JOB GOALS: To lead and coordinate educational, administrative, and student services related activities at the middle school by performing the following duties:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provide leadership to the school community in developing and focusing on a shared vision, mission, goals, and continuous school improvement planning consistent with the corporation’s vision and goals.
• Implement effective programs focused on curriculum, instruction, assessment, and student behavior.
• Plan and participate in professional development activities.
• Supervise and evaluate all certified and classified staff members.
• Coordinate and oversee implementation of state mandated assessments.
• Purchase and allocate supplies, equipment, and instructional materials as needed.
• Create and maintain a positive, safe, and orderly learning environment for all students, faculty, and staff.
• Plan and supervise emergency preparedness programs.
• Establish and maintain relationships with the greater community, including colleges and community organizations.
• Communicate board policies and administrative procedures to staff while monitoring compliance.
• Supervise preparedness of reports for the superintendent's office.
• Supervise the maintenance of student records.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervise classroom teachers and support staff within the school organization.
• Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the corporation’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsible for interviewing, recruiting, hiring, and training employees.
• Responsible for planning, assigning, and directing work.
• Responsible for appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees.
• Responsible for addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Responsible for supervising extracurricular events.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Must hold a valid Indiana Building Level Administrator license.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Must have three or more years of successful teaching experience.

Must hold a Master’s degree in School Leadership or related field.

Minimum of three years successful school administration experience preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of teachers, parents, children and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILL:

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.

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, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. The employee may occasionally move 10-50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee should be able to use the following machines, tools, equipment, and work aids which may be representative, but not all inclusive, of those commonly associated with this type of work: computer, 2-way radios, computer programs, technology, promethean boards, smart phones, projector; public address system; tape recorder; charts; diagrams; examinations; manuals; maps; publications; reference books; textbooks.

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. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

225 days. Salary to be determined by the Administrative Salary Schedule.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of corporation policy and state law.