2024-2025 Art Education Teacher

Capital School District - Dover, DE

Full-time - Principal

Dover, DE

Educational Services

About the position

Capital School District is seeking a skilled and dynamic leader to serve as Principal of Hartly Elementary School, which caters to students in grades K-4. The school is recognized for offering one of the finest academic programs in the state, and the successful candidate will be expected to possess a strong knowledge of instruction and learning. This role requires excellent interpersonal skills to effectively engage with students, staff, parents, and the community. The Principal will be committed to establishing a school environment that promotes effective student discipline and management, while also providing leadership to foster a shared vision that encourages high student achievement through instructional excellence. The Principal will support and collaborate with the Superintendent and Directors to ensure effective school operations. Responsibilities include developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the yearly School Success Plan, which is aligned with the school budget. The Principal will promote high expectations for teaching and learning, providing quality feedback to staff to ensure that these expectations are met. Effective communication regarding school progress towards meeting the School Success Plan goals will be essential, as will the development and administration of budgets within the area of responsibility. In addition, the Principal will ensure the effective implementation of district curricula, emphasizing professional learning communities (PLCs) and the use of feedback cycles for staff. Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of curriculum, instruction, and student assessment will be key responsibilities. The Principal will engage in data-driven, student-focused professional learning communities and create structures to support the implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) within the school. This includes regular meetings, problem-solving teams, clear communication loops, data collection and analysis, and monitoring student progress. The role also involves analyzing data to develop programs and strategies that enhance learning opportunities, monitoring staff performance through evaluations, and ensuring that staff have access to professional growth opportunities that improve student learning. The Principal will recognize the accomplishments of staff and students to foster a positive school culture, address and resolve issues promptly, and manage fiscal and physical resources responsibly. Compliance with federal, state, and board regulations is mandatory, as is ensuring a safe and secure school environment conducive to teaching and learning. The Principal will also work to maintain positive relationships with staff, students, and families, and will engage families and community members in student learning. Professional growth aligned with personal and school needs is encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Supports and works with Superintendent and Directors in carrying out responsibilities that support effective school operations.
• Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates yearly School Success Plan, with aligned school budget.
• Promotes high expectations for teaching and learning and provides high quality feedback to staff to ensure that expectations are met.
• Effectively communicates school progress toward meeting School Success Plan goals to stakeholders.
• Develops and administers budget(s) in the area of responsibility.
• Ensures the effective implementation of district curricula with an emphasis on curriculum embedded PLC's, high quality professional learning, and use of feedback cycles for staff.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the curriculum, instruction and assessment of students.
• Engages in and monitors data-driven, student- and instructionally-focused Professional Learning Communities.
• Creates structures to support effective implementation of MTSS in the school including regularly scheduled meetings, development of a problem solving team, clear communication loops, data collection and analysis, and monitoring of student progress.
• Uses and analyzes data to instill the importance of developing programs and strategies to enhance opportunities for learning.
• Monitors and evaluates staff performance through formative and summative measures and completes all required DTGSS and DPAS evaluations on staff in a timely manner.
• Ensures staff have professional growth opportunities that enhance their performance and improve student learning.
• Systematically and fairly recognizes accomplishments of staff and students towards a positive school culture.
• Addresses and resolves issues in a timely manner, and works to prevent potential problems.
• Manages fiscal and physical resources responsibly, efficiently, and effectively.
• Complies with federal, state, and board regulations/policies.
• Ensures a safe and secure school environment and culture that is conducive to teaching and learning.
• Ensures that staff have the knowledge and expertise necessary to implement best practices in literacy instruction and creates systems to support and monitor effectiveness of implementation.
• Fosters and maintains positive relationships with staff, students, and families.
• Collaboratively works to establish a culture that encourages and welcomes families and community members and seeks ways to engage them in student learning.
• Demonstrates fairness in all interactions with students and staff.
• Chooses and participates in professional growth that is aligned with his/her professional needs and/or is aligned with the needs of the school/district.

Requirements

• Master's Degree from an accredited college and educational leadership certification.
• Must be eligible for State of Delaware Certification as a School Principal and have a current Delaware teaching license.
• A minimum of five (5) years of teaching experience (elementary preferred).
• Excellent organizational, planning and implementation skills.
• Must demonstrate a level of knowledge and/or experience appropriate to the position.
• Record of demonstrated success as an instructional leader.
• Favorable Criminal Background Check and child registry check for the candidate who is offered employment.
• Tuberculin test & physical.
• Mandatory Direct Deposit of paycheck.

Benefits

• Salary and benefits in accordance with the Capital School District administrative salary schedule.