Principals Nationwide for the 2010-2011 School Year
Location:
Nationwide
Position Summary:
Direct Reports:
Academy Directors, Teachers, School Operations Manager
Reports to:
Vice President of Educational Services
Job Summary:
An EdisonLearning principal is responsible for providing the instructional, operational and administrative leadership necessary to ensure the success of the managed school including primary responsibility for achievement and financial performance. The Principal is the overall leader of the school, with a dominant focus (estimated at 75% of time spent) on instructional leadership. The partnership school principal will be held accountable for the continuous improvement of the school and its staff and for increased student achievement.
Main Responsibilities:
Achievement Management
- Implement School Organizational Structure including culture, staffing, scheduling, and Student Management Plan
- Ensure teachers receive training in curriculum, learning environment, benchmarks and assessment
- Monitor student achievement (Benchmark analysis, Scholastic, teacher created tests, and DIBELS)
- Implement Student Achievement Planning and Execution including annual adjustment in the school's instructional plans
- Recruit select and hire school staff (teachers and school-based support staff)
- Ensure effective implementation of student support systems
- Engage parents in a collaborative effort for implementing and planning of school programs (parent meetings)
- Complete and present the annual school progress report to EdisonLearning, district and/or charter board and school community
- Support and monitor PD plans of teachers, house teams, curriculum coordinators (works w/ AD and coordinators)
- Observe instruction of all teachers and tutors regularly
- Supervise and evaluate staff to ensure quality instruction and student achievement
Financial Management
- Ensure revenue, enrollment and expense targets are met (profit and loss)
- Ensure facility and operational services are effective
- Steward of company assets
Relationship Management
- Build/maintain client relationships (i.e. Board leadership, superintendents, authorizers, community leadership, political leaders, etc.)
- Develop and maintain positive community and parent relationship
Compliance Management
- Oversee compliance to federal, state, local and contractual requirements
Special Skills/Experience Required:
Key Relationships:
Internal: Regional Finance Manager, Regional General Manager, Education Centers of Excellence
External: EdisonLearning customers and constituency groups, Charter Boards and Districts, Parents
Key Competencies:
- Uses different behaviors as necessary to achieve desired outcomes; able to amend own behavior to influence and gain acceptance
- Shift priorities to address changes in events or assigned goals
- Inspires groups of individuals to work together to achieve a common purpose; promotes a culture of open communication and respect
- Actively establishes and promotes best practices for Edison work processes and standards
- Analyzes reasons behind results, takes actions to address failures and seeks to improve outcomes
- Never accepts excuses for breaches of ethics, values or regulations and confronts potentially unethical behavior in others
- Develops and uses subtle strategies to influence others in order to achieve organization objectives; anticipates reactions and works hard to find common ground between stakeholders within opposing views
- Coaches employees and team members on ways to enhance their level of performance and develop their skills
- Encourages constructive feedback and a culture that provides opportunities for development. Attracts, assesses, develops, motivates and retains a diverse workforce that drives results
Background:
- Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction or Master's Degree in a specialty area such as Elementary Education or Secondary Education or Master's Degree in Educational Administration & Supervision
- Minimum of 5 years teaching experience
- Minimum of 5 years experience in instructional leadership including at least two years as an assistant principal
- Administrative Certification
- Ability to recognize good instruction based on current teaching methods
- Knowledge of teacher evaluation and observation methods
- Knowledge of various instruction and teaching methodologies
- Excellent organizational, planning and implementation skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook
An Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of EdisonLearning to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage and citizen status, age, marital status, disability, prior record of arrest or conviction (except as provided by law), sexual orientation, gender (sex), and to maintain an environment free of discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, or retaliation as required by civil rights law.
How to Apply:
Apply online and submit your resume for this job here.