Employment Opportunities

Elementary Principal

Reports to: Head of School

Supervises: Director of Preschool, PreK and Elementary teachers and aides, Aftercare staff, Coordinator of Elementary Scheduling, Coordinator of Elementary Chapel, Coordinator of Recess Aides, and Elementary Administrative assistant.

Purpose/Overview: The Elementary Principal is responsible for overseeing, managing, organizing and leading all spiritual, student/parent, academic/curricular, teaching and general administrative duties of the elementary school.

Success in this Role:

• Self-starter that can both plan and manage while involved in details of operations.
• Strategic thinker with excellent communication skills that can creatively work with others.
• Enjoys communicating and building relationships with a wide variety of people in the community and has a special interest in student recruitment, retention and school promotion.
• A warm and charismatic personality that fosters positive relationships with students, staff, parents and constituents.
• Passionate about serving the Lord and others with an attitude of joy and encouragement.

Responsibilities:

• Provide academic and curriculum leadership in the PreK-5^th grade with emphasis on excellence and Christian principle integration.
• Provide teacher oversight and accountability for K-5 annual curriculum mapping work.
• Team with Head of School and Director of Business and Finance in managing the Elementary School within a reasonable budget.
• Foster the professional development and growth of teachers.
• Ensure effective evaluation of all teaching staff.
• Relevant and meaningful spiritual input for faculty, staff and students.
• Successfully staffing, in coordination with the Head of School, the Elementary School with dynamic mission minded employees.
• Student behavior management is fair, clear, consistent and effective.
• Professional and positive relationships with parents in a partnership with them.
• Regular communication with parents and staff.
• Ensure preschool and aftercare programs maintain proper licensing and are following state rules and regulations.

Duties and Tasks:

• Determine appropriate staffing needs for effective operations within Elementary.
• Recommending new staff for employment after screening and interviewing applicants.
• Evaluate teachers according to evaluation policies and procedures and develop teacher improvement plans as necessary as well as recommendations regarding future employment.
• Approve and oversee elementary fundraising learning experiences in coordination with the Director of Development.
• Oversee the implementation of PreK-5 standardized assessment.
• Oversee the implementation of the PreK-5 Teacher Mentoring Program.
• Organize and oversee weekly chapel programs and PAWS (Praise and Worship our Savior).
• Conduct educational consultations with PreK-5^th grade applicants with the purpose of understanding student needs and potential student/family success at LCS.
• Maintain updated elementary handbooks in coordination with school policies and procedures.
• Manage student behavior issues and parent communications related to student behavior both personally and by instruction and counseling teaching staff.
• Oversee weekly e-letters from elementary office as well as individual teacher communication with parents. 
• Assist with teacher orientation and professional development and responsible for staff meetings.
• Ensure curriculum reviews are occurring regularly, and curriculum is coordinated throughout school.
• Observe classrooms and assist teachers in teaching methods, pupil relationships and curriculum content.
• Approve field trip requests, supply and curriculum requests in coordination with learning goals and budget constraints.
• Assist in developing and monitoring the budget for PreK-5^th grade programming and coordinate the ordering and approval of curriculum and supplies.
• Recommend building improvements and needs as part of the budgeting process to the Head of School.
• Ensure elementary facilities and grounds are clean, safe and maintained and communicate any issues to the appropriate personnel.
• Manage the elementary office in an efficient, effective, professional, courteous and compassionate manner.
• Be visible, available and accessible to parents and staff by being present in halls, classrooms, faculty rooms, chapels and assemblies and attending elementary after-school events.

Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree but preferred master’s degree in School administration or educational leadership
• Minimum 5 years teaching experience
• Proven administrative ability and leadership skills
• Computer literacy