Position Type: Administration/Principal
Date Posted: 4/9/2025
Location: Grover Cleveland Elementary School
Date Available: 07/01/2025
Closing Date: Until Filled
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Appropriate New Jersey Certification
2. At least 5 years of experience in K-12 education part of which must be in administration.
3. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.
REPORTS TO: Superintendent of Schools
POSITION GOAL: To provide effective leadership in developing a positive learning environment that fosters the educational potential and wellbeing of children, teachers and other members of the school community.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides a positive learning environment.
- Articulates educational standards and outcomes to parents, teachers, and community members.
- Supervises the school's educational program and implements the approved Board of Education curriculum.
- Is responsible for the implementation and observance by school staff and students of all Board policies and administrative rules.
- Participates in the development, revision and evaluation of curriculum.
- Supervises and evaluates all professional, paraprofessional, administrative and nonprofessional personnel attached to the school.
- Is responsible for recruiting and assigning of the school's professional and non-professional staff.
- Is responsible for the safety, maintenance and administration of the school.
- Oversees Guidance Services for children.
- Keeps informed about the educational changes and developments for his/her professional growth.
- Delegates authority to responsible personnel to assume responsibility for the school in the absence of the principal and vice principal(s).
- Plans and supervises fire drills and an emergency preparedness program.
- Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary, according to due process rights of students and Board policy.
- Is responsible for student achievement and activities for the entire school and for designated grade level(s) where appropriate.
- Is responsible for interpreting test data results and providing strategies for increased student achievement and for the improvement of school programs.
- Works collaboratively with staff and administration to build effective School Based Planning Teams.
- Performs all such duties assigned by the Superintendent of Schools.
Adopted: September 20, 1994. AMENDED: April 12, 2022
Employee Benefits Package: Full-time employees can enroll in medical and prescription benefits through the offerings of the School Employees' Health Benefit Program, and dental insurance (full-time paraprofessionals and security monitors are not eligible for dental coverage).
Health Benefits: NJ School Employees' Health Benefit Program (Horizon or Aetna)
Prescription Benefits: Optum Rx
Dental Insurance: Delta Dental