Global Community Charter School

Principal

Job Summary
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Principal oversees the instruction and culture of the school building. The
Principal is responsible for both sustaining and improving a culture of high academic excellence.
The Principal will directly supervise the Assistant Principal, the Coach/IB Coordinator, the Dean,
the School Counselor and selected teachers.

Responsibilities
Instructional Leadership
● Ensures that all students on the campus exhibit strong achievement gains
● Conducts regular classroom visits in coordination with the Assistant Principal and other
school-based leader, and provides targeted feedback and follow-up for teachers and staff
based on observations
● Orchestrates non-biased aligned, data-driven, high-quality, ongoing professional learning
tuned to staff needs to maximize student learning gains and provide targeted resources and
support to all teachers
● Implements the IB program with the New York mandated Learning Standards and Testing
Program
● Routinely leverages student achievement data and other data points to recommend and
implement granular and school-wide changes to assure progress towards goals
● Oversees all aspects of academics and coordinates with leadership on key school functions
including but not limited to report card distribution, parent-teacher conferences, family
celebrations, appropriate supervision at school events, and other initiatives
● Exhibits a relentless drive to improve the outcomes for, and provides strong programs to
address the learning needs of the school’s special education, ELL, economically
disadvantaged and other populations that require additional supports

Operations & Compliance
● Hires and develops mission-aligned and qualified school-based staff
● Develops the school schedule and assures proper coverage of all posts, transitions, arrivals
and dismissals that upholds the school culture
● Report on activities, organizational development progress, and student achievement to the
CAO and other stakeholders as required
● Ensures compliance with all IB requirements
School Culture and Community

● Develops and maintains a school culture of rigor, respect, curiosity, and inquiry
● Demonstrates honesty, integrity, and professionalism at all times, and cultivates a work
environment that is courteous, ethical, supportive, appreciative, and transparent
● Exhibits self-awareness by being aware of own strengths and weaknesses, working
relentlessly to improve upon weaknesses, being open to feedback, able to take responsibility
for failure, showing a balance in confidence vs. humility and behaving professionally
● Proactively addresses behavior challenges by upholding a clear behavioral policy and
framework. Work with staff, students and parents to ensure universal understanding of
expectations
● Works with staff to address student discipline matters with sensitivity and dignity
● Implements a program of family engagement that builds accountability for student learning
and promotes student achievement and global citizenship
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Performs other duties as may be assigned by the CAO

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Global Community Charter School is firmly committed to equal employment opportunity. The School does not
discriminate in employment opportunities or practices for all qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, creed,
sex, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability (including AIDS), marital status,
military status, citizenship status, predisposing genetic characteristics, or any other characteristic protected by local,
state, or federal law. Employment decisions at the Global Community Charter School will be made in a
non-discriminatory manner and are based on qualifications, abilities, and merit. This policy governs all aspects of
employment at this School including recruitment, hiring, assignments, training, promotion, upgrading, demotion,
downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, compensation, employee benefits, discipline, and other terms and
conditions of employment.