2026-2027 High School Principal

About the role

Position is responsible for the daily operation and administration of an assigned high school.

Responsibilities

As an Instructional Leader in the Newport News Public Schools, a school principal fosters the success of all students by:

• Facilitating the development, communication, implementation and evaluation of a shared vision of teaching and learning that leads to student academic success
• Developing, advocating, and sustaining an academically rigorous, positive, and safe school climate for all stakeholders
• Managing human resources effectively by assisting with selection and induction, and by supporting, evaluating and retaining quality instructional and support personnel
• Supporting, managing, and overseeing the school's organization, operation, and use of resources
• Communicating and collaborating effectively with stakeholders
• Demonstrating professional standards and ethics, engaging in continuous professional development, and contributing to the profession
• Exercising leadership which results in measurable student academic progress based on established standards
• Modeling nondiscriminatory practices in all activities

Incumbent is expected to: lead by establishing a culture for continuous improvement; focus all efforts to promote student achievement, advancement and youth development; develop staff to promote employee expertise; and monitor by implementing a system to determine performance and progress.

Qualifications

Must possess a Master's degree and be eligible for a Virginia Postgraduate Professional License in administration and supervision. Must possess at least three years of successful experience as a teacher with some experience at the secondary school level. Three years administrative experience at the secondary school level preferred.

Skills & knowledge

• Comprehensive knowledge of the current issues, principles, and practices in public secondary school education and the ability to apply them to the needs of a school
• Knowledge and effective skills in curriculum development, instructional practices, and interpretation of test data
• Ability to assist with administering and managing the operation of a secondary school
• Ability to plan and supervise the work of others
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and the public

Working conditions & physical requirements

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids
• Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone
• Physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds to shoulder height; to bend, to stoop, to sit on the floor, to climb stairs, to walk and to reach overhead
• Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

Supervision Exercised: Assigned staff
Supervision Received: Executive Director, Secondary School Leadership