High School Principal

General Statement of Duties Develops and sustains focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improvement of learning and teaching.Supervises all activity within the local school facility and ultimately responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating the educational program within the school. Supervises teachers, support staff and students. Creating a school culture that promotes the ongoing improvement of learning and teaching for students and staff. Coordinates the school program with district goals, policies, and procedures. Provides leadership in all areas of instruction. Essential Duties Serves as the instructional leader for his/her school Promotes and monitors student achievement using student data and other outcomes indicators Uses student performance data to assess teaching and learning effectiveness Supervises, evaluates, and provides feedback for teachers and support staff Demonstrates knowledge of academic expectations and Federal and State requirements Applies appropriate measures to monitor student achievement Provides a program for student, staff, and parent recognition Uses the Code of Student Conduct for making informed decisions regarding student discipline Communicate and identifies school policies relating to student behavior to students, staff, and parents Guides staff to the accomplishment of a given task Delegates duties and responsibilities and accepts responsibility for the decisions made and the actions are taken Recognizes and provides for professional learning for staff and faculty Leads the staff in functioning as a cohesive group Demonstrates a clear understanding of and adherence to all School Board policies relating to the collection and expenditure of funds Conducts a systematic budget development process Exercises planning skills for self, others, and student scheduling Demonstrates punctuality by meeting deadlines Involves others in the development of the Virginia Continuous School Improvement Plan (VCSIP) and makes necessary modifications, and assesses progress towards objectives Aligns the school's VSCIP to the School Division's Strategic Plan Knows the community and provides clear and effective oral and written communication Is accessible to school and community members Provides supervision for after school program and other special activities as necessary Serves as fiscal manager of all funds and financial auditing Uses building management skills to maintain a safe, clean, and orderly environment for staff and students Creates a positive school environment that fosters increased staff morale and team spirit Coordinates a positive home to school connection that involves the parents and community Performs other duties as assigned GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Uses student performance data to assess teaching and learning effectiveness. Demonstrates knowledge of academic expectations. Applies appropriate measures to monitor student achievement. Provides a program of student recognition. Uses the Code of Student Conduct as the basis of judgments in disputes, confrontations and/or disciplinary cases. Communicates school policies relating to student behavior to students and parents. Guides staff to the accomplishment of a given task. Delegates duties and responsibilities and accepts responsibility for the decisions made and the actions taken. Demonstrates sensitivity to staff members' needs. Recognizes professional growth of staff members. Leads the staff in functioning as a cohesive group. Demonstrates a clear understanding of and adherence to all School Board policies relating to the collection and expenditure of funds. Conducts a systematic budget development process. Exercises planning skills for self, others, and student scheduling. Demonstrates punctuality by meeting deadlines. Implements the School Plan, makes necessary modifications, and assesses progress towards objectives. Knows the community and provides clear and effective oral and written communication. Is accessible to school and community members. Provides supervision for after school programs and other special activities as necessary. Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Master's degree and three years' experience as a teacher, administrator or supervisor, at least one year of which must have been at the school level to which assigned. Post-graduate professional certificate with Administrative and Supervision endorsement required. Must possess extensive knowledge of the curriculum and instructional program including content and methodologies. Organizational skills are required to plan, implement and evaluate the school program and lead the teaching and support staff in achieving the school's goals. Supervisory skills include staff assignment, monitoring staff development and evaluating staff effectiveness. Highly developed communications skills are required for contact with community members, parents, students, teachers, and central office administration; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. Additional Information Deadline - Open until filled Anticipated Start Date - July 1, 2026 *Minimum annualized salary - $138,921.58 (The salary for this position will be prorated based upon the official start date). * Salary based on the 2025-26 pay scale, subject to change based on adoption of the 2026-27 pay scale. How To Apply To be considered for this vacancy, you should upload the following documents and credentials: - Resume - Official or unofficial transcripts Information may be uploaded to our online recruiting platform at henricoschools.us/careers/ or mailed to the address below. Mailing Address: Henrico County Public Schools Department of Human Resources P. O. Box 23120 3820 Nine Mile Road Henrico, VA 23223 HCPS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Minimum Salary Maximum Salary Currency USD Main Organization Public Schools Public Schools Employment Status Permanent Fulltime Permanent Full-time Amount of Travel Work At Home

Created: 2026-04-02