Metro

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: *Knowledge of students’ developmental needs in academic and personal/social domains in grades 9-12. *Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills. *Strong skills that support student success and data driven programming. *Ability to work effectively with students and families from diverse backgrounds. Responsibilities: Student Services: Academics & Arts *Assist students with developing and attaining goals and developing plans. This includes reviewing transcripts and grades regularly, tracking credit progress toward graduation, academic, arts, and behavioral improvement plans, intervention plans, registration and placement, scheduling, test administration, and working with prospective students, including foreign exchange students and their families. *Participate in school based multidisciplinary team meetings and events that support student achievement and identify individual student intervention needs (Examples include Child Study, 504, and Attendance). *Consult and collaborate effectively with families, teachers, administrators, and other educational/community resources to address student issues and needs. Student Services: Health & Wellness *Is knowledgeable of students with health issues that impact attendance, achievement, or other school related functions. Assists students and families in connecting with community resources, as needed. *Works effectively with the administrative team and school staff to meet students’ educational needs should health and wellness issues impact their ability to receive educational services in the current setting. Student Management: Attendance, Contracts, & Truancy *Oversees record keeping and communications associated with the school’s attendance policies and procedures for students. *Oversees record keeping and communications associated with student attendance contracts. *Coordinates all truancy procedures based on the requirements of a student’s county of residence. Student Management: Decorum & Discipline *Identify and facilitate individual and small group interventions to support developmental, preventative, and remedial needs of students in the school. *Implements positive behavioral interventions and strategies to assist students in conflict resolution. *Effectively enforces school policies and procedures regarding student decorum and discipline in a fair and just manner. *Maintains complete, accurate, and compliant communication and documentation of disciplinary action taken and does so in a timely manner. Student Management: Safety, Security, & Supervision *Maintains a visible presence in the school, particularly during times of student movement. *Assists in developing and implementing practices of campus security and student safety. *Coordinates and conducts all required emergency drills. Reports any issues of compliance.

The Executive Principal of The Academies of Shakopee High School will lead the staff, students and our community through the expansion and program redesign of the existing high school. In the fall of 2018, our high school will open as an academies high school and twice as large. The new space will accommodate our growing enrollment and have a new capacity of 3,200 students. Construction will begin this summer and work on The Academies of Shakopee has already begun. Educational Leadership: -Provide leadership in curricular and academy design. -Vision for Learning: The principal facilitates a process to develop and maintain a shared vision for learning. -Standards for High Expectations: The principal articulates and implements standards for high expectations. -Climate for Learning: The principal implements a climate for learning conducive to high expectations. -Ethical Behavior: The principal articulates specific expectations for ethical professional practice for self and staff. Accountability and Regulatory Applications: -Statutory Laws and Rules Application: The principal ensures compliance with all the requirements of federal and state laws and rules. -Budget Preparation, Management and Evaluation: The principal implements a budget process that is driven by student achievement. -Accountability for Property: The principal holds individuals accountable for school property. Communications: -Accessibility and Timeliness of Message: The principal is accessible and communicates accurate information in a timely manner with stakeholders. -Oral and Nonverbal Expression: The principal uses effective oral and nonverbal expression. -Written Expression: The principal produces professional documents that are appropriately clear, concise and purposeful. Measurement & Evaluation: -Student Progress: The principal collaborates with staff to measure, evaluate, report and use student progress results. -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: -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. -Development of District Curriculum: The principal participates in the curriculum development process of the district. -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. -Management of the Co-Curricular Program: The principal oversees all co-curricular programs offered by the school. Staff Development: -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. -Personal Professional Staff Development: The principal engages in personal professional staff development that relates to educational leadership. Organizational Management: -Legal Documentation and Record Retention: The principal manages a system that meets all the requirements of legal documentation and record retention. -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: -Application of District Bargaining Unit Contracts: The principal administers the districts employment contracts at the school site. -Recruiting, Hiring and Assigning the Staff: The principal recommends the hiring and assigning of appropriately qualified staff. -Staff Evaluation: The principal implements and maintains the district plan for evaluation of staff performance.