School Principal jobs in Allentown, PA

School Principal directs and oversees education and teaching programs for an assigned school. Responsibilities include developing the curriculum, staffing departments, reviewing faculty performance, and creating an atmosphere conducive to scholarly pursuits. Being a School Principal ensures all school activities are within budgetary guidelines. Requires a bachelor's degree. Additionally, School Principal typically reports to a superintendent. May require a master's degree. The School Principal typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a School Principal typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Elementary School Principal
  • Allentown School District
  • Allentown, PA OTHER
  • Position Type:
    Administration/Principal

  • Date Posted:
    8/13/2023


  • Location:
    Lehigh Parkway Elementary School


    • Elementary Principal
    Salary Range: $105,750 - $148,050

    Qualifications:
    1. Master's degree with a major in educational leadership, educational supervision, or a related field.
    2. Valid and active PA Certification as an Elementary Principal;
    3. Five (5) or more years experience in public education, including secondary or elementary school instruction.
    4. Skillfully utilize technology and software programs typically used in school administration.
    5. Demonstrated success in turning around low performing schools and/or underperforming students. Experience in urban schools preferred.
    6. Demonstrated knowledge of a standards-based curriculum required in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
    7. Experience in Urban Administration preferred.
    8. Satisfactory work record & criminal/child abuse clearances (Acts 34, 114, and 151).
    9. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    10. Such additional or alternatives to the above qualifications as the board or superintendent may determine appropriate and acceptable

    Summary
    Principals provide a clear vision for learning for all students; ensure a safe, secure and orderly learning environment; and cultivate strong relationships with, and acts in service to, diverse stakeholders, including families and communities.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    Data-driven decision-making - Identifies, analyzes, and uses key human capital metrics to make updates and changes in support of teacher quality. Shares data with key stakeholders.
    • Assists in establishing clear approaches to measuring student growth and measures it by individual student with the intention of ensuring that every student has an opportunity to go to college or post-secondary schooling.
    • Lead in implementing a comprehensive instructional improvement system.
    • Regularly reviews pertinent student performance data to assess the effectiveness of interventions in helping at-risk students and to devise new action plans to for newly identified and previously identified at-risk student
    People Management - Actively devotes time to identify and develop top talent. Provides clarity and evaluations about roles, responsibilities, and performance goals and offers direct feedback on how to improve performance. Creates an inclusive environment in which diverse perspectives are valued. Uses relevant data to ensure appropriate staffing of the school.
    • Provides supervision, leadership, and evaluation of each professional employee as designated by the Superintendent of Schools.
    Effective Influencer - Effectively inspires others to work towards common goals to meet the needs of urban school students, despite obstacles. Emphasizes and advocates the importance of human capital's role serving schools and especially students in communications with internal and external stakeholders.
    • Embodies the school's goals, mission and visions articulated in its school improvement plan and use data to assess whether the school is on track to achieving the goals.
    • Works collaboratively with the all appropriate departments of Central Administration to ensure alignment between district and school programming for the benefit of all stakeholders in the school community.
    Strong Collaboration & Cross-Functional Skills - Proactively works in partnership with others to achieve a common goal or necessary objective. Builds rapport and cooperative relationships with others. Provides liaison with students, parents, staff, parent groups, community agencies and promotes positive public and school-community relations.
    • Establishes and maintains relationships with colleges, community organizations, and other schools to coordinate educational services.
    • Supervises extracurricular programs and evaluates these programs by regular attendance at these events.
    • Establishes and maintains strong relationship with employee associations and relevant stakeholders. Places high priority on team and organizational goals.
    • Customer Service Orientation - Makes customers and their needs a primary focus. Takes appropriate immediate action to meet customer needs and concerns and continually assesses feedback from customers to make improvements.
    Creating and Sustaining a Culture of High Expectations: establishes and regularly works to maintain a strong, restorative school culture that promotes a culture of high aspirations and achievement for every student and requires staff and students to demonstrate consistent values and positive behaviors aligned to the school's vision and mission and successfully develops the full range of students' learning capacities - academic, creative, social-emotional, behavioral, and physical.
    • Supervises building discipline, student, faculty, and staff attendance, and class schedules, cumulative records, and grade reporting ensuring that all are consistent with district policies and regulations.
    • Administers educational programs for students with special needs.
    • Reads, analyzes, and interprets professional journals, studies of best practices, and federal, state, and local regulations.
    • Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Superintendent of Schools, or designee.
    Share in our community! Grow with our students! Join our district today and be a part of our future!

    The Allentown School District is committed to excellence! The richness of The Allentown School District's diversity is strengthened by its central role in educating our students for America's future through academic excellence and celebrating the culturally responsive, athletic and artistic range of talent in the schools. ASD students originate from 51 countries and speak 26 languages.

    The Allentown School District offers a comprehensive benefits package to those who qualify.
    This may include*
    • Medical Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Reimbursement
    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Personal and Sick time
    • PSERS Retirement Fund
    *Eligibility for specific benefits will be outlined in each labor group's specific collective bargaining agreement.

    For more information on this position, please read the full description document.
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Elementary School Principal - Lehigh Parkway
  • Allentown School District
  • Allentown, PA FULL_TIME
  • JobID: 1693 Position Type: Administration/Principal Date Posted: 8/24/2022 Location: Administration Center - Allentown, PA Date Available: 07/01/2022 Elementary Principal Salary Range: $105,750 - $148...
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High School Principal - William Allen High School
  • Allentown School District
  • Allentown, PA OTHER
  • Position Type: Administration/PrincipalDate Posted: 9/22/2023Location: Administration Center - Allentown, PA High School Principal - William Allen High School Salary Range: $132,318 - $185,246 Qualifi...
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High School Principal (William Allen High School)
  • Allentown School District
  • Allentown, PA FULL_TIME
  • JobID: 1213 Position Type: Administration/Principal Date Posted: 3/27/2022 Location: William Allen High School High School Principal - William Allen High School Qualifications: Master’s degree with a ...
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Assistant Principal
  • Stroudsburg Area School District
  • Stroudsburg, PA FULL_TIME
  • Title: Assistant Principal - Stroudsburg Area S DFLSA: ExemptTerms of Employment: Twelve months per year. Salary and benefits in accordance with the Act 93 agreement on file.Employee Group: Administra...
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Assistant High School Principal (Anticipated 22-23 SY)
  • Allentown School District
  • Allentown, PA FULL_TIME
  • JobID: 1382 Position Type: Administration/Assistant Principal Date Posted: 6/12/2022 Location: William Allen High School Date Available: 7/1/22 Assistant Principal - William Allen High School Anticipa...
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(2023- 2024) Gym Teacher, St. John Vianney Regional School
  • Diocese of Allentown
  • Allentown, PA
  • DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN St. John Vianney Regional School, Allentown Position Description Job Title: Physical Education Teac...
  • 5/7/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Quality Control Laboratory Manager
  • System One Holdings, LLC
  • Exton, PA
  • Title: Quality Control Laboratory Manager Location: Exton, PA Type: Contract to hire Schedule: Monday - Friday 8AM-5PM O...
  • 5/5/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Daily Substitute Teacher, St. Jane Frances de Chantal School
  • Diocese of Allentown
  • Easton, PA
  • Diocese of Allentown St. Jane Frances de Chantal School, Easton Position Description Job Title: Daily Substitute Job Sta...
  • 5/5/2024 12:00:00 AM
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(2023- 2024) STEM Teacher- St. John Vianney Regional School
  • Diocese of Allentown
  • Allentown, PA
  • DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN St. John Vianney Regional School, Allentown Position Description Job Title: STEM Teacher FLSA: Non-...
  • 5/5/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Daily Substitute Teachers, Notre Dame Elementary School
  • Diocese of Allentown
  • Bethlehem, PA
  • Diocese of Allentown Notre Dame Elementary School, Bethlehem Position Description Job Title: Daily Substitute Job Status...
  • 5/4/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Toddler Teacher
  • The Goddard School
  • Huntingdon Valley, PA
  • Job Description Job Description Are you passionate about positively impacting children's lives and making a difference i...
  • 5/4/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Daily Substitute Teachers, St. John Vianney Regional School
  • Diocese of Allentown
  • Allentown, PA
  • Diocese of Allentown St. John Vianney Regional School, Allentown Position Description Job Title: Daily Substitute Job St...
  • 5/3/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Health Education Specialist
  • Precision Health & Wellness Ctr, LLC.
  • North Wales, PA
  • Health Education Specialist sought by Precision Health & Wellness Ctr, LLC. (North Wales, PA). Must possess a Bachelors ...
  • 5/3/2024 12:00:00 AM
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About Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch: Allenschteddel) is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city and the 231st largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently the fastest growing city in all of Pennsylvania. It is the largest city in the metropolitan area known as the Lehigh Valley, which had a population of 821,623 residents as of 2010[update]. Allentown constitutes a portion of the New York City Combined Statistical Area and is the county seat of Lehigh County. ...
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