Principal, Columbine Elementary School

Posted: Continuous 2012-04-26
Available: July 2012 Closes: 05/11/2012
Columbine Elementary School
 

St. Vrain Valley School District is seeking applicants for the position of Principal at Columbine Elementary School. Columbine is a bilingual school that celebrates diversity while focusing on each student reaching his/her full potential while striving to meet the No Child Left Behind and Adequate Yearly Progress benchmarks. To achieve academic success for all students, Columbine offers a wide variety of opportunities that include: large, uninterrupted blocks of time for class instruction in literacy and numeracy, Title I Reading support, gifted and talented clustering, a MESA (Mathematics, Engineering Science Achievement) program, and consistent school wide rules throughout the building. The Columbine Parent Room is a national model for school-based volunteer programs with over 270 volunteers donating more than 10,000 hours each year for tutoring, mentoring, and family assistance. Visit the school website at:  http://columbinees.stvrain.k12.co.us/

Salary Range:     $77,339 - $106,802 (depending on academic degree & experience)

Work Year:         210 days (excluding holidays & vacation time)

Starting Date:     July 2012

Qualifications

·         Ability to identify and promote effective instructional practices

·         Background and experience with a standards based system

·         A Colorado Department of Education administrative license:  Professional Principal

·         Course work and/or experience which gives evidence of competence in the use of recent developments in education

·         Previous experience as an educational administrator is preferred

·         Previous experience in supervision/evaluation of staff is preferred

·         Effective verbal and written communication skills

·         Ability to effectively manage a building budget

·         Ability to work in a collaborative manner with students, staff, parents and community

·         Ability to create and maintain a safe and effective learning environment for students

·         Demonstrated effectiveness as both a team leader and team member

·         Understanding of and experience in building-level school improvement processes leading to increased student performance

·         Understanding of and successful experience in implementing data driven instructional processes and differentiated instructional practices, including effective response to intervention programming

 

Responsibilities

·         The principal will lead staff members in implementing effective instructional and curricular practices responding to the needs of students, the direction of the District, and valid innovations in education

·         The principal shall be responsible for utilizing appropriate resources of the staff, student body, school district and the community to develop and maintain highly effective instructional and co-curricular programs

·         The principal shall have responsibility for planning and implementing long range goals and objectives related to the improvement of instruction in a standard based model and leading to increased student achievement

·         The principal shall be responsible at the building level for planning and implementation of professional development activities for teachers and other staff members

·         The principal shall be responsible for the performance evaluation and supervision of each staff member assigned to the school

·         The principal shall be responsible for developing and maintaining effective communications among the students, the community, the faculty and the administration

·         The principal shall have responsibility for planning and implementing effective school improvement processes leading to increased student performance

 

Application Process

Complete the online application, including the attachment of a letter of interest, resume, two letters of recommendation and any position specific materials by going to the following Internet website:    http://www.stvrain.k12.co.us/employment/

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

 

 

St. Vrain Valley School District


395 S. Pratt Parkway
Longmont, CO 80501
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