Kindergarten Teacher

Job Summary: Educational Leadership: 1.Provide leadership in curricular and academy design. 2.Vision for Learning: The principal facilitates a process to develop and maintain a shared vision for learning. 3.Standards for High Expectations: The principal articulates and implements standards for high expectations. 4.Climate for Learning: The principal implements a climate for learning conducive to high expectations. 5.Ethical Behavior: The principal articulates specific expectations for ethical professional practice for self and staff. Accountability and Regulatory Applications: 1.Statutory Laws and Rules Application: The principal ensures compliance with all the requirements of federal and state laws and rules. 2.Budget Preparation, Management and Evaluation: The principal implements a budget process that is driven by student achievement. 3.Accountability for Property: The principal holds individuals accountable for school property. Communications: 1.Accessibility and Timeliness of Message: The principal is accessible and communicates accurate information in a timely manner with stakeholders. 2.Oral and Nonverbal Expression: The principal uses effective oral and nonverbal expression. 3.Written Expression: The principal produces professional documents that are appropriately clear, concise and purposeful. Measurement & Evaluation: 1.Student Progress: The principal collaborates with staff to measure, evaluate, report and use student progress results. 2.Achievement of District/Site Goals: The principal measures, evaluates and reports the school’s achievement of both district and site goals annually. Curriculum and Student Standards: 1.Application of State Laws and Rules: The principal understands, communicates, and implements the laws, rules and policies related to Minnesota Standards at the school site. 2.Development of District Curriculum: The principal participates in the curriculum development process of the district. 3.Implementation of Minnesota Standards and District Curriculum: The principal implements the district performance evaluation process to determine the progress of the implementation of Minnesota Standards and the district curriculum at the school site. 4.Management of the Co-Curricular Program: The principal oversees all co-curricular programs offered by the school. Staff Development: 1.Accounting for Staff Professional Needs: The principal collaborates with staff to develop and implement a staff development plan and process that supports on-going learning to improve student achievement. 2.Personal Professional Staff Development: The principal engages in personal professional staff development that relates to educational leadership. Organizational Management: 1.Legal Documentation and Record Retention: The principal manages a system that meets all the requirements of legal documentation and record retention. 2.Safety and Security Application: The principal develops and implements a plan for safety and security of the school. Furthermore, the principal maintains and enhances an environment conductive to teaching and learning mutual responsibility, respect, and safety. Human Resources Management: 1.Application of District Bargaining Unit Contracts: The principal administers the districts employment contracts at the school site. 2.Recruiting, Hiring and Assigning the Staff: The principal recommends the hiring and assigning of appropriately qualified staff. 3.Staff Evaluation: The principal implements and maintains the district plan for evaluation of staff performance.