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    Principal - Elementary (2025-2026 School Year) JobID: 514
  • Position Type:
      Administration/Principal

  • Date Posted:
      1/13/2025

  • Location:
      Bryant Elementary School

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    Bryant School District

    Principal - Elementary, Middle, Junior or High School

     

                         

    Department: Elementary, Middle School, Junior High, or High School  

    Job Status: Full Time  

    FLSA Status: Exempt  

    Reports To: Deputy Superintendent  

    Grade/Level: Certified  

    Amount of Travel Required: Varies  

    Job Type: Regular  

    Positions Supervised: Varies  

    Work Schedule: 

      

    220-day or 240-day contract which includes both day and night activities as a normal expectation of the position.  

      

     

                         

    POSITION SUMMARY

    Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic, administrative, or auxiliary activities of elementary or secondary level schools.  

     

                         

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

                         

    Reasonable Accommodations Statement

    To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

                         

    Essential Functions Statement(s)

                        

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    Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning problems.  

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    Counsel and provide guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.  

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    Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers, administrators, and support staff.  

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    Prepare and submit budget requests and recommendations, or grant proposals to solicit program funding.  

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    Prepare, maintain, or oversee the preparation and maintenance of attendance, activity, planning, or personnel reports and records.  

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    Recommend personnel actions related to programs and services.  

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    Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff at schools, public agencies, and institutions.  

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    Participate in special education-related activities such as attending meetings and providing support to special educators throughout the district.  

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    Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs.  

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    Direct and coordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities.  

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    Create orientation activities for students transitioning from the elementary to middle school level or middle school to the high school level.  

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    Coordinate and direct extracurricular activities and programs such as after-school events and athletic contests.  

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    Collaborate with coordinators/directors to evaluate teachers/paraprofessionals under their respective programs.  

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    Communicate with directors/coordinators to provide input toward evaluations of staff not directly evaluated by the principal.  

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    Collaboratively develop and implement a shared vision and mission.  

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    Collect and use data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness, and promote organizational learning.  

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    Create and implement plans to achieve goals.  

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    Promote continuous and sustainable improvement.  

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    Monitor and evaluate progress and revise plans.  

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    Nurture and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations.  

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    Ensure a comprehensive, rigorous, and coherent curricular program is implemented.  

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    Create a personalized and motivating learning environment for students.  

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    Supervise instruction.  

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    Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progress.  

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    Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staff.  

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    Maximize time spent on quality instruction.  

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    Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learning.  

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    Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program.  

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    Monitor and evaluate the management and operational systems.  

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    Obtain, allocate, align, and efficiently utilize human, fiscal, and technological resources.  

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    Promote and protect the welfare and safety of students and staff.  

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    Develop the capacity for distributive leadership.  

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    Ensure teacher and organizational time is focused to support quality instruction and student learning.  

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    Collect and analyze data and information pertinent to the educational environment.  

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    Promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the communities' diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources.  

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    Build and sustain positive and productive relationships with families, caregivers, and community partners.  

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    Ensure a system of accountability for every student's academic and social success.  

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    Model principles of self-awareness. reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior.  

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    Safeguard the values of democracy, equity, and diversity.  

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    Consider and evaluate the potential moral and legal consequences of decision-making.  

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    Promote social justice and ensure that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling.  

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    Advocate for children, families, and caregivers.  

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    Act to influence local, district, state, and national decisions affecting student learning.  

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    Assess, analyze, and anticipate emerging trends and initiatives in order to adapt leadership strategies.  

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    Conduct and oversee fundraising activities consistent with district policies and procedures.  

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    Report to the proper authorities any cases of suspected child endangerment, neglect, or abuse.  

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    Report, investigate, and address suspected bullying as required by Arkansas law and district policies.  

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    Adhere to all policies of the District.  

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    Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent.  

                         

    POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

    Competency Statement(s) 

                        

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    Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.  

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    Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.  

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    Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.  

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    Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.  

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    Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.  

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    Assertiveness - Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea.  

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    Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.  

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    Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.  

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    Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.  

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    Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.  

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    Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.  

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    Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following district procedures.  

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    Delegating Responsibility - Ability to allocate authority and/or task responsibility to appropriate people.  

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    Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.  

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    Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.  

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    Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.  

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    Enthusiastic - Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task.  

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    Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.  

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    Friendly - Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others.  

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    Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.  

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    Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.  

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    Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.  

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    Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.  

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    Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.  

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    Loyal - The trait of feeling a sense of duty to the employer.  

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    Management Skills - Ability to organize and direct oneself and effectively supervise others.  

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    Regular attendance - Exhibiting regular attendance in order to perform duties in a satisfactory manner.  

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    Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.  

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    Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.  

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    Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.  

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    Self-Confident - The trait of being comfortable in making decisions for oneself.  

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    Strategic Planning - Ability to develop a vision for the future and create a culture in which the long range goals can be achieved.  

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    Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.  

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    Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.  

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    Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.  

                         

    SKILLS & ABILITIES

                         

    Education:

                        

    Master's Degree Required, Field of Study: Education 

                         

    Experience:

                        

    Prior experience as a building administrator preferred. 

                         

    Computer Skills:

    Shall be able to demonstrate an acceptable level of proficiency with computers and programs associated with the position.  

     

                         

    Certifications &
    Licenses:

    Current Arkansas teaching license as a building administrator. Must meet all state and federal requirements for the position.  

     

                         

    Other Requirements:

    1. Successful completion of pre-employment background checks.
    2. Appropriate personal and professional conduct at all times around students, staff, and the general public.  

     

                         

    WORK ENVIRONMENT 

    Most activities are indoors in a typical school environment. However, some outdoor activity can be expected on most days. When this occurs, extremes of heat and cold and other weather patterns can be experienced depending on the season and the activities involved. The noise level in schools can range from low to very high, depending on the activities involved.  



                        

     

      

                        

    Employee signature: 

      

      

         

    Date: 

      

     

                         

    The Human Resources Department has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the Bryant School District reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the District may deem appropriate.

    It is the policy of the Bryant School District not to discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, or disability in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices.  

     


     


     








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