Pleasant Hill High School Principal

Position Type:
Administration/Principal

Date Posted:
1/16/2025

Location:
Pleasant Hill High School

The Pleasant Hill R-III School District is seeking a
High School Principal at
Pleasant Hill High School for the
2025-2026 School Year

SUMMARY: Provides instructional leadership to staff including: curriculum planning, review and implementation; professional development, and innovative practice. Responsible for day-to-day building administration and the safety and welfare of students, staff and activities. Ensures a safe, and positive effective educational atmosphere, provides discipline as necessary and enforces Board policy. Serve as a resource for staff and the administrative team. Create an environment that welcomes collaboration among staff, students, parents, and the community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Curriculum and Instruction

• Establishes and maintains an effective learning climate in the school.
• Provides leadership for appropriate curriculum development and organization of personnel to staff the curriculum by promoting curriculum based on student needs and by involving staff in needed curriculum development.
• Provides for management of instruction by identifying and providing instruction consistent with instructional objectives, by monitoring student progress in achieving instructional goals, and by evaluating programs based on student achievement.

Pupils

• Interacts with students in a constructive manner to encourage each individual to perform at his/her highest level.
• Establishes, enforces, and maintains effective discipline and high standards of student conduct in the school by establishing positive, clear, and concise behavior guidelines and by supporting staff in discipline issues as appropriate. Assumes responsibility for the attendance, conduct, and safety of students.
• Attends special events held to recognize student achievement, and attends school sponsored activities, functions, and athletic events.

Leadership/Management

• Plans, organizes, directs implementation, evaluates, and provides supervision for all school activities.
• Keeps his/her supervisor informed of events and activities of an unusual nature as well as routine matters and problems.
• Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications, and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field.
• Ensures that the school plant and facilities are conducive to a positive and safe learning environment by ensuring the maintenance and repair of school facilities, making suggestions for changes, and by encouraging staff, students, and parents to assist in the process.
• Plans and supervises an emergency preparedness program.
• Serves as a member of committees and councils within his/her school and participates in district-wide activities, professional development and committees, as appropriate.
• Delegates responsibility for a variety of administrative functions to Assistant Principals and other personnel for the purpose of managing the workload more efficiently and developing leaders.
• Works with Central Office personnel to coordinate processes for the effective functioning of the school.
• Provides for effective and efficient daily operation of the school by implementing administrative procedures which are clear and concise to all staff.
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving and decision-making skills by analyzing data, considering alternatives, and making logical decisions.
• Demonstrates effective organizational skills through time management, establishment of priorities, utilization of resources, delegation of duties, and completion of duties in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrates a sense of professional responsibility by displaying promptness, accuracy, and punctuality.
• Provides leadership for positive educational practices by promoting a climate for change and by involving teachers in the change process, when appropriate.

Personnel

• Effectively supervises, evaluates, and counsels all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and non-professional personnel regarding their individual and group performance.
• Orients newly assigned staff members and assists in their development, as appropriate.
• Conducts regular staff evaluations and provides specific feedback to encourage growth and development.
• Demonstrates effective interviewing, selection, and assignment of school personnel.
• Promotes on-going staff development by keeping staff informed of new developments, ideas, and strategies and by involving the staff in assessing, identifying, and implementing appropriate staff development activities.
• Assumes responsibility for the implementation and observance of all Board policies, procedures, and regulations by the school's staff and students.

Interpersonal Relationships/Public Relations

• Establishes and maintains favorable interpersonal relationships with parents, school volunteers, local community groups, and individuals to foster understanding, involvement, and solicit support for overall school objectives and programs; to interpret Board policies and administrative directives; and to discuss and resolve individual student problems.
• Communicates expectations of high performance standards to students, staff, parents, and community.
• Promotes and maintains a positive school climate by providing positive reinforcement to staff and students.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills by conversing with staff, students, parents, and patrons regarding school operations, policies, and programs.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with students by being visible and accessible and by being informative, respectful, and understanding when relating to students.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with staff by respecting staff suggestions, opinions, and feelings and by effectively communicating with staff.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with other administrators through cooperation and sharing.
• Regular and dependable attendance.

Budget/Business

• Ensures efficient management of building level fiscal resources by implementing budgetary and purchasing processes that are fiscally sound.
• Prepares or supervises the preparation and maintenance of reports, records, lists, and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the school's administration.
• Provides for adequate inventories of property under his/her jurisdiction and for the security and accountability for that property.

Other Functions

• Perform other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Specialist's Degree in Administration, five years teaching experience at the level to be administered.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid Missouri Teaching Certificate and Valid Missouri Administrator Certificate.

Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00

Benefits: Paid Time Off; Health, Vision, & Dental insurance, voluntary benefits; district sponsored life insurance; enrollment in 403b/457 retirement plans

The Pleasant Hill R-III School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, disability or age.