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School: Prospect Ridge Academy

Job Title: Secondary Principal

Category: Full-time

Classification: Administrator/School Leadership, Middle Grades Teacher

Work Year: 2012-2013

Job Description:

Prospect Ridge Academy

Creating Academic, Social, and Ethical Leaders

SUMMARY

The Secondary School Principal at PRA will provide instructional, operational, and administrative leadership necessary to ensure success. The Secondary School Principal works with the Board of Directors, the Elementary School Principal and the School leadership team in driving the school’s vision and mission to positively impact student learning.

The Secondary School Principal is expected to guide staff in understanding and implementing the Core Knowledge Sequence across each grade level and content area. He or she organizes, administers, supervises, and evaluates all aspects of the school’s design within the school and the greater school community. The Secondary School Principal will be held accountable for the continuous improvement of the school and its staff in relation to increased student achievement.

The Secondary School Principal is responsible for planning improvements that directly address the school’s accountability. These improvements include but are not limited to, student performance, instructional processes, financial management, and community support.

KEY RESPONSIBLITIES

Serves as an academic leader for the secondary school community:

Implements the middle and high school curriculum, instruction, and assessment in a manner consistent with PRA’s mission statement
Provide leadership in the formulation and annual adjustment of the school’s instructional and program plans
Provide leadership, direction, and support to the implementation of the school’s instructional and program plans
Provide instructional leadership in advancing proven teaching and learning practices, and implementing the Core Knowledge sequence
Set standards for student achievement
Observe instruction regularly
Monitor student growth and achievement
Supervise and evaluate staff to ensure quality instruction and student achievement
Ensure that continuous improvement is guided by student academic standards; school performance standards; and concrete data from school, state, and local assessments
Ensure a safe and orderly environment

Develop and manage the school budget, alongside the Business Manager
Supervise all operations involving the management of the school, including school funds, district funds, payroll, purchases, inventories, and office operations
Maintain complete and accurate records of the entire school program
Establish and maintain close working relationship with the PRA Board of Directors
Work with School Accountability Committee to complete and present the annual school’s progress report to staff, students, families, board, and community.
Serve as a spokesperson for the school in the community and elsewhere
Ensure compliance with policies established by the Prospect Ridge Academy Board of Directors, Adams 12 School District, and Colorado State mandated school guidelines, except where PRA has received waivers.
Manage student recruitment and enrollment process

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Advanced degree (Masters Required) in Education
Five (5) years of appropriate teaching and/or administrative experience
Certified (or eligible for certification) as a school Principal
Prior experience with Core Knowledge preferred
Prior experience in charter school preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policy and expectation documents, staff agreements, evaluation rubrics, curriculum maps and materials, and student assessment documents. Ability to effectively document classroom observations, analyze data to improve instructional practices and correspond with staff from all levels. Ability to speak effectively before groups of staff, students, Board of Directors, and parents.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The hours may be long when specific needs arise, thus some extended schedules will be necessary. This is a position that must attend to the needs of staff, Administrators, Prospect Ridge Academy Board of Directors and parents. Work may consist of ten (10) plus hour days with weekend work required from time to time. Prospect Ridge Academy is a dynamic school subject to changing work environments, adaptation of new educational principles and values, and shifting culture. Adaptability to change is essential.

Application Instructions:

Application instructions can be found at our website www.prospectridgeacademy.org under the "employment" tab

Date Posted: 2012-01-29

Closing Date: 2012-03-31

Prospect Ridge Academy Profile

Address

Prospect Ridge Academy
2555 Preble Creek Pkwy
Broomfield, CO 80023

Contact Information

Web Site: http://www.prospectridgeacademy.org
Phone: (720)399-0300
Fax: (720)545-2163
Email: info@prospectridgeacademy.org

School Info

Authorizer: Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Year Opened: 2011
County: Broomfield
District: Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Region: Metro Area
Grade Levels: K , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7
Educational Program: Core Knowledge

Description

Prospect Ridge Academy Provides a Rigorous, Quality K-12 Education with an Intensified Math and Science Focus. PRA Uses the Core Knowledge Sequence and Research-based College Preparatory Programming to Provide a Comprehensive Foundation for Life-long Learning. PRA Provides Social and Physical Development Through Athletics. PRA utilizes Character Education and Service Learning Programs that Encourage Community Partnerships. Initial enrollment in 2011, will be accepted for grades K-6, adding one grade level each subsequent year.