Principal (2026-2027 SY), Oakland Elementary
About The Position
The Principal is responsible for ensuring high-quality implementation of instructional expectations, including balanced instruction, standards, and formative assessment. This role involves establishing and maintaining clear, consistent communications with parents, families, and community partners to receive input and feedback on school effectiveness, improve family engagement, and resolve concerns. The Principal will anticipate and plan for staffing needs, meet all staffing timelines, and develop, implement, and monitor Continuous School Improvement Plans (CSIP) aimed at improving student performance. Responsibilities also include observing and evaluating employee performance, supervising student and staff conduct, and monitoring their progress toward specified goals. A key aspect of this role is establishing a positive school climate with high expectations, interactive teaching, and clearly defined goals and objectives. The Principal will implement procedures to ensure a safe and orderly school environment and develop and manage a school budget according to established regulations and guidelines. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned will also be part of this role.
Requirements
- Master's degree in educational leadership
- Minimum of six years of educational experience
- Minimum of three years of administrative experience
- Knowledge of standards, curriculum, and instruction.
- Exceptional integrity, commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.
- Ability to abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.
- Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.
- Ability to be present at the physical worksite.
- Must be able to properly and consistently supervise students, particularly during emergency situations.
- Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.
Nice To Haves
- Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership, preferred.
Responsibilities
- Ensure high quality implementation of instructional expectations, including balanced instruction, standards, and formative assessment.
- Establish and maintain clear, consistent communications with parents, families, and community partners to receive input and feedback on the effectiveness of the school, to improve family engagement, and to resolve concerns.
- Anticipate and plan for staffing needs; meet all staffing timelines.
- Develop, implement, and monitor Continuous School Improvement Plans (CSIP) that aim to improve student performance.
- Observe and evaluate the performance of employees.
- Supervise student and staff conduct and monitor their progress toward achieving specified goals.
- Establish a positive school climate that includes high expectations, interactive teaching, clearly defined goals and objectives.
- Implement procedures to ensure a safe and orderly school environment.
- Develop and manage a school budget according to established regulations and guidelines.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
