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Elementary School Principal

Duties

  • Strategically develop, implement, and evaluate actions to achieve the vision of the MGS Strategic Plan.
  • Establish and sustain a professional culture of engagement and commitment to shared vision, goals, and objectives. 
  • Create and sustain positive, collaborative, and productive relationships with families and the community for the benefit of students.

Instruction & Assessment

  • Analyzes and evaluates student assessment data for the purpose of making informed instructional decisions in order to help students meet state standards for learning and district goals and objectives. 
  • Assumes responsibility for the organization, administration, and supervision of the instructional program within the school. Ensures that staff members design coherent instruction based upon knowledge of the subject matter, current instructional practices, students, and curriculum goals. 

Hiring, Coaching, Feedback & Staff Evaluation

  • Supervises and evaluates instructional personnel for monitoring performance, providing for professional growth and achieving overall objectives of the school.
  • Recruit, hire, support, develop, and retain effective, diverse, and caring teachers and other professional staff and form them into an educationally effective faculty.

Learning Orientation & SIP Goals

  • Facilitates all facets of the school improvement process to fulfill the school’s mission, goals, and objectives and results in increased student learning.
  • Implements Professional Learning opportunities for equipping staff with current, research-based practices.

Professional Responsibility

  • Models professional, moral, and ethical standards as well as personal integrity in all interactions. 
  • Establish schedules and procedures for the supervision of students in non-classroom areas (including before and after school).
  • Communicates with a wide variety of personnel (e.g. parents, staff, students, other district personnel, public, etc.) for the purpose of providing information, problem solving and maintaining a positive view of the school both internally and externally. 

Leadership

  • Leads meetings (e.g. building leadership, PBIS, etc.) for the purpose of coordinating activities and ensuring that outcomes achieve school, district and/or state objectives.
  • Provides collaborative educational leadership support to teachers (e.g. communication, holding accountable expectations for high level staff and student performance, recognizing achievement and excellence, etc.) for ensuring optimal professional instructional performance and optimal student learning outcomes.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.

 

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Must have valid teaching certificate, master’s degree covering coursework required for certification, four years teaching and/or school administrative experience.
  • A demonstrated commitment to school improvement.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and staff in a courteous manner.

 

Salary/Benefits

Anticipated salary range between $80,000-$105,000 depending upon experience, plus benefits.

How to Apply

Please complete the IASA application template OR email your cover letter, resume and letters of recommendation to:

Dr. Ben Lee, Superintendent (blee@mgsredbirds.org)

APPLY ONLINE

Job Posting Date

11/9/2026

Application Deadline

12/23/2026

Start Date

7/1/2027

Email for More Information

blee@mgsredbirds.org

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