Principal

Position Summary: The principal serves as the educational leader responsible for development, implementation, supervision, and evaluation of a comprehensive program of instructional and student services.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Administer district programs in accordance with board policies, statutory requirements, and administrative rules and
• Utilize the strategic plan, district goals and policy, and the approved district and school improvement plans to guide both personal leadership and the work of the school
• Monitor implementation of district and school plans and provides feedback to district leadership to make adjustments over
• Knowledge of local, state, federal, and authorizer regulations and expectations, and how they apply to Great Lakes Learning
• Assist the Director of Curriculum and Instruction in facilitating the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment with state and district learning
• Actively seek data from a wide range of sources and integrate the information into actionable reports for
• Assist staff in using data to guide, modify and improve teaching and
• Build systematic communication methods with staff and the school community, both orally and in
• Support the professional learning of staff as it relates to the mission, vision, and goals of the district and
• Empower the building and team level leaders to make decisions to get consistent, high-quality
• Actively support a culture of collaboration, growth, and transparency throughout the
• Promote collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations for staff and
• Effectively identify and prioritize significant issues and delegate related tasks as
• Effectively manage conflict and performance issues, including Individual Performance Improvement
• Respect, support, and implement district and school decisions and policies, and act to ensure that staff are equally
• Articulate the district’s purpose and priorities to all
• Ability to work from the school campus during scheduled hours in order to effectively collaborate with colleagues, students, parents and the general public.

Company-wide skills, abilities and expectations:

• Serve as an advocate for the staff, school, and school
• Communicate in a professional, honest, and direct
• Demonstrate effective active listening
• Able to effectively manage
• Take personal responsibility for problems when appropriate and actively seek critical feedback with an eye toward continual
• Celebrate successes and recognize the achievements of
• Model the principles of self-awareness, reflective practices, transparency, ethical behaviors, and set an example of educator
• Display a result oriented, motivational, and innovative
• Ensure all timelines are met and procedures followed
• Model and promote trust, enthusiasm, rapport, respect, and openness among staff, students, and all members of the
• Create positive relationships, maintaining professional and collaborative communities among district and school

Specific Job Skills/Abilities:

• Understanding of standards-based
• Skilled with technology and online facilitation of
• Belief that all students can learn given an appropriate and supportive educational
• Familiarity with alternative
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Exceptional verbal and written interpersonal communication skills

Education/Training:

• Michigan administrator certificate.
• Master’s in education related field