2025-2026 Principal Job Pool

Stanly County Schools • Albemarle, NC

5d

About The Position

To serve as the chief administrator of a school in developing and implementing policies, programs, curriculum activities, and budgets in a manner that promotes the educational development of each student and the professional development of each staff member.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of the practices, methods and techniques used in the administration and supervision of all facets of a school.
• Thorough knowledge of prescribed School Board and district policies, rules and procedures.
• Demonstrated skills in the following standards of executive leadership: strategic leadership, instructional leadership, cultural leadership, human resource leadership, managerial leadership, external development leadership and micro political leadership.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in both oral and written formats.
• Ability to motivate others to reach their fullest potential.
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and related hardware and software.
• Ability to operate standard school records software.
• Ability to learn specialized equipment and software based on district needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, parents, students and the general public.
• Completion of an approved program in school administration at the master's level or above with 3 to 5 years of experience as a classroom teacher or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Must possess a license in school administration as a Principal from the State of North Carolina.
• Must possess a valid North Carolina driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains an effective educational program consistent with state and federal guidelines and the philosophy, policies and goals of the School Board.
• Assumes responsibility for the implementation and observance of all Board policies and regulations by the school's staff and students; interprets and enforces the school system's policies and regulations.
• Conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly, to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.
• Ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial, and organizational structure of the school system.
• Defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community.
• Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their individual and group performance.
• Provides activities that facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program.
• Identifies the annual objectives for the instructional, extra-curricular, and athletic programs of the school.
• Ensures that instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classrooms are developed, and involve the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program.
• Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary, according to School Board policy and the due process rights of children.
• Initiates, designs and implements programs to meet specific needs of the school; directs and monitors the development of the school's instructional program.
• Coordinates and works with the central administrative staff on school problems.
• Evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include the maintaining of up-to-date student data.
• Assumes responsibility for the implementation and observance of all Board policies and regulations by the school's staff and students; interprets and enforces the school system's policies and regulations.
• Maintains inter-school system communications and seeks assistance from central office staff to improve performance.
• Maintains good relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Complies with established lines of authority.
• Orientates and assists new staff members and new students and provides opportunities for their input into the school program.
• Supervises the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes.
• Manages, directs, and maintains records on the materials, supplies and equipment, which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine.
• The principal organizes, oversees, and provides support to the various services, supplies, materials, and equipment provided to carry out the school program.
• The principal makes use of community resources.
• Other duties as needed and/or assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal