Job Description

About the District:   Jeffco Public Schools has been providing educational excellence for more than 60 years. As Colorado’s second largest public school district, we serve over 85,000 students at 157 schools on 168 campuses. We work to keep the main thing, the main thing – Learning. We focus on strategies which have a direct impact on changing the student learning experience. Along with families and the community, we ensure that all students have the supports they need to engage successfully in the learning process. This work happens under the direction of, and in concert with, skilled and professional educators who serve and deliver an environment of high expectations for all students.

 

About the Job:   Join our diverse, inspired and committed team!  Jeffco is currently accepting applications for Elementary Principal roles for the 2020-21 School Year.

 

The Principal is responsible for academic excellence and personal growth of every student, through leadership of an elementary facility. Organizes school operations around improvement of instruction by maintaining a safe and orderly environment, upholding state laws, contracts and District Policies. Manages personnel, maintains facility to provide a quality learning environment, efficiently manages financial and facility resources, establishes effective public relationships, and coordinates effective instructional programs with a master schedule.
Traditional work days: 215
FTE: 1.0
School year: 2020-21

Compensation:   Commensurate with Experience

Instructional Leadership – Effective Instruction

• The school leader ensures a common vision of effective instruction.
• The school leader builds collective capacity of staff through the cultivation of a robust and equitable collaborative framework
• The school leader works with teachers to ensure student engagement, including student voice, is evident in daily lessons

Instructional Leadership – Observations & Analysis of Instruction & Learning

• The school leader collects data on instructional practices and leverages it to determine next steps for instructional practice and student intervention/enrichment
• The school leader implements a Continuous Improvement Planning and Progress Monitoring process resulting in visible improvement in student outcomes and staff efficacy

 Instructional Leadership – Support for Teacher & School Growth

• The school leader supports teacher growth using ongoing feedback, professional learning, coaching and a collaborative framework
• The school leader evaluates staff performance using district evaluation resources
• The school leader fosters collaborative structures such as professional learning communities to ensure collaboration, teaching learning, and opportunities for teacher leadership
• The school leader uses evidence of student learning to plan and implement individual and whole-staff professional learning
• The school leader provides for embedded professional learning that is aligned to the school improvement plan and the demonstrated needs of educators

Operational Leadership – Core Values

• The school leader displays professional behavior, in accordance with all district policies, at all times and addresses inappropriate behaviors by staff members, including conflicts as they arise
• The school leader ensures the School Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals are developed jointly with all stakeholders, aligned to Jeffco Generations, and make visible the expectations that all students will master core competencies.
• The school leader builds a school culture which supports a collaborative and transparent approach to shared leadership and is welcoming to all stakeholders
• The school leader models, and positively reinforces the vision and values of the school’s culture, and involves students, families, and staff in creating an inclusive and welcoming climate
• The school leader demonstrates a commitment to a diverse population and inclusive climate, setting expectations that all students will succeed
• The school leader designs and/or utilizes structures and processes which result in family and community engagement, support, ownership, and advocacy for the school; leverages community and district resources for the school
• The school leader ensures a safe, caring and engaging environment

Operational Leadership – Safety & Security

• The school leader certifies the Emergency Management Plan (EMP) is current and School Response Team is fully staffed and trained
• The school leader ensures students and staff are trained on all EMP, Code of Conduct, and policies for the school as well as informed on procedures to report concerns to school officials
• The school leader sets clear expectations and utilizes rules and procedures for all students and staff

 

Operational Leadership – Managerial Leadership

• The school leader employs Shared Leadership, which includes at a minimum a school accountability committee and the collaborative structures outlined in the negotiated agreement
• The school leader ensures the recruiting, hiring, assignment of staff is collaborative, aligned to school focus, and is determined by needs of students
• The school leader provides for the mentors and dismissal of Staff in a timely manner and is conducted with respect for all stakeholders
• The school leader manages people and resources aligned to the needs of school improvement plans, stakeholder input, and to ensure support for school’s focus on student achievement
• The school leader stays current on knowledge of school laws, district policies, and negotiated agreements

Leadership Awareness – Clarity and Focus Leadership Awareness – Clarity and Focus

• The school leader carefully selects and persistently clarifies expectations for all stakeholders
• The school leader limits distractions to the school improvement plan

Leadership Awareness – Interpersonal/Emotional Intelligence

• The school leader models and engenders reflective practice, confidence, humility, perseverance, inspiration, empathy and positivity, and uses situational awareness

Leadership Awareness – Communication Skills

• The School Leader listens to understand and provides convincing rationale for actions through clear communications that are well timed
• The school leader provides sense-making helping stakeholders understand policies and practices.

Leadership Awareness – Growth Mindset/Continuous Improvement

• The school leader demonstrates leadership which promotes continuous growth, lifelong learning, and risk-taking
• The school leader ensures a focus on results, based primarily on student learning

 

Job Requirements:

• Must possess a valid Colorado Principal/Administrator license.
• A minimum of five (5) years of actual instructional/classroom experience as an educator.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

 

 

Paper screening will begin in January; we strongly recommend submitting application by early January for consideration.

 

How to Apply

Apply on the Jeffco Job Board at www.jeffcok12jobs.org Job Opening #5308

Bureaus: Colorado. Job Categories: Full-Time. Job Types: Principal or Vice Principal.