Duties
Duties, Responsibilities & Evaluation:
Mission, Vision, and Core Values
? Execute the district mission that all students will be college, career, and life ready upon graduation at the building level
? Strategically develop, implement, and evaluate actions to achieve the vision of the school and District 205’s Strategic Plan
? Articulate, advocate, and cultivate core values that define the school’s culture and stress the imperative of child-centered education; high expectations and student support; inclusiveness, openness, caring, and trust; and continuous improvement
Ethics and Professional Norms
? Models professional, moral, and ethical standards as well as personal integrity in all interactions
? Lead with interpersonal and communication skills, social-emotional insight, and understanding of all students’ and staff members’ backgrounds and cultures
? Maintain confidentiality
Equity and Cultural Responsiveness
? Ensure that each student has equitable access to effective teachers, learning opportunities, academic and social support, and other resources necessary for success.
? Develop student policies and address student misconduct in a positive, fair, and unbiased manner.
? Act with cultural competence and responsiveness in interactions, decision-making, and practice.
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
? Assumes responsibility for the organization, administration, and supervision of the instructional program within the school
? Ensures that staff members design coherent instruction based upon knowledge of the subject matter, current instructional practices, students, and curriculum goals
? Ensure instructional and assessment practices that are intellectually challenging, authentic to student experiences, recognizes student strengths, and is differentiated and personalized
? Promote the effective use of technology in the service of teaching and learning
Community of Care and Support for Students
? Create and sustain a school environment in which each student is known, accepted and valued, trusted and respected, cared for, and encouraged to be an active and responsible member of the school community
? Build and maintain a safe, caring, and healthy school environment that meets the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of each student
? Implements the district discipline expectations that foster a safe and positive environment for all students and staff, in collaboration with the District level administration
Professional Capacity of School Personnel
? Recruit, hire, support, develop, and retain effective, diverse and caring teachers and other professional staff and form them into an educationally effective faculty
? Empower and motivate teachers and staff to the highest levels of professional practice and to continuous learning and improvement
? Provide an effective staff development program consistent with program evaluation results and school instructional improvement plans
Professional Community for Teachers and Staff
? Develop workplace conditions for teachers and other professional staff that promote effective professional development, practice, and student learning.
? Establish and sustain a professional culture of engagement and commitment to shared vision, goals, and objectives pertaining to the education of the whole child; high expectations for professional work; ethical and equitable practice; trust and open communication; collaboration, collective efficacy, and continuous individual and organizational learning and improvement
? Lead, support and promote building-wide Professional Learning Community (PLC) practices to measurably increase student achievement
Meaningful Engagement of Families and Community
? Create and sustain positive, collaborative, and productive relationships with families and the community for the benefit of students
? Accessible and welcoming to families and members of the community and effectively develop and manage productive relationships with all stakeholders
? Understand, value, and employ the community’s cultural, social, intellectual, and political resources to promote student learning and school improvement Operations and Management
? Demonstrates that all available financial and other resources are efficiently and effectively provided to appropriate personnel and agencies.
? Know, understand and comply with all local, state and federal laws, rights, policies and regulations that promote student success.
School Improvement
? Facilitates all facets of the school improvement process to fulfill the school’s mission, goals, and objectives and results in increased student learning while supporting District 205’s mission, goals, and objectives
? Establishes a School Improvement Team including members who are representatives of the school and community
? Promote leadership among teachers and staff for innovation and improvement