• Works with the Superintendent and those whom he/she supervises to articulate and promote the school systems vision of learning and teaching


• Monitors and evaluates progress toward accomplishment of system goals and objectives


• Uses student data to identify program needs


• Develops goals and objectives, programs and operations that are consistent with school system vision, mission and goals


• Ensures that unit and program plans are consistent with the system’s strategic plan


• Organizes daily, monthly and yearly schedules to facilitate learning and teaching in the schools


• Communicates high expectations of students, staff and parents/guardians


• Creates, identifies, encourages, and supports innovative ideas that in turn support learning and teaching in the schools


• Recruitment and retention of faculty and staff

• Selects and utilizes personnel to meet the needs of the school


• Administers the finances and resources of the school with sound fiscal management and educational practices


• Achieves maximum results for available resources and money spent


• Protects instructional time through effective instructional leadership


• Understands and utilizes the available technology of the school (The focus of technology is on student achievement.)

• Emphasizes and relate the importance of the Mississippi Assessment System to students, faculty/staff, parents and the community


• Makes changes in the curriculum and instructional program based upon evaluation of student achievement data


•  Establishes and effective plan for continuous improvement on the Mississippi Assessment System and revise the plan as needed


• Establishes a plan for intervention based upon an evaluation of program needs


• Maintains appropriate procedures for monitoring daily classroom assessments


• Establishes an ongoing evaluation plan for monitoring classroom instruction


• Leads and facilitates the instructional staff in ongoing and continuous analysis and planning for curriculum and instructional improvement


• Selects effective staff to meet identified needs of the instructional program


• Monitors teacher use of frameworks, blueprints, benchmarks, and rubrics for daily planning of instruction


• Ensures alignment of all instructional materials to state frameworks, blueprints, benchmarks and rubrics

• Communicates and follows established procedures in the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards and other applicable federal and state regulations


• Formulates improvement plans based on most recent results of the Mississippi Accreditation Model


• Demonstrates evidence of school improvement on the Accreditation and Growth components of the Mississippi Accreditation Model


• Formulates plans for improvement based on established standards for growth under No Child Left Behind


• Demonstrates evidence of school improvement on the growth standards set forth in No Child Left Behind

• Follows all purchasing laws, statutes, and procedures


• Implements an organized systematic plan for determining budgetary needs for programs supervised


• Maintains accurate financial statements


• Maintains financial records according to established time lines and procedures


• Follows established procedures for maintaining an appropriate fixed assets inventory


• Approves expenditures within established budget allocations


• Divides expenditures across the academic year


• Supervises and maintain upkeep and cleanliness of facilities

• Maintains accurate and organized records for student discipline


• Follows district policies when administering student discipline


• Insures those supervised administer disciplinary actions according to established policies


• Develops a plan for ensuring faculty and staff maintain appropriate and timely communication with parents concerning disciplinary referrals and actions


• Monitors the discipline program at the school and maintain timely and appropriate communication between teachers and the administration

• Implements and monitors the established school wide security plan


• Establishes and monitors a plan for the continuous supervision of students


• Monitors and evaluates classified personnel and programs


• Administers and supervises extra-curricular activities

• Uses appropriate grammar and syntax—verbal and written


• Communicates pertinent information from meetings, conferences and other sources in a timely and accurate manner


• Provides a monthly calendar for communication with the Superintendent, faculty and staff


• Demonstrates courtesy and impartiality in relationships with faculty, staff and other associates


• Provides an opportunity for faculty and staff input and incorporate their recommendations into the decision making process where appropriate

• Communicates school and organizational goals to parents periodically throughout the school year


• Listens effectively to the ideas, grievances, and complaints of parents and make a reasonable effort to resolve such issues


• Provides current information on promotion/retention requirements, graduation requirements and testing schedules


• Communicates the special academic needs to parents such as being at-risk of failure on a required state test, etc.


• Serve as a positive liaison between the district, parents  and community.

• Participates in activities that will enhance administrative skills so as to promote the educational development of each student


• Studies and follows district policies applicable to the operation of a school as established by the Board of Education


• Follows any further rules or requirements set forth by the Superintendent of Education or his designee


• Performs any other tasks as required by the Superintendent of Education, Supervising Principal, or the designee of the Superintendent

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