High School Principal

• Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values.
• Ensure that GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.
• To model and encourage DAA’s Culture of Kindness and to perpetuate the school’s mission and values.
• To commit time and leadership for the successful implementation of DAA’s School Improvement Plan and to develop division-specific actions for our strategic priorities.
• To ensure that all teachers and support staff have a clear understanding of their performance expectations (e.g., job descriptions and faculty handbook) and to assist faculty towards becoming master teachers.
• To willingly mentor all faculty as well as encouraging their professional growth and career advancement.
• To demonstrate role-model traits that enable others to recognize the principal as an instructional leader.
• To instill a sense of common purpose and common pursuit toward consensus goals with regards to the decision-making process.
• To communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, parents, colleagues and in the community (e.g., verbal, nonverbal and written communication).
• To seek the involvement of faculty and parents in a wide variety of school activities.
• To develop the leadership capabilities of teachers and to share leadership responsibility when appropriate.
• To ensure that curriculum documentation spells out content and skills, instructional methods and assessment practices.
• To use assessment results to determine whether curriculum and instructional goals and student performance outcomes are being met.
• To create an efficient, productive and caring building atmosphere where all students (and faculty) have opportunity to be recognized for their best efforts.
• To ensure that all of the School’s resources are identified and being used to serve students and faculty members alike; help both to reach their full performance potential.
• To assume the responsibility for sound financial management including accurate program budget planning and fiscal accountability.
• To have a personal commitment to seek constant professional learning and professional growth and to be a life-long learner.
• To accept the importance and necessity in attending after school student activity programs and parent events.
• To willingly take on all responsibility for the “mechanics” of the assignment; activities such as building a master class schedule, accurate record keeping, office accounting, etc.
• To be a willing and active participant in committee work.
• To carefully review all student admission applications in accordance with policies established by DAA policy and implementing regulations.
• To perform other activities as might be required for the general welfare of the school and/or as requested by the Superintendent and Deputy Superintended.

Job performance will be evaluated by the Superintendent in accordance with school policy and implementing regulations