Poplar Bluff School District Looking for Elementary Principal @ Eugene Field (24-25) at Poplar Bluff, MO Full Time

TITLE: EUGENE FIELD ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

QUALIFICATIONS: MUST HOLD A MINIMUM OF A MASTERS DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION. MUST HOLD A VALID MISSOURI TEACHING CERTIFICATE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATION.

JOB GOAL: SERVES AS THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND SUPERVISOR THE ELEMENTARY

SCHOOL WITH COMPLETE CHARGE OF THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF EACH

SCHOOL UNDER SUCH POLICIES, RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD

OF EDUCATION. SERVES UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

COORDINATES AND DIRECTS THE EFFORTS OF ALL PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE BUILDING IN THE

BEST INTERESTS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

SUPERVISES: CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND ALL SPECIAL TEACHERS WHO SERVE IN

ANY CAPACITY IN A PRINCIPAL BUILDING.

Performance Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains an effective learning climate in the school.
• Keeps the Superintendent informed of the schools activities and problems; of events and activities of an unusual nature as well as routine matters related to the supervisors accountability.
• Supervises the maintenance of all required building records and reports.
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the schools administration.
• Works with various members of the central administrative staff on school problems of more than in-school import, such as transportation, special services and the like.
• Maintains active relationships with students and parents.
• Budgets school time to provide for the efficient conduct of school instruction and business.
• Supervises the schools educational program.
• Leads in the development, determination of appropriateness, and monitoring of the instructional program.
• Prepares classes within established guides to meet student needs.
• Assists in the development, revisions and evaluation of the curriculum.
• Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary, according due process to the rights of students.
• Establishes guides for proper student conduct and maintaining student discipline.
• Supervises the maintenance of accurate records on the progress and attendance of students.
• Assumes responsibility for the attendance, conduct and maintenance of health of students.
• Assumes responsibility for his/her own professional growth and development through membership and participation in the affairs of professional organizations, through attendance at regional, state and national meetings, through enrollment in advanced courses, and the like.
• Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications, and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field.
• Supervises the schools teaching process.
• Orients newly assigned staff members and assists in their development, as appropriate.
• Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their individual and group performance.
• Recommends according to established procedures, the removal of a teacher whose work is unsatisfactory.
• Makes arrangements for special conference between parents and teachers.
• Assumes responsibility for the safety and administration of the school plant.
• Supervises the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes.
• Provides for adequate inventories of property under his jurisdiction and for the security and

accountability for that property.

• Responds to written and oral requests for information.
• Serves as a member of such committees and attends such meetings as directed to by the superintendent.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assigns to teachers their classrooms, students, supervisory duties and other responsibilities.
• Assists teachers in setting up their daily schedules and coordinates the schedules to avoid conflicts.
• Functions as a supervisor of instruction and evaluates the work of all teachers assigned to the school and discusses the findings with the Superintendent of Schools and Director of Elementary Education.
• Coordinates the activities and schedules of the teachers of special subjects, other certificated personnel, and teacher aides assigned to the building.
• Reports students who reside outside the school district and outside the assigned boundaries of the attendance area to the Superintendent.
• Emphasizes effective discipline and suspends students in extreme cases of misconduct until a satisfactory agreement can be reached with the parent or guardian.
• Conducts regular faculty meetings on at least a monthly basis for the purpose of educational planning and the dissemination of information.
• Supports community activities which contribute to the educational growth and development of the students.
• Utilizes the services of the social worker, visiting teacher, school health nurse, counselor, Director of Special Services, etc., whenever special help is needed.
• Assess curriculum needs at the building level and explores methods of improvement.
• Makes use of achievement test scores, intelligence test scores, and norm referenced test results in educational planning.
• Evaluates the performance of teachers and classified personnel assigned to the school.
• Organizes and schedules professional staff development activities at the building level.
• Participates in professional organizations and engages in other professional growth activities.
• Arrives at the school each day at least fifteen minutes before the duty teachers report.
• Attends local administrators; meetings, and elementary principals; meetings.
• Establishes the time of arrival of students on the school premises and makes exceptions which are justified by unusual circumstances.
• Emphasizes proper care of the school grounds, playground equipment, office equipment, duplicators, educational supplies, and the building staff.
• Submits work orders in a manner conducive to the effective operation of the school plant.
• Reports immediately to the office of the Superintendent of Schools the details of any serious injury to a student, teacher, or other school employee.
• Reports by to the Superintendents office any instance of vandalism or theft and notifies the school security officer.
• Conducts fire and other disaster drill on a regular basis.
• Submits on time all reports, teacher evaluations, inventories, attendance registers, and other records required by the Superintendent of Schools or the Director of Elementary Education.
• Assumes responsibility for the requisition of instructional and custodial supplies and signs the requisition forms.
• Interprets school policies, rules and practices to the P.T.A., P.T.O., and patrons and attends all executive meetings of the P.T.A. or P.T.O.
• Approves all bulletins issued to parents by the school.
• Assumes responsibility for releasing students during the school day in accordance with school policies.
• Performs any other duties which may be assigned by the Superintendent of Schools and his designee or the Director of Elementary Education.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 218 days per school year. Salary to be established by the Board of Education.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provision on the Boards policy on Evaluation of Administrators.

Elem 17essential Functions Of The Job

• Must hold a valid Missouri Principals certificate.
• Must be able to verbally communicate with students, parents and staff.
• Must be able to understand oral communication.
• Must have correctable vision in order to read written communications and make visual evaluations of staff members.