Preschool Principal- Washington Reid Preschool

Job Summary

The principal serves as an educational leader, overseeing daily operations, managing budgets, shaping school policies, fostering a safe environment, and collaborating with staff, students, and parents. Their role is pivotal in promoting academic excellence and student success.

Essential Responsibilities

• Supervises, evaluates and provides instructional direction to all staff in such a way as to implement the total curriculum in relation to the students attending this school.
• Organizes the school in such a way as to provide for an optimum learning environment and experiences for students in both curricular and extracurricular programs.
• Assigns duties and responsibilities to the assistant principals and other key personnel in order to maintain an orderly day-to-day operation.
• Manages appropriated and non-appropriated funds to ensure accomplishment of school programs.
• Provides appropriate in-service programs for staff which concentrate on achieving school and School Board goals.
• Provides effective public relations and communications within the school and the community.
• Evaluates and supervises staff in order to maintain a level of competence to ensure the fulfillment of the education goals.
• Collaborates closely with the Preschool Department to ensure access to wraparound services for families, including family support, social-emotional, and health, and nutrition resources.
• Collaborates with elementary school principals and staff to ensure a smooth and effective transition to kindergarten.
• Leads and supports family and community engagement efforts.
• Meets the specific requirements of Head Start and Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) grants.
• Implements, monitors and assists in the evaluation of the division-wide curriculum action plan at the local school level.
• Utilizes a variety of data sources to assist in decisions for enhancing student, staff, and/or program performance.
• Creates and sustains a positive, inclusive learning environment that values cultural and linguistic diversity to support all students and staff.
• Collaborates with elementary school principals and staff to ensure a smooth and effective transition to kindergarten.
• Leads and supports family and community engagement efforts.
• Meets the specific requirements of Head Start and Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) grants.
• Implements Virginia Quality Birth to Five (VQB5) requirements, including the use of CLASS data to evaluate teacher and program performance.
• Performs the responsibilities charged to the principal by the local School Board.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Behaviors

• Knowledge of preschool instructional processes, public relations, school finance, school law, personnel management, administration, supervision, curriculum, and procedures in special education.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary to work effectively with students, teachers and parents.
• Demonstrates knowledge of VQB5, VKRP, and CLASS assessment systems.
• Knowledge of Head Start and Virginia Preschool Initiative grant requirements and compliance expectations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a master’s degree and Pupil Personnel or Postgraduate Professional License.
• Minimum of one year of successful, full-time experience as an administrator.
• Minimum of one year experience in early childhood or preschool education preferred.
• Must hold a Virginia teaching certificate and be endorsed in Admin & Supervision PreK-12. If a current VA Postgraduate Professional License is not currently held, the candidate must hold a reciprocal out-of-state certification with a comparable Administration and Supervision PreK-12 endorsement.