Principal
Washington Township Schools, Indianapolis, Indiana
POSITION: High School Principal
LOCATION: North Central High School
CALENDAR LENGTH: 260 days (20 days paid vacation)
SALARY: $140,395
BENEFITS: Competitive Package (no employee cost for all levels of Health/Dental plans)
Required Certifications
Active Indiana Building Level Administrator License
Preferred Experience
3 plus years of large secondary school administrative experience
3 plus years of urban secondary school administrative experience
5 plus years of secondary school teaching experience
MSDWT OVERVIEW
The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis, Indiana and Marion County. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. The district has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last 65 years and offers a comprehensive educational curriculum with special activities and programs geared to provide enrichment, exploration, and instructional support for students. It also provides excellent opportunities for students to participate in outstanding performing arts, fine arts, academic teams, publications, athletics, and other student activities. M
SD Washington Township delivers instruction through our locally developed Elevate Instructional Framework in eight elementary schools, three middle schools, an Area Career Technical Education Center, and North Central High School. North Central High School is proud to offer a rigorous curriculum featuring Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate Certificate, International Baccalaureate Diploma, and dual credit opportunities.
MISSION AND VISION
MSDWT provides quality education in award winning schools built on a foundation of outstanding educators, administrators, school board members, and supportive parents. Our mission to develop lifelong learners and globallyminded citizens by fostering the academic, creative, and social skills needed to achieve excellence in a multicultural environment. Our goal is to be equitable, affirming, and responsive in every way possible to our students and our families.
Job Summary and Responsibilities:
The North Central High School Principal manages and supervises the staff of North Central High School to ensure that students are instructed and supported in a safe learning environment. They work closely with the high school associate principal and assistant principals to lead and assist school staff and to optimize communication between school leaders and teachers, parents, and other districts and schools. They guide instructional practices, facilitate meetings, develop and review curriculum programs, observe staff, and assume primary responsibility for financial resource management.
Required Competencies:
Occupational Competencies
Education management support: Support the management of an education institution by directly assisting in the managerial duties or by providing information and guidance from your area of expertise to simplify the managerial tasks.
Curriculum standards: Experience with the governmental policies concerning educational curricula and the approved curricula from specific educational institutions.
Assessment processes: Familiarity with various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a program, and employees. Different assessment strategies such as initial, formative, summative and self- assessment are used for varying purposes. Knowledge of professional learning communities and their role in using assessments to inform instruction.
Understanding of Equity: Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds as well as the understanding of the need for equitable practices in all classrooms and spaces.
Project management: Knowledge of project management and the activities which comprise this area. Know the variables implied in project management such as time, resources, requirements, deadlines, and responding to unexpected events.
Learning technologies: Experience with current technologies and channels, and how to incorporate them to enhance learning.
Curriculum objectives: Familiarity with the goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.
Foundational Competencies
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Example Activities:
Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of school improvement efforts related to student academic achievement, including reducing the disproportional gap
Engages families and community partners in school mission and vision
Manages school financial, physical, and personnel resources to support optimal instruction
Leads equity work & social emotional learning (allocating resources, leading professional development)
Provides teachers feedback on instruction by conducting formal and informal evaluations
Develops and implements a system of schoolwide supports to meet the unique needs of various learners
Supervises and facilitates daily operations of the school
Coaches and evaluates all school staff
Serves as lead investigator for human resources issues and employee discipline
Ensures that the school program is compatible with the legal, financial, and organizational structure of the school system
Administers strategies to recruit and retain staff
Handles public relations and media inquiries
Meets routinely with members of the Washington Township Education Association
Analyzes feedback from survey data to develop responses to the needs of students and families
Meets routinely with PTO representatives
Carrying out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
Other duties as assigned
Direct Supervisor and Evaluator:
Associate Principal, 4 Assistant Principals, True North Coordinator, Athletic Director, Department. Chairs: Special Education, Performing Arts, and Student Programs/Testing Supervisor, Publications
Physical Requirements
1. Seldom = Less than 25%
2. Occasional = 26 to 50%
3. Often = 51 to 75%
4. Very Frequent = 76% & above
Ability to stand for extended periods of time. (1)
Ability to lift 25 lbs. (1)
Ability to carry 25 lbs.(2)
Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations. (4)
Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter. (4)
Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels. (4)
Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation. (4)
Ability to operate office equipment. (4)
Ability to reach in all directions. (4)
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION:
MSDWT is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. MSDWT is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.