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DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Brody Middle SCHOOL Principal
Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefits
Des Moines Public Schools is conducting an open search for a middle school principal. The district is searching for an extraordinary leader to provide leadership to planning, transforming, and managing a school into an excellent learning environment where all students can achieve at high levels.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Principal has a focus on high student achievement; building a positive school culture that supports the whole student; leveraging research and data to drive initiatives and instruction; and building high-performing staff and leadership team to achieve the school’s vision and goals. The principal will collaborate with parents, community members, district leadership, as well as other internal/external resources and stakeholders to implement new educational programs, capital improvements, systems, tools and other resources to accelerate student achievement.
Required:
- Proven, entrepreneurial school leadership experience with demonstrated success driving high performance, raising student achievement, and improving underperforming student achievement.
- Experience building effective teams along with exceptional coaching skills.
- Strong curriculum knowledge, including implementing literacy and math strategies.
- Ability to secure an Iowa Administrator License and Evaluator Approval.
HIGHLY PREFERRED:
- Knowledge of secondary education.
Principal Competencies:
Principals must demonstrate additional competencies that are critical to succeeding in a comprehensive secondary school.
- Results Orientation
- Action Orientation
- Impact and Influence
- Develop and Lead High Performing Teams
- Planning and Problem Solving
- Confidence to Lead
Individuals possessing all of the above qualifications and characteristics must submit a letter of interest and resume by 4pm on
January 23 to Tom Mitchell, Director, Human Resources Management, Des Moines Public School District, 901 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, or fax to 515-242-7710.
Equal Opportunity Employer
DES MOINES PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HUBBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Competitive Salary and Excellent Benefits
Des Moines Public Schools is conducting a search for an elementary school principal. The district is searching for an extraordinary leader to provide leadership to planning, leading and managing a school into an excellent learning environment for all students.
Position Summary:
Principals provide transformational leadership to planning, leading and managing an International Baccalaureate PYP School. This includes a focus on high student achievement; building a positive school culture that supports all students; using research and data to drive initiatives and instruction; and building high-performing staff and building teams to achieve the school’s vision and goals. The principal will collaborate with parents, community members, district leadership, as well as, other internal/external partners to implement new educational programs, capital improvements, operational and school improvement systems to accelerate student achievement.
Required Position Experience:
- School leadership experience with demonstrated success in creating high performance among students and staff.
- School leadership experience with demonstrated success in improving student achievement.
- Experience building effective building teams, along with exceptional coaching skills.
- Strong curriculum knowledge, including implementing literacy and math strategies.
- Ability to secure an Iowa Administrator License and Evaluator Approval.
HIGHLY PREFERRED:
- Knowledge of elementary education.
- Experience with and knowledge of the International Baccalaureate Programme.
Individuals possessing all of the above qualifications and characteristics must submit a letter of interest and resume by 4pm on
January 27 to Tom Mitchell, Director, Human Resources Management, Des Moines Public School District, 901 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, or fax to 515-242-7710.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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