Elementary Principal (William Foster PreK-1 Building)

Position Type:
Administration/Principal

Date Posted:
6/11/2024

Location:
William Foster Elementary School

Closing Date:
Until Filled Position: Elementary Principal (P-1 Building)
Reports to: Superintendent
Employment Status: Regular/Full-time (210)
Status: Administrator

Description: Assist the building principal in the general administration of the school; oversee disciplinary procedures and actions; administer the school in the absence of the principal; monitor and enforce rules concerning attendance and behavior; ensure the schools are safe for all students.

NOTE: The below lists are not ranked in order of importance

The Elementary School Principal will coordinate administrative oversight and plan all phases of instructional leadership for the school including educational programming, administration, budgetary planning, discipline, and counseling services.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees the daily management of the school and office.
• Oversees educators in the school, providing periodic observations and evaluations that are timely and constructive and completed based on the timetables set by the school district.
• Offers additional training and guidance as necessary based on evaluations of professional staff.
• Hires all faculty and staff for the school and presides over hearings that may be necessary to dismiss a staff member.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensures a productive learning environment through continual collaboration with teachers, students, and parents.
• Facilitates opportunities to connect with students by being present and available during arrival and dismissal, by appearing at school functions, and by meeting with students.
• Enforces disciplinary policies and procedures with students.
• Participates in parent meetings and conferences and acts as intermediary between parents, teachers, and students to deal with a variety of needs or issues.
• Maintains competency and student academic achievement as prescribed by the school board.
• Presides over staff meetings.
• Ensures completion of routine and required paperwork including attendance reports, test results, and licensing information for students, educators, staff, and school management.
• Ensures that necessary maintenance and repairs to the school property are performed.
• Coordinates staff development for faculty and staff; provides instruction if needed.
• Oversees the allocation of supplies and equipment.
• Oversees and implements the school budget, approving new programs and expenditures as appropriate.
• Represents the school in community activities and meetings.
• Interacts with various stakeholders to foster a positive relationship between the school and community including the PTA, community organizations, and leaders.
• Acts as liaison between the district and the school; communicates needs and information to both sides.
• Collaborates with other principals and educators throughout the district to choose and develop curriculum and textbooks that align with local, state, and national standards.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Excellent supervisory and leadership skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the proven ability to professionally and effectively communicate with educators, parents, and community leaders.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Extremely effective administration of multifaceted operations.
• Thorough understanding of applicable local, state, and federal educational laws, regulations, policies, and requirements.
• Thorough understanding of instructional methodology.
• Knowledge of best practices in education and educational administration.
• Ability to identify and solve problems.
• Creative thinking skills.
• Ability to create, understand, and implement budgets and budgeting practices.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Google

Education and Experience:

• Masters in Education
• Five years related experience
• Appropriate state of Ohio certification/license
• Alternative to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed.

About Our District:

The Garfield Heights City Schools collaboratively and cooperatively serve students and families of the City of Garfield Heights. Located in Cuyahoga County and bordered on the north by the City of Cleveland proper, and on all other sides by the first ring communities of Northeast Ohio. Our District proudly serves approximately 3,500 students in three Kindergarten through Grade 5 schools, one middle school, and one high school. The district also provides an award-winning Preschool program to educate the youngest students in our community at William Foster Elementary. All those who seek academic, co-curricular, student leadership, diversity, and community engagement success, can find these things and more in the Garfield Heights City Schools.

As a product of our community-based strategic planning process completed in 2021, our district's mission is: As the heart of the community, Garfield Heights City Schools fully prepares students to pursue their dreams and give back as engaged citizens and future leaders. Our vision is: to become a premier educational institution, recognized throughout Ohio as fully preparing students to be leaders equipped with real-world skills to contribute to a global society.

The Garfield Heights City School prides itself on providing a rigorous and comprehensive pre-k through 12th-grade educational curriculum that clearly focuses on student success through college and career readiness. To that end, Garfield Heights High School offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses, including AP English, AP Government, AP American History, Honors Chemistry, Honors Calculus, Honors Physical Science, and more. While the District offers these high-level academic courses, the GHCS also proudly sends more than 225 students on an annual basis to the Cuyahoga Valley Career Center for those individuals deeply interested in learning a skilled profession or hands-on expertise in one of the trades. Middle School students have increasingly greater opportunities to prepare themselves for high school and parents are readily encouraged to be involved. Elementary School students in the GHCS also participate in such valuable literacy programs as LETRs and social/emotional initiatives as the Zones of Regulation. The GHCS places a great deal of emphasis at all levels of education on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (P.B.I.S.) and each school has won awards from the State of Ohio for encouraging and promoting positive behavior.

A wide variety of co-curricular offerings are available to students of all ages in the Garfield Heights City Schools as well. Such opportunities include more than 18 varsity sports, the district's show choir, Music Express, Marching Band, Theater, A 'Capella Choir, National Honor Society, Student Council, Glass Ceiling, Future Engineers, and more. These co-curricular offerings are award-winning on the state, regional and local levels. Students can expect success when they become involved in the various academic, co-curricular, and student leadership organizations in this District.

What is Equity?

Equity is the collective responsibility of intentionally creating and maintaining a system that ensures opportunity, access, advancement and a sense of belonging for ALL, by:

• Eliminating barriers and unjust structures that obstruct individual successes
• Creating a community of acceptance
• Providing resources to address students' needs

Garfield Heights City Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, genetic information, race, color, age, religion, disabilities, military status, sexual orientation, or national origin in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.

Application Deadline: Until position has been filled.

To Apply: On-line