High School Principal

Salary Range

Salary Range: $132,318 - $185,246

About the Role

Directs and coordinates educational, administrative, and counseling activities consistent with the charge of improving student achievement by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate administrator.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with a major in educational leadership, educational supervision, or a related field; doctorate preferred.
• Eligible or hold a Pennsylvania Principal Certification.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a school administrator, preferable in an urban, turnaround, and/or high-needs environment.
• Satisfactory work record & criminal/child abuse clearances (Acts 34 and 151).

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborates in establishing clear approaches to measuring student growth and measures it by individual student.
• Ensures that every student has an opportunity to go to college or post-secondary schooling.
• Provides transformational leadership necessary to plan, launch, and manage the turnaround process in a chronically underperforming school by designing and implementing strategies to dramatically improve student achievement.
• Leverages research and data to drive initiatives and instruction.
• Builds a positive school culture and climate that supports the whole student.
• Leverages research and data to drive initiatives and instruction.
• Builds a high-performing staff and leadership team to achieve and sustain results through collaborative efforts.
• Collaborates in designing and implementing rigorous, transparent, and fair evaluation system for the professional staff that (a) differentiate effectiveness using multiple rating categories that take into account data on student growth as a significant factor, and (b) are designed and developed with principal involvement.
• Conducts annual evaluations of the professional and support staff that includes timely and constructive feedback; Use of the evaluations, at a minimum, to inform decisions regarding developing the professional staff, including providing relevant coaching, induction support, and/or professional development.
• Collaborates in the development of a comprehensive instructional improvement system, fully aligned to standards, assessments, curriculum frameworks, instruction, resources and materials and interventions.
• Works collaboratively with the departments of Community & Student Services, ESOL, and Instructional Support Services in the design, and implementation of projects and programs that will meet the specific needs of students with specialized needs.
• Works closely with the Executive Director of Instruction to execute the focused goals set forth by the Superintendent.
• Works collaboratively with the Executive Director of Planning and External Funding and the Director of Grants and Development to ensure that Title I funds, school improvement funds and other grants are linked to the strategic plan and the data reflecting student achievement needs such as the PSSA, 4Sight and other data that are used to inform continuous instructional improvement.
• Supervises building discipline, student, faculty, and staff attendance, and class schedules, cumulative records, and grade reporting ensuring that all are consistent with district policies and regulations.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with colleges, community organizations, and other schools to coordinate educational services.
• Reads, analyzes, and interprets professional journals, studies of best practices, and federal, state, and local regulations.
• Supervises extracurricular programs and evaluates these programs by regular attendance at these events.
• Computes pupil/teacher ratios, percentages, and interprets bar graphs and other data pertinent to educational leadership and instructional achievement.
• Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions.
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Superintendent of Schools, or designee.

Benefits

The Allentown School District offers a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify. This may include:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Personal and Sick time
• PSERS Retirement Fund

Eligibility for specific benefits will be outlined in each labor group's specific collective bargaining agreement.