SALARY INFORMATION:
Salary Schedule: This position is based on the 2025-2026 Executive Professional Salary Schedule, School Based Positions (Group B)
Salary Grade: 82A – Middle School
Salary Range: $107,293 – $120,831
Salary Grade: 83A – High School
Salary Range: $117,073 – $131,843
FTE: 1.0
Hours a day: 8
Days/Year: 226
FLSA Status: Exempt
Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:
- Non-Recurring Pay: 7% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3.5% on November paycheck and 3.5% on May paycheck).
- Professional Development Fund (PDF): Exec Pro employees will be allocated $1,500 annually towards a Professional Development Fund (PDF) to be used for professional growth opportunities. Amount allocated will be prorated based upon date and length of hire.
- Staffing Stability Incentive (Mitchell High School Only): Exec Pro employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods (calculated as the difference between the placed step and the next step x number of hours per week x 4 weeks x 12 months).
- Pay for Performance (Mitchell High School): Exec Pros will receive a Pay for Performance Bonus that is paid out in the fall (utilizing criteria from the previous year).
Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.
Salary Setting (New Hires): Newly-employed Executive Professionals will be placed on the twenty (20) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. Beginning in July 2025, The maximum number of years of experience granted is 14, which is equivalent to placement on step seven (7). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.
Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.
SUMMARY OF FUNCTION
Middle School and High School principals in Colorado Springs School District 11 serve as the instructional leader, and are responsible for the oversight and daily operations of the school. D11 principals follow federal, state and district policy, processes and procedures to facilitate programs and to ensure students are academically prepared for a world yet imagined.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
•Serve as an instructional leader by coordinating the development of and monitoring the implementation of the school improvement plan in accordance with the district mission.
•Hire, supervise and evaluate all staff.
•Develop and monitor all members of the staff to build their capacity to meet the learning needs of the students by monitoring achievement toward meeting Unified Improvement Plan goals.
•Develop and implement as an instructional leader an embedded collaborative professional learning model, which focuses on improving instructional practice and results in increased student achievement.
•Use data to analyze and plan for differentiated support for staff and students.
•Monitor, implement, and support Board policies; state and federal statutes and regulations to include attending special education staffing, IEP meetings, etc.
•Develop and implement a school-wide plan to ensure the safety of students and staff in accordance with established district policies and procedures.
•Perform a wide range of managerial responsibilities including, but not limited to: staffing, scheduling, budget, technology, and facilities.
•Coordinate and facilitate processes and meetings by being instrumental in bringing people and resources together and actively engage in district meetings.
•Communicate and collaborate with families and community members, respond to diverse community interest, community needs and to mobilize community resources.
•Have knowledge Monitor and supervise extracurricular activities.
•Have knowledge about graduation requirements, college readiness, scholarship opportunities, and career preparedness as well as have knowledge of developmental needs and effective pedagogy for early adolescents and interdisciplinary approaches.
•Implement and monitor teams for various purposes.
OTHER DUTIES
Performs related work as required.
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS
•Advanced oral and written communication, public relations, instruction, curriculum, conflict resolution, multitasking, problem solving, facilitation, management, decision-making, computer and organizational skills.
•Ability to work with students with various backgrounds and abilities.
•Skill in working with students and staff with diverse needs at various levels.
•Ability to be flexible and patient and make change. Knowledge of instruction and curriculum.
•Operating knowledge of and experience with personal computer, word processing software and basic office equipment.
•English language skills required.
•Oral and written fluency in second language may be preferred or required based on building assignment.
•Knowledge of programs and/or instructional pedagogies specific to individual schools.
QUALIFICATIONS
•Colorado Initial or Professional School Principal License required
•Master’s degree in education or education-related field
•Classroom teaching and/or contractual administrative experience preferred (at the level of the posted position).
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
The principal is responsible to the Superintendent and his or her staff, which includes the Superintendent’s Executive Cabinet and the Executive Director of K-12 Schools. The principal directs the work of all employees assigned to the school. The principal interacts with and focuses on students and customers.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work is performed in a typical office environment.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; lift and carry up to 20 pounds; climb stairs, bend, reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; and use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.
FLSA STATUS
Exempt
WORK YEAR
226 Days
