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Job Title:               Administrator

Reports To:           Superintendent

FLSA Status:         Exempt

 

SUMMARY

 

Directs and coordinates educational, administrative, and counseling activities of secondary school by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

 

The minimum performance expectations include, but are not limited to, the following functions/tasks:

 

• Develops and evaluates educational program to ensure conformance to state and school board standards.

• Develops and coordinates educational programs through meetings with staff, review of teachers' activities, and issuance of directives.

• Confers with teachers, students, and parents concerning educational and behavioral problems in school.

• Establishes and maintains relationships with colleges, community organizations, and other schools to coordinate educational services.

• Requisitions and allocates supplies, equipment, and instructional material as needed.

• Directs preparation of class schedules, cumulative records, and attendance reports.

• Walks about school building and property to monitor safety and security.

• Plans and monitors school budget.

• Plans and directs building maintenance.

• Develops and administers educational programs for students with mental or physical disabilities.

• Works with school staff and community to maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning and appropriate student behavior.

• Advises the central personnel office of staff needs, and to participate in the recruitment, employment, assignment, promotion, transfer, nonrenewal, and dismissal of certificated and classified personnel.

• Devise and administer a school budget, utilizing all available funds.

• Supervise the maintenance of accurate bookkeeping and accounting of school funds.

• Maintains proper utilization, care, and attractiveness of buildings and grounds.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Supervises and evaluates the performance of each member of the school staff and establish individual programs for improvement consistent with the division's staff development program.

 

QUALIFICATIONS 

 To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

 Master's degree (M. A.) or equivalent

 

Hold the Postgraduate Professional Certificate with an endorsement as Principal.

 

Demonstrated leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary for working effectively with students, teachers, and parents.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

 Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

 

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

 

REASONING ABILITY

 Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

 Hold a valid Virginia driver's license.

  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS 

 The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle and feel.  The employee is occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

 The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

 

EVALUATION 

 Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with School Board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of administrative personnel.