Position Title: Elementary School Principal
Job ID #: 1797
Assignment: Crete Elementary School, grades PreK-2
Reports to: Superintendent
Contract: 245 days
Crete Public School is seeking qualified applicants for the Elementary School Principal position for the 2025-2026 school year. Benefits include paid health insurance, long-term disability insurance, group term life insurance, and personal and sick leave. This position is considered open until filled.
Purpose:
The Elementary School Principal performs tasks assigned by the superintendent and executive cabinet and leads the Crete Elementary administrators and staff in order to provide students with a safe and rigorous learning environment.
Essential Functions:- Leads the establishment of a vision, mission, and goals for Crete Elementary School
- Provides leadership in planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs
- Provides instructional leadership to ensure student learning opportunities are maximized
- Represents the school administrative team on school district committees as assigned
- Coordinates student teachers and other university observers with the Chief of Staff
- Leads specific departments/programs assigned by the superintendent or their designee
- Positively promotes the brand and branding of Crete Public Schools and Crete Elementary School
- Coordinates with the counselors, teachers, and staff to ensure personalized learning experiences are designed for all students
- Leads the process of interviewing, evaluating, and selecting new staff
- Determines staff assignments and organization of duties and responsibilities
- Responds to specific staff's questions, concerns, and needs to accomplish specific performance objectives
- Observes and evaluates staff (certified and classified) as assigned and provide direction and support to accomplish growth targets
- Leads the development of professional growth plans for staff and presents information to support professional growth as requested
- Leads the supervision, evaluation, and development of Crete Elementary School instructional programs
- Leads observing and meeting with teachers to ensure instructional programs are implemented with fidelity
- Leads the monitoring of instructional programs to ensure district guidelines are followed
- Leads the registration and master scheduling process
- Serves on a variety of committees to meet educational goals as requested
- Keeps the safety, health, and well-being of students foremost throughout the performance of all duties
- Supervises student activities before, during, and after school
- Communicates with students, staff, and parents behavior expectations and ensures the enforcement of the same, following the district established due process procedures
- Meets with students, parents, and staff to solve and address specific student behavior issues as necessary
- Reports and/or investigates complaints and concerns regarding student safety in a timely manner
- Maintains records of student behavior and discipline as necessary
- Provides financial leadership by monitoring and expending funds and resources provided by the district and other entities according to district policies and procedures
- Provides facility leadership by monitoring and reviewing facilities to ensure a safe and secure environment for students, staff, and the community
- Promotes Crete Elementary School to local and surrounding communities, sharing Crete Elementary School's vast opportunities afforded to all students and families
- Fosters and grows community relationships to maximize student learning opportunities
Other Responsibilities- Performs other duties as assigned
Position Requirements:- Master's Degree in Education, including Nebraska Administrative Certification
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are required
- Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to establish trust and rapport with students, parents, and staff
Working Conditions: - Environment: Inside and Outside
- Climatic Environment: Supervision of grounds and activities will require exposure to weather conditions.
- Hazards: Those associated with crowd control, student behavior intervention
- Mental Demands: Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines. Ability to work under stressful conditions in relation to the supervision of staff and dealing with parental/student concerns
- The ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:
Physical RequirementsE = Essential NE = Non-EssentialOccasional - up to 33% of time
NE
Occasional - up to 33% of time, absolutely essential to the job
E
Frequent - between 34%-66% of time
E
Continuous - over 66% of time
E
Stamina
Sitting
X
Walking
Standing
Flexibility
Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person
Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person
Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling
Reaching above the head
Reaching forward
Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example: typing, data entry, etc.)
Activities
Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.)
X
Hand/grip strength
Driving on the job
Typing non-stop
Use of Arms and Hands
Manual dexterity (using a wrench or screwing a lid on a jar)
Finger dexterity (typing or putting a nut on a bolt)
Lifting Requirements
Lifting up to 10 pounds
Floor to waist
Waist to shoulder
Shoulder to overhead
Lifting 11 to 25 pounds
Shoulder to overhead
X
Lifting 26 to 50 pounds
Pushing/Pulling
25 to 50 pounds
X
51 to 75 pounds
Carrying
10 to 25 pounds
26 to 50 pounds
X