Elementary School Principal

About the role

Marblehead Public Schools seeks an elementary instructional leader who embodies a student-first mentality, visionary leadership, commitment to equity and social justice, people and team-oriented qualities, strong communication skills, and a growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement a vision for the school focused on outcomes, maintain high expectations for teaching and learning, and prioritize team building and teacher leadership.
• Serve as a coach and provide feedback to inspire and motivate teachers to continuously improve planning and instruction.
• Ensure consistent and rigorous classroom instruction through vertically aligned implementation of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
• Utilize performance and other data at the school, grade, classroom, and student levels to understand student needs, help teachers improve instruction, and monitor teacher/student progress.
• Develop and lead professional development that deepens educational pedagogy, including Multi-tiered Systems of Support, Culturally Proficient Teaching, Data-Informed Decision Making, and Social-Emotional Health and Wellness.
• Cultivate a collaborative, hard-working, and joyful school culture that promotes high expectations for all students, particularly traditionally underserved populations.
• Develop and execute systems and procedures that promote shared leadership, quality teaching and learning, and ensure student and adult safety and wellness.
• Recruit, hire, supervise, and evaluate all professional and support staff in the building.
• Manage a budget that prioritizes teaching and learning while controlling costs.
• Adhere to district policies and state/federal regulations.
• Respond to challenges or uncertainties with resourcefulness, creativity, hard work, and resiliency; proactively develop solutions to problems, with a focus on improving student results.
• Build and engage with parents and community members as critical partners in school improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Education or related field.
• Licensed in Massachusetts as a school principal.
• Obtain SEI Endorsement within one year of hire.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience preferred; experience effectively leading, supervising, coaching, and developing educators.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.