Human Resources

Position: Pre-K–12 Grade Principal
Application Type: Certified Application Packet

Job Description & Qualifications: Provides leadership, administrative, and supervisory skills for the promotion of all students’ educational development, including community and parent involvement. Responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to the following:

• Establishes and maintains, within the limitations of financial resources available, a safe and effective learning climate in the school, ensuring effective teaching and learning based on school-wide strategic planning.
• Sets high, yet realistic, school goals based on district goals and school needs. Provides systematic staff development and implements action plan for results.
• Leads and facilitates comprehensive needs assessment development/implementation of school improvement plan.
• Monitors the instructional program through staff and program evaluation to enhance student achievement and development.
• Implements a school-wide program of student management utilizing consistent rules, positive reinforcement, and appropriate logical consequences.
• Evaluates, according to law and board policy, and counsels all staff regarding their individual and group performances. Provides staff growth assistance as needed.
• Recommends discharge of staff members whose work is unsatisfactory.
• Maintains awareness of current laws, regulations, and policies affecting public school educational administration, including special requirements for handicapped, gifted, and other special programs.
• Plans and organizes activities to bring parents and other community members into the school. 
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and other necessary documents as required.
• Participates in community, school, and district meetings as appropriate or assigned.
• Prepares and submits local school budget requests. Monitors local school expenditures.
• Assumes responsibility for the implementation and observance of all district policies and rules and administrative directives. 
• Assumes responsibility for the attendance, conduct, health, and safety of students and staff.
• Works with district departments, including maintenance and transportation departments, to coordinate multiple school activities to assure safe, well-maintained facilities which operate effectively and efficiently. 
• Maintains supervision of office clerical staff, school health office, counselor, teaching staff, instructional staff, paraprofessionals, athletic director, & student activity sponsors. 
• Involve and lead staff in interpreting test data to improve instruction and achievement and facilitate staff professional development needs.
• Continues to grow professionally through appropriate staff development opportunities.
• Performs all other duties as may be assigned.
• Informs Superintendent of activities and problems as appropriate.

Education and/or Experience:

• At least three years of successful K–8 teaching or administrative experience
• Master’s degree in education
• Arizona Principal Certification required

Job Description & Qualifications: As a key member of the Superintendent’s District Leadership Team, the business manager is responsible for the management of the district’s finances and operations to strategically meet the mission, vision, and goals of the district. Manage the financial position of the district to achieve financial stability and long-term fiscal sustainability. Ensure that all available resources are obtained and used effectively, efficiently, and in accordance with applicable policies, rules, and regulations within the finance and operations departments. View the full business manager job description.

• Fill out a classified application, and submit it to our district office.
• Pass a criminal background check.