community functions, leading staff development, ensuring efficient scheduling, overseeing disciplinary consequences, ensuring compliance with policies, providing ongoing communication to stakeholders, reinforcing school vision, approving written communication, interacting with students, staff, and parents, ensuring crisis planning and drills, facilitating the school improvement process, attending extra curricular activities, and performing related work as required.

Requirements

Master's degree required.
Postgraduate Professional Certificate with an endorsement as middle school principal.
At least three years successful full-time experience as a teacher, administrator, or supervisor, two years of which must have been in grades 6, 7, or 8.
Management of instruction in relation to Virginia's Standard of Learning program.
Significant knowledge with federal and state laws governing the education of all students and students with disabilities.
Exceptional verbal, written, and technical communication skills.
Familiarity and proficiency using and managing Microsoft office products (i.e., word, excel, outlook, email, database, etc.).
Exceptional organizational skills and time management skills.
Excellent diplomacy skills in managing difficult people and difficult situations.
Significant analytical and interpretive skills with regard to educational law governing student with disabilities.
Excellent knowledge of the processes related to effective teaching and learning.
Strong supervisory and decision-making skills.
Ability to manage crises situations effectively.
A comparable amount of training and experience may be substituted for the minimum qualifications.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Observe and evaluate instruction Grades 6-8
Approve purchase orders/purchases, field trips, staff absences, professional conferences, etc.
Assign administrative team duties/provides feedback and evaluate performance
Develop and implement professional goals aligned with school improvement plan
Attend special education meetings, child study and eligibility
Meet with PTA executive board.
Works with PTA to coordinate parent/student/community functions
Attend department meetings
Coordinate, lead, and participate in staff development
Ensure efficient and productive scheduling of instructional time and of students
Oversee all disciplinary consequences in accordance with the code of student conduct
Ensure compliance with all HCPS policies and aligned state and federal mandates and regulations
Provide on going communication via e-mail, newsletter, etc. to all key stakeholders, including staff
Continually reinforces and articulate school session and vision
Check and approve specific written communication from the school to the home
Interact, counsel, problem solve with students, staff, and parents
Ensure consistent and effective crisis planning, meetings, and specific drills
Facilitate the school improvement process
Attend county planning and principal meetings
Attend extra curricular activities
Perform related work as required