POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Associate
Superintendents, the Principal Leadership Coach will mentor novice school
Principals in need of instructional leadership development and support. The incumbent of this position will
facilitate leadership development focused on enhancing the skills of school
leaders to ensure individual and student/school success.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Provides
ongoing one-on-one standards-based leadership coaching;
Conducts
school visits to observe school leaders and assesses their progress against
standards, performance objectives, and observations using personalized
mentoring and coaching skills;
Facilitates
leadership development sessions and other customized supports;
Provides
school leaders with non-evaluative coaching and specific feedback on job
performance;
Provides
support and guidance on problem-solving, conflict resolution, and communication
skills to school leaders;
Recommends
strategies to ensure that school leaders are able to build a culture of
excellence that fosters academic achievement by meeting adequate yearly
progress for all students in their schools;
Promotes
instructional leadership through alignment, coordination and delivery of
professional development programs in the Office of Professional Learning &
Leadership and/or additional offices to support and promote identified systemic
initiatives;
Promotes
excellence and continuous improvement consistent with school division goals;
Develops
clear action steps to accelerate school transformation and student achievement;
Develops
and implement strategies that target critical leadership behaviors in an effort
to lead school improvement effectively;
Attends
systemic meetings which include but are not limited to: New Principal Meetings,
Systemic Principal & Assistant Principal Meetings, APIP I & II, ALPSS
and others;
Enforces
the PGCPS leadership standards that are recognized as the performance guideline
for principal practice, student and adult learning, diverse communities, 21st
century learning, continuous improvement, using knowledge and data, and parent,
family, and community engagement;
Attends
systemic meetings and other professional development functions that mentees
attend;
Works
with the Office of Professional Learning and Leadership and other stakeholders
in developing succession programming; and
Performs
other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Demonstrated
ability to develop the leadership skills of others;
Comprehensive
knowledge of and experience in school administration, curriculum, and/or
instruction, current instructional practices and trends, and use of materials
and equipment to facilitate instruction;
Comprehensive
knowledge of and experience with development of data driven instruction at the
school/district level with documented results;
Proven
track record of school improvement success as evidenced by student achievement
data;
Evidence
of sound problem solving skills related to schools/districts;
Experience
in advising and the development and implementation of leadership programs at
the district, university or private sector level;
Demonstrated
competency in developing and leading professional development sessions for
school leaders and instructional staff;
Demonstrated
computer/educational technology skills (including proficiency in Oracle,
Microsoft Office Suite, Project Management Planning);
Excellent
organizational and human relations skills; and
Excellent
oral and written communication skills.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Master’s degree required from an accredited college or university
in Supervision and Administration or Curriculum and Instruction. A
minimum of five (5) years of successful experience as a Principal is required.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Maryland
Advanced Professional Certificate with Administrator II endorsement required;
Framework for Teaching Certification preferred; National Board Principal
Certification or comparable leadership supervisory certification preferred.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Oversees and provides guidance to assigned personnel.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands 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 frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Highly demanding and fast-paced; frequently required to work long hours, nights and weekends; annual leave may be limited during specified timeframes.