Park Street School is located in the heart of Boston’s historic Beacon Hill neighborhood and offers a continuous, integrated, Christian-based learning environment to students from toddler to grade six. Exemplifying a Christian worldview, Park Street School is an equal opportunity employer and is continuously striving to maintain a faculty and staff with varying backgrounds and cultural experiences. Park Street School offers competitive benefits, generous time off, and a meaningful work environment with like-minded colleagues.

Position Summary

The Principal of the Elementary School is a member of the leadership team and provides administrative and strategic oversight in developing, achieving, and maintaining the best educational programs and services for students, Kindergarten through Grade 6; responsible for the implementation and completion of short and long-term educational plans; responsible to lead the growth and development of educational services throughout the school; maintains close day-to-day supervision/interaction with teachers; combines strategic thinking and strong execution skills across all education content areas and works within the policies, regulations and objectives outlined by the Head of School; will ensure that effective education management practices are in place and used across all grade levels. 

Primary Responsibilities

Staff Support and Oversight

• Oversee and coordinate hiring
  • Review job descriptions
  • Coordinate posting of positions
  • Review applications, interview candidates and conduct reference checks
  • Bring top candidates to HOS for review
  • Inform community of appointment and notify finalists who do not receive an offer
  • Oversee onboarding of new faculty
• Oversee and support teachers
• Plan and coordinate monthly staff meetings, collaboration and professional development days with educational team
• Meet with academic teams at least monthly
• Oversee professional growth, development, evaluation and retention of teaching faculty
  • Solicit professional development with educational team
  • Ensure implementation and required training of curriculum
  • Manage annual professional development budget, including grant, and maintain record of professional development experiences
  • Conduct observations and complete yearly evaluations with support educational team

Program Oversight

• Lead next school placement
  • Provide next school placement presentations for parents with administrative team
  • With administrative team, conduct individual next school placement meetings with parents and administrative team
  • With administrative team, coordinate student support with next school placement, including mock interviews
  • Write administrator recommendations and oversee teacher recommendations
    • Process for applications, ISEE, etc.
    • Individual meetings to discuss right fit
  • Support parents
    • Manage parent requests for teachers, consult teachers and educational support team regarding their recommendations, coordinate student classroom assignments
    • Manage and respond to parents concerns about teachers and program
    • Monitor student absences and manage student leaves
    • In consultation with teachers and educational support team (and HOS when needed) inform parents when concerns arise about a student’s behavior
  • Support students
    • Oversee and manage the implementation of each student’s academic program
    • Work with students when behavioral issues arise
    • With teachers and staff monitor student progress and proactively engage parents when concerns arrive
  • Develop, oversee and assess curriculum and program-based events such as Evening of the Arts, Grade 4/5 Adventure, Christmas & Spring Concerts, Sixth Grade Graduation, History and Science Fair, as well as support various admissions events
  • Manage scheduling and program decisions

Requirements and Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a supervisory/administrative capacity
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a classroom teacher
• Reflective practitioner who demonstrates continued growth professionally
• Experience using data and research to drive decision making
• Ability to interpret data and evaluate instructional programs and teaching effectiveness

• Collaborative leadership style - committed to work collaboratively with administration, teachers, students, and parents

• Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Evening and weekend availability to support special events

Compensation

• This is a full-time position
• Salary is commensurate with experience, with a very competitive benefit package

About Park Street School

Park Street School is a continuous, integrated education for children, toddler through sixth grade, located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Exemplifying a Christian world view, Park Street School is an equal opportunity employer and is continuously striving to maintain a faculty with varying backgrounds and cultural experiences

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