LRSD Secondary School Principal Pool (middle school & high school)
The students of Little Rock School District need your talent, expertise, passion, and leadership!
About the Little Rock School District
We are seeking highly motivated and innovative practitioners to join our team at Little Rock School District (LRSD). We seek individuals who are radically relentless about re-envisioning the landscape of public education in Little Rock, Arkansas and making a significant difference in the lives of public school students, parents, school leaders, teachers, and central office employees.
LRSD serves approximately 20,000 students in the capital city of Arkansas. As part of a comprehensive transformation effort to become a world-class school district, LRSD intends to attract and develop a high-performing, competitively compensated, and a mission-driven educator workforce which will lead efforts to drive instructional excellence and achieve significant outcomes for ALL LRSD students in every LRSD school.
Among school-related factors, we know teachers have the biggest impact on student achievement (Opper, 2019). School principals, responsible for establishing and maintaining the conditions for which teachers work, have the second largest impact on student outcomes but principals’ effects are larger in scope because they are averaged over all students in a school rather than a classroom (Grisson, Egalite, & Lindsay, 2021). For these reasons, LRSD is implementing a new process to identify a pool of high-quality school leaders ready to #reimagine the schooling experience for our students in Little Rock.
Interested individuals should carefully and closely review this vacancy announcement in its entirety - including the principal pool application and selection process detailed below.
POSITION OVERVIEW
We believe that all students can achieve at the highest levels and are committed to providing opportunities that will permit all students to do so. The LRSD Secondary Principal will provide leadership and administration, which will motivate instructional and support personnel to strive for superior performance to provide the best possible opportunities for student growth and development, both educationally and personally. To accomplish this, we need inspiring leaders who:
The Secondary Principal will report to the Assistant Superintendent for School Performance.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.
Instructional Leadership
Management and Operations
Family and Community Engagement
JOB EXPECTATIONS:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Such alternatives and additions to the above qualifications may be deemed appropriate by the Superintendent. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may require.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Elementary School Principal
Middle School or K-8 Principal
High School Principal
Precise placement within the salary range will be determined based on education and experience. In addition to a competitive benefits package, additional compensation may be available to principals selected to lead one of LRSD’s designated Priority Schools.
PRINCIPAL POOL APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:
Step 1 - Completed online application (www.lrsdjobs.org) to include:
*Resume, certification, reference letters, and impact statement are required in order for the application to be reviewed*
Step 2 - Applications will be reviewed and screened on an ongoing basis. Applicants who pass the application screening process will be invited to participate in one of three principal pool interview days on the dates below. Invited applicants will participate in a series of individual and group interview activities during interview day to assess critical instructional leadership competencies.
*Experienced principals from other districts with a documented and verified track record of success will be automatically placed in the LRSD Principal Pool without participating in principal pool interview day.
Step 3 - Applicants who demonstrate satisfactory instructional leadership competencies during interview day will be placed in the LRSD principal pool. Once an actual principal vacancy has been identified, only sitting LRSD principals and individuals admitted into the LRSD principal pool will be eligible to interview or be appointed to a LRSD vacant principal position.
References:
Opper, Isaac M., Teachers Matter: Understanding Teachers' Impact on Student Achievement. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2019. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR4312.html.
Grissom, Jason A., Anna J. Egalite, and Constance A. Lindsay. 2021. “How Principals Affect Students and Schools: A Systematic Synthesis of Two Decades of Research.” New York: The Wallace Foundation. Available at http://www.wallacefoundation.org/principalsynthesis.