Executive

Principal of the Academies of Shakopee High School Apply Online

Category: Principal/Principal
Date Posted: 5/20/2016
Location: Shakopee Senior High School
Date of Availability: 07/01/2016
Date Closing: 06/10/2016

Executive Principal of the Academies of Shakopee High School

The Executive Principal of The Academies of Shakopee High School will lead the staff, students and our
community through the expansion and program redesign of the existing high school. In the fall of 2018,
our high school will open as an academies high school and twice as large. The new space will
accommodate our growing enrollment and have a new capacity of 3,200 students. Construction will
begin this summer and work on The Academies of Shakopee has already begun.

Educational Leadership:

1. Provide leadership in curricular and academy design.

2. Vision for Learning: The principal facilitates a process to develop and maintain a shared vision
for learning.
3. Standards for High Expectations: The principal articulates and implements standards for high
expectations.
4. Climate for Learning: The principal implements a climate for learning conducive to high
expectations.
5. Ethical Behavior: The principal articulates specific expectations for ethical professional practice
for self and staff.

Accountability and Regulatory Applications:

1. Statutory Laws and Rules Application: The principal ensures compliance with all the
requirements of federal and state laws and rules.
2. Budget Preparation, Management and Evaluation: The principal implements a budget process
that is driven by student achievement.
3. Accountability for Property: The principal holds individuals accountable for school property.

Communications:

1. Accessibility and Timeliness of Message: The principal is accessible and communicates accurate
information in a timely manner with stakeholders.
2. Oral and Nonverbal Expression: The principal uses effective oral and nonverbal expression.
3. Written Expression: The principal produces professional documents that are appropriately
clear, concise and purposeful.

Measurement & Evaluation:

 1. Student Progress: The principal collaborates with staff to measure, evaluate, report and use
student progress results.
2. Achievement of District/Site Goals: The principal measures, evaluates and reports the school's
achievement of both district and site goals annually.

Curriculum and Student Standards:

1. Application of State Laws and Rules: The principal understands, communicates, and implements
the laws, rules and policies related to Minnesota Standards at the school site.
2. Development of District Curriculum: The principal participates in the curriculum development
process of the district.
3. Implementation of Minnesota Standards and District Curriculum: The principal implements the
district performance evaluation process to determine the progress of the implementation of
Minnesota Standards and the district curriculum at the school site.
4. Management of the Co-Curricular Program: The principal oversees all co-curricular programs
offered by the school.

Staff Development:

1. Accounting for Staff Professional Needs: The principal collaborates with staff to develop and
implement a staff development plan and process that supports on-going learning to improve
student achievement.
2. Personal Professional Staff Development: The principal engages in personal professional staff
development that relates to educational leadership.

Organizational Management:

1. Legal Documentation and Record Retention: The principal manages a system that meets all the
requirements of legal documentation and record retention.
2. Safety and Security Application: The principal develops and implements a plan for safety and
security of the school. Furthermore, the principal maintains and enhances an environment
conductive to teaching and learning mutual responsibility, respect, and safety.

Human Resources Management:

1. Application of District Bargaining Unit Contracts: The principal administers the districts
employment contracts at the school site.
2. Recruiting, Hiring and Assigning the Staff: The principal recommends the hiring and assigning of
appropriately qualified staff.
3. Staff Evaluation: The principal implements and maintains the district plan for evaluation of staff
performance.

Qualifications:
Administrative Principal licensure
Administrative experience
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Position begins July 2016. Competitive salary and benefit package offered.
Deadline for applications is June 10th, 2016. First round of interviews will be held June 15th 2016, with
final interviews held on June 16th, 2016.

Application Procedure:
You must be a permanent employee of the district to use the internal application. Substitutes are not
considered internal applicants and must complete the full external application.

Apply online at http://www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/ under posting number.

Selection Procedure:
Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Those selected for interviews will be contacted.

Shakopee School District uses the AppliTrack system from Frontline Technologies to manage
employment applications online.

Thanks,
Sarah Thompson
Human Resources Generalist, Licensed Staff
Shakopee Public Schools | 1200 Shakopee Town Square | Shakopee, MN 55379
P 952.496.5009 F 952.496.5091 | www.shakopee.k12.mn.us/

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Martin Luther King

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