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Position Number: 002016

Department: College of Education (Col)

Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time

Months Per Year: 12

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To serve as the Principal of a university laboratory school with an enrollment of 150-250 elementary school students (grades K-5) and approximately 40 instructional and support staff. Niner University Elementary is a laboratory school as defined above and the incumbent will be responsible for student performance, organizational and instructional leadership, compliance, and the operational administration of the school.

• Articulate and carry out the mission and vision of Niner University,

• Demonstrate a commitment to the education, health, and well-being of all children,

• Strategically align data, human, and fiscal resources to the school’s mission, vision and instructional goals to ensure the academic success of students,

• Establish a process for the inclusion of stakeholders in the utilization of data as the driving force for instructional decision-making to ensure the academic success of students,

• Set high expectations and ensure all students have access to high quality research/evidence-based curriculum aligned to North Carolina State Standards,

• Establish collaborative structures for data collection and analysis that are the foundation for instructional decision-making,

• Ensure instructional schedules maximize opportunities for student learning, intervention, and enrichment opportunities,

• Create and adhere to processes for providing formal and informal feedback to instructional and non-instructional staff to maximize effectiveness of instruction,

• Utilize feedback from students during formal and informal conversations about their learning to determine necessary changes to the instructional focus of the school,

• Promote a positive collaborative culture with and among the school staff,

• Utilize a continuous improvement model to ensure the successful implementation and outcome of the mission, vision, and goals of the school,

• Subscribe to and promote cultural responsiveness and a sense of well-being with and among staff, students, parents and the community,

• Help staff to build self-efficacy and establish and promote a system for voicing concerns, challenges, and celebrations,

• Establish processes for collaborative planning and the development of professional learning communities,

• Create processes for the development and assumption of leadership roles of teachers and other school staff,

• Utilize a fair process for the evaluation and growth of teachers and other school-based staff,

• Recruit, select, and retain faculty and staff to meet the vision, mission, and instructional goals of Niner University Elementary

• Comply with all federal, state, local, and University policies

• Support the evolving needs of the school

• Coordinate support services for various student populations (e.g. ML, 504, Exceptional Children)

• Differentiate the development of teachers and other school-based staff based on data gathered through formal and informal means (evaluations, student data, etc),

• Establish and maintain processes to identify, solve and resolve conflicts that arise among school-based stakeholders (staff, parents, students) as well as external stakeholders (community) in a fair and democratic way,

• Collaboratively establish processes to ensure that deadlines are met and adhered to (state, federal, University, local),

• Collaborate with faculty from UNC Charlotte

• Collaborate with researchers

• Establish and nurture community relationships and partnerships that promote success of the school and serve as the school spokesperson

• Report to the NUE Director

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Experience / Education:

• Master’s degree in School Administration,

• NC Principal’s License,

• Minimum 3 years experience as school principal

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

• Have 3 or more years of elementary school principal experience;

• 5+ years elementary teaching experience;

• An understanding of early literacy pedagogy;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills;

• Evidence of successful experiences with student populations who have been historically low-performing and their communities.