id='p70573_47384'>1.0 Principal, full time, 235 day employment term, Lost Creek Elementary JobID: 70573
Position Type:
Administration (Educator)/Elementary School Principal
Date Posted:
8/7/2026
Location:
Lost Creek Elementary School
County:
Harrison County Schools Additional Information: Show/Hide
FILE: GBB
TITLE: Principal - Elementary
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Elementary School Administrative Assistant
SELECTION: The position is filled by the Board of Education upon recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools. The applicant must demonstrate a knowledge of and an ability to implement developmental educational programs and to deliver developmentally appropriate services to students. Preference will be given to applicants with successful elementary administrative experience.
SALARY: Salary based on experience and education level per CBOE salary schedule, plus competitive benefits package equal to approximately 35% of direct compensation. Harrison County Professional Salary Schedule
EMPLOYMENT: 235 days
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES: The successful applicant for this position shall:
- Possess Masters Degree and earned West Virginia
Elementary Principal Certification for applicable
grades.
- Provide information regarding amount of experience
relevant to the position.
- Provide evidence of academic achievement.
- Provide information regarding relevant specialized
training for the position.
- Provide information regarding the amount of course
work and/or degree level regarding the position.
- Provide information regarding past performance
evaluations as an administrator.
- Provide evidence of knowledge of Effective
Schools/Teaching Research as it applies to the
management of a elementary school.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and/or experience
preparing an elementary school schedule.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and/or experience
assessing the needs of a school, evaluating the
effectiveness of school practices, developing school
improvement plans, setting goals, and establishing
policies to manage day-to-day decisions.
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- Provide evidence of knowledge and/or experience
holding staff meetings, assigning staff
responsibilities, analyzing school personnel needs,
and arranging for staff development training.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how effective
working relationship among administration, teachers,
and parents leads to improved learning, confidence
and morale for students, parents and teachers.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to write
school goals and objectives following county
specified criteria format.
- Possess basic operational knowledge of computers.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and/or experience in
the development of site based management.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and/or experience in
the process of developing mentorships for new
teachers.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and/or experience in
school finance.
- Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively
through clear, concise writing, with a minimum of
spelling and grammatical errors; and through
articulate verbal skills.
- Demonstrate a knowledge of grant writing and
alternative sources of finance.
- Demonstrate ability to develop effective
relationships with community organizations and
leaders.
- Demonstrate instructional leadership ability.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and/or experience
observing/evaluating and conferencing with teachers
regarding their performance in instruction and
classroom management.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and exhibits ability
to interpret and implement policies, regulations and
school law.
- Provide evidence of knowledge and ability to
manage effectively a comprehensive program of
student behavior within the school.
- Any combination of training and experience which
would lead to successful employment as a Principal.
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FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
- To develop and implement effective developmental educational programs and to delivery developmentally appropriate services to students.
- To maintain the best possible educational program and environment within the school.
- To assume administrative and instructional supervisory responsibility under the supervision of the superintendent for the planning management, operation and evaluation of the educational program of the school.
- To submit recommendations to the superintendent regarding personnel as prescribed by the superintendent.
- To attend meetings as scheduled by the superintendent or designee.
- To serve on district committees to study policy questions, recommend policy revision and to formulate and recommend new policies.
- To advise central office administrators of the strengths and weaknesses of present policies and the need for additional ones.
- To involve teachers and/or students in the development of building level policies.
- To communicate district and building policies to teachers, parents, and students.
- To orient new t teachers.
- To schedule and conduct staff meetings.
- To arbitrate disputes between staff members.
- To acquaint the staff with their duties and responsibilities.
- To organize and supervise registration, scheduling, programming attendance, grade reports, guidance reports, and district, state and national reports.
- To provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the students at all times.
- To accept the responsibility for the administration and operation of the school lunch program in accordance with federal, state and county regulations.
- To maintain student discipline in the building, on the school grounds and at all school events.
- To supervise and direct a student orientation and registration program for new students.
- To supervise the student health program including the reporting of accidents.
- To supervise the work of the office staff and other noninstructional staff within the school assigned.
- To inspect the building regularly and report to appropriate staff member a need for care, maintenance, safety and security.
- To cooperate in carrying out building use permits.
- To prepare special reports as requested by those to whom accountable.
- To maintain inventory of instructional equipment as established by distract policy.
- To supervise the collection, handling and reporting of school money.
- To plan and recommend summer and vacation work projects for the improvement of the building and grounds.
- To supervise the procurement and distribution of instructional equipment and supplies.\
- To supervise the guidance and counseling services and the school testing program.
- To cooperate and supervise student assemblies.
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- To work with other administrators and learning area coordinators in the horizontal and vertical articulation of the educational program.
- To hold individual and group conferences and classroom visitations with teachers for the improvement of instruction and morale.
- To serve on district curriculum committees.
- To prepare an annual evaluation report for each employee who is supervised by the principal, as directed by the superintendent or designee and board of education policies.
- To help plan, provide and direct the staff development for school personnel.
- To supervise the development of school bulletins and handbooks.
- To participate in parent conferences as needed.
- To encourage publicity of school activities according to district policy.
- To assist in district efforts to explain the strengths and needs of the schools.
- To facilitate community use of the school as established by district policy.
- To maintain liaison with community law and other enforcement and welfare agencies.
- To operate within budget limits.
- To maintain a school consistent with state law and school district policy.
- To establish and implement an ongoing school improvement system.
- To create a climate conducive to teaching and learning.
- To implement a system to monitor student programs.
- To address site based management as directed from State Department of Education.
- To cooperate with curriculum contact persons.
- To develop strategies to deal with a seriously impaired school.
- To facilitate a program to encourage student involvement in co-curricular activities such as fairs, field days, contests, Spelling Bees and other available academic competitions.
- To utilize parent volunteers, tutors, business partnerships and other community resources to assist with the curricular program of the school.
- To promulgate and enforce reasonable rules pertaining to the conduct of students and teachers, providing such rules are not in conflict with written district policies.
- To conduct one's self in a positive professional manner at all times in order to enhance good public relations, foster loyalty, good ethics and cooperation with all personnel.
- To perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as the superintendent or immediate supervisor may from time to time assign.
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