PRINCIPAL

REQUIREMENT: Completion of ethics training as required by Ala. Code Ann. §36-25-1, et seq., within 90 days of date of hire. The ethics training video may be viewed at http://ethics.alabama.gov/training/intro.aspx and a copy of the certificate of completion must be provided to Human Resources for placement in your personnel file no later than 90 days after applicant's date of hire. Applicants who have already undergone this video ethics training do not have to undergo the training again but are required to provide a copy of the certificate of completion to the Human Resources Department.

The duties include but are not limited to:

• Provides effective leadership in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the instructional program, technology management, fiscal leadership/management, and school operations.
• Ensures a guaranteed and viable curriculum for all students.
• Interprets and enforces federal/state laws and state and local board policies with professional ethics.
• Assists in the mentoring, recruiting, screening, selecting, and assigning of the school's certified and classified staff.
• Assists in securing, maintaining, and managing material resources.
• Prepares and administers the school budget and supervises school finances.
• Identifies day-to-day challenges in the classroom, recognizes barriers to program delivery, and collaborates with staff to address these challenges.
• Ensures students receive appropriate placement and services.
• Understands and communicates linkage between evaluation data and professional development activities.
• Communicates and clarifies the school's mission, vision, and goals to stakeholders and others.
• Provides a safe, orderly environment that facilitates teaching and learning.
• Provides a climate of high expectation for staff and students with a focus on learning and results.
• Supervises, observes, and evaluates teachers and staff.
• Interprets data from student assessments, program evaluations, and benchmarking activities to improve and accelerate student learning.
• Builds community.
• Leads benchmarking process.
• Understands and develops strategic plans that affect the building level and complement the system level to insure continuous improvement.
• Motivates and leads Professional Learning Communities that focus on collaborative efforts.
• Participates in cutting edge school reform initiatives that combine proven business and education management strategies.
• Designs and implements directed systematic intervention both during and after school hours.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have a valid Alabama Certification in Educational Administration, Educational Leadership, or Educational Supervision.

Must have a minimum of three (3) years of teaching experience.

Must attach three (3) letters of professional references within the last three years to your online application (One from current, immediate supervisor; the other two from other supervisors or colleagues who are knowledgeable about work experience and performance).

Must provide official transcript(s) for all degrees and administrative courses.

Must submit all qualifications and credentials by the established deadline.

Must attach a resume to your online application.

Preferred - A minimum of two years of school site administrative experience.

SALARY: Based on MCPSS Principal Salary Matrix. Beginning pay: $99,077.00 (Additional compensation for AA and DR)

**Applicants selected for certified positions must have undergone an ABI/FBI criminal history background check (fingerprinting administered through sites selected and approved by the MCPSS and State of Alabama Education Department) and been declared suitable and fit to teach under state law. Applicants selected must also pass a drug-screening test via forms provided by Human Resources during the selection process.**

THE MOBILE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.