Principal - Elementary: 2026-2027 School Year

Muscatine Community School District • Muscatine, IA

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About The Position

To assume on-site responsibility for instructional leadership, personnel administration, school management, community relations for an elementary school building. In addition the principal will coordinate the hiring of staff and provide supervision and staff development for staff.

Requirements

• Must hold an Iowa administrative certification for elementary school principal
• Communication skills: Ability to be heard in a variety of settings. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, government regulations, etc. Ability to write reports, correspondence, procedure manuals, etc. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from staff, parents, students, community members, supervisors, and school board members in large and small groups.
• Finance skills: Ability to develop and maintain sound building budget processes. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, formulas, etc.
• Reasoning skills: Ability to implement problem solving techniques. Ability to interpret technical instructions. Ability to facilitate through use of conflict resolution management.
• Other skills and abilities: Ability to delegate responsibility and maintain accountability. Ability to use technology to communicate and manage. Excellent oral/written communication skills and listening skills
• In-depth understanding of the educational administrative process and curriculum cycle and methodology
• Supervisory and management skills
• Human relations skills are essential
• Good decision making skills; shared decision making models
• Responsible for building budget
• Evaluate all employee groups
• Operation of personal computer that is linked to network so that administrator can access student data and/or building data as required or desired

Nice To Haves

• MA or higher is preferred
• Ideally has previous experience in a large elementary school as an administrator
• Bilingual preferred or highly desirable
• Exemplary teaching and/or administrative experience
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable

Responsibilities

• Instructional Leadership in cooperation with the Directors of Educational Services and Special Programs
• Personnel Administration in cooperation with the Director of Human Resources
• School Management with the Directors of Educational Services, Finance & Budget, Technology and Facilities & Grounds
• Community Relations
• Makes periodic reports to the Board of Education on matters relating to the elementary school and keeps the superintendent informed of the school's activities, events and problems as well as routine matters related to accountability
• Assumes responsibility for personal professional growth and development through membership and participation in the affairs of professional organizations, through attendance at regional, state, and national meetings, seminars, advanced coursework, and the like
• Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by reading professional journals and other publications, and discussing issues of mutual interest with others in the field
• Participates in principals' meetings and attends other district meetings as directed to by the superintendent. Serve on various district-wide, and other appropriate administrative, community, state, and national committees
• Delegates authority to appropriate personnel to assume responsibility for the school in the absence of the principal
• Responsible as assigned for specific subject &/or program oversight
• Other duties / responsibilities as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal