HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

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 staff member.

Major Functions:

• General Planning: The Principal conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plan accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program. To further ensure that the goods of the total school program are met, the Principal will have input in the hiring of all staff.
• General Coordination: The Principal ensures that the school program is compatible with legal, financial, and organizational structure of the school system. The Principal defines the responsibilities and accountability of staff members and develops plans for interpreting the school program to the community.
• Enhancement of Personnel Skills: The Principal provides activities, which facilitate the professional growth of the school staff and enhance the quality of the instructional program.
• School Objectives: The Principal identifies the annual objectives for the instructional, extracurricular, and athletic programs of the school.
• Curriculum Objectives: The Principal ensures that instructional objectives for each subject and/or classroom are developed, and involves the total staff and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program. The Principal provides opportunities for staff participation in the school program.
• Establishes Formal Work Operations: The Principal establishes, implements, and evaluates procedures used to carry out the daily routine of the school.
• Evaluates Performance: The Principal evaluates student progress in the instructional program by means that include the maintaining of up-to-date student data. The Principal supervises and appraises the performance of the school staff.
• Facilitated Organizational Efficiency: The Principal maintains inter-school system communication and seeks assistance from central office staff to improve performance. The Principal maintains good relationships with students, staff, and parents. The Principal complies with established lines of authority.
• New Staff and Students: The Principal orients and assists new staff members and new students and provides opportunities for their input into the school program.
• Community: The Principal encourages the use of community resources, cooperates with the community in the use of school facilities, interprets the school program for the community, and maintains communication with community members.
• Supplies and Equipment and Physical Plant: The Principal manages, directs, and maintains records on the materials, supplies and equipment which are necessary to carry out the daily school routine. The Principal involves the staff in determining priorities for instructional supplies. The Principal shall also ensure that the school plant and grounds are maintained in a safe and sanitary manner.
• Services: 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.
• Discipline: The Principal shall maintain discipline by enforcing board policies and procedures and by implementing the student code of conduct.