Principal Elementary SY2026-27 (NBOE)

Position Overview

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Principal - Elementary. This position is pending availability of funds and Superintendent's approval.

What Newark Principals Do

• Develop, implement, and sustain a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education, and use deep knowledge of instruction, curriculum, and assessment to achieve the school's vision.
• Set realistic and ambitious multi-year and annual school goals based on aggregated and disaggregated data.
• Establish systems to strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices.
• Develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment through consistent, specific, and timely feedback.
• Foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff, and develop their professional capacity and practice.
• Coach teachers on instructional delivery with planned professional opportunities to leverage teachers' instructional strengths to maximize instructional impact.
• Proactively engage with all stakeholders.
• Cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that fosters strong relationships and advances the school mission and vision.
• Prioritize being visible and engage families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways.
• Strategically manage school operations and leverage resources to support the school's instructional program and professional learning community.
• Act as an agent of continuous improvement.
• Act ethically and according to professional norms.

Key Behaviors And Skills

• Know that all students can succeed at high levels, maintain a relentless focus on improving student outcomes, and are personally resilient in that pursuit.
• Consistently apply an equity lens, implement strategies to address inequities and institutional biases, and help create an inclusive school culture.
• Prioritize and allocate limited time strategically, and adjust to changing conditions.
• Collaborate effectively with staff and families, engage and motivate them in pursuit of school success, and empower others to lead.
• Understand and have used effective planning, instructional strategies, assessment, and intervention to improve student outcomes.
• Coaching gets to the root issues, and motivates and enables others to improve.
• Consistently focus on getting better by reflecting, learning and changing your actions.
• Act ethically and fairly at all times.

Basic Qualifications And Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university.
• New Jersey Principal Standard Certificate or a Certificate of Eligibility for Principal.
• Succesful experience as a teacher.
• Succesful building level administrative or supervisory experience.
• Success in increasing student achievement and effectively developing staff at the building level, utilizing a variety of approaches that emphasize inclusion and culturally responsive practice.

REPORTS TO

Assistant Superintendent

SALARY, EMPLOYMENT PERIOD, AND UNION AFFILIATION

• Salary: $135,300-169,500 (Pending salary negotiations).
• Employment Period: Twelve (12) Months.
• Union Affiliation: City Association of Supervisors and Administrators (CASA).

How To Apply

THE NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER