New Principal Expectations and Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• A valid New Hampshire Educator License with a valid Principal Endorsement;

• M.A. in Education Administration;

• 5 years of successful teaching experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Collaborative leadership style

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Living a Mission and Vision Focused on Results
•    Work with the staff and community to build a shared mission, and vision of high expectations that ensure all students are on path to college and career readiness.
•    Ensure that the school’s identity, vision, and mission drive all school decisions

 Leading and Managing Systems Change
•    Create and implement systems to ensure a safe, orderly, and productive environment for student and adult learning for the purpose of achieving school and district improvement targets.
•    Establish and maintain a safe, effective learning environment.
•    Demonstrate an understanding of the change process and use leadership and facilitation skills to manage it effectively.

Improving Teaching and Learning
•    Collaborate with staff to develop and implement a consistent framework for effective teaching and learning that includes a rigorous and relevant standards-based curriculum, research-based instructional practices, and high expectations for student performance.
•    Establish a continuous improvement cycle that uses multiple forms of data and student work samples to support individual, team, and school—wide improvement goals, identify and address target areas for improvement, measure outcomes and celebrate successes.
•    Ensure that differentiated instructional practices which address identified student needs are implemented.
•    Evaluate the effectiveness of instruction and of individual teachers by conducting frequent formal and informal observations and provide timely, specific feedback on instruction as part of the district teacher appraisal system.
•    Ensure the development of high performing instructional teacher teams by providing training and support grounded in best practices designed to advance student learning and performance.

Building and Maintaining Collaborative Relationships
•    Create a collaborative school community where the school staff, students, families, and community interact regularly and share ownership for the success of the school.
•    Engage families and communities proactively in supporting student learning and the school’s shared mission, vision and learning goals.
•    Attend special events held to recognize student achievement, and attends school sponsored activities, functions, and athletic events.

Leading with Integrity and Professionalism
•    Work with the school staff and community to create a positive learning environment by ensuring equity, fulfilling professional responsibilities with honesty and integrity, and modeling professional behavior.
•    Demonstrate personal and professional standards and conduct that enhance the image of the school and the educational profession.
•    Support a climate that values, accepts and understands cultural diversity and multiple perspectives.
•    Protect rights and confidentiality of the students and staff.

Creating and Sustaining a Culture of High Expectations
•    Establish and monitor a culture of high aspirations and achievement for every student.
•    Require staff and students to demonstrate consistent values and positive behaviors aligned to the school’s vision and mission.
•    Lead a school culture and environment that successfully develops the full range of students’ learning capacities; academic, creative, social-emotional, behavioral and physical.

Additional responsibilities
•    Keep the Superintendent informed of the school’s activities and problems.
•    Prepare and submit the school’s budgetary requests and monitor expenditures of building funds including activity funds.
•    Supervise the maintenance of all required building and student records and reports.
•    Assume responsibility for the implementation and observance of all Board policies and regulations by the school’s staff and students.
•    Establishes guidelines for proper student conduct and maintaining student discipline.
•    Maintains and controls the various local funds generated by student activities.
•    Plans and supervises fire drills, and an emergency crisis response.
•    Performs other related responsibilities as assigned.

Gilmanton School District

Summary of School

The Gilmanton School District (SAU #79) is seeking a K-8 school principal for their dynamic, high preforming, and collaborative National Blue Ribbon School. The Gilmanton School District is located in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire. Gilmanton is a historic town which sees the school as the center of their community. Over the years the District has demonstrated a real commitment to a quality education for all students.  
 

The Gilmanton School is committed to an educational program that recognizes and provides for the uniqueness of the whole child. The school ensures a secure and supportive environment in which students are encouraged to be active learners and responsible citizens. Within this environment, students and staff members are also encouraged to be innovative, resourceful, and self-motivated.

 The Gilmanton School is one of the premier schools in the Lakes Region. The school is a K-8 school comprised of approximately 400 students. The school offers full day kindergarten, Spanish program K-8 and many co-curricular and after school programs for all students.

The School District seeks a collaborative leader who respects and utilizes innovation and creativity to develop a safe, encouraging, and respectful learning environment for students, staff, parents and community members.

Salary range: $75,000 to $89,000 per year

Start Date: July 1, 2018  

All interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and three reference letters to:

Superintendent John Fauci

PO Box 309

Gilmanton, NH 03237

All applications should be submitted by January 26, 2018.