Job Posting Title

Principal OSB/OSD

Agency

805 DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

Supervisory Organization

Dept Rehabilitation Services

Job Posting End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Annual salary range: $81,511.95 - $98,841.55; commensurate with education and years of experience.

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities for administering the academic and training programs for a regional group of state schools or institutions; providing supervision to the teaching staff; evaluating curriculum and classroom work, conducting staff meetings and supervising a variety of administrative functions.

Typical Functions

• Prepares and revises classroom schedules for teachers and students; makes teacher assignments; supervises classroom work and students to promote maximum achievement by each student; may teach classroom subjects.

• Provides leadership to teaching staff in the planning, scheduling and development of school programs; leads staff meetings; visits classes to observe; evaluates performance of teachers; confers with teachers and suggests measures for improving instructional methods; advises teachers of special methods to use in special or problem cases.

• Maintains records of student progress and achievement; develops and implements procedures for reporting progress made by each student.

• Confers with and advises the appropriate administrator concerning the daily school routine, administrative problems and curriculum; participates in administrative staff meetings.

• Plans, organizes and administers the institution’s academic programs in accordance with state statutes, Department of Education accreditation regulations and departmental operations and field memorandums.

• Cooperates with the School Superintendent in the development of system wide staff development programs in accordance with the state statutes, Department of Education regulations, departmental policy and American Correctional Association (ACA) standards; assures that each member of the professional staff meets minimum staff development requirements for continued professional certification on an individual basis and for continued accreditation of the educational system as a whole.

• Assists in the preparation of annual grant requests, program evaluation reports, needs assessment reports and fiscal reports, all as required by the State Department of Education and Federal regulatory agencies with regard to various compensatory education programs.

• Assists in the planning of curriculum offerings and the preparation of the annual application for accreditation by the State Board of Education; supervises program operations to assure compliance with all accreditation standards on an ongoing basis and cooperates with State Department of Education field accreditation officers during the actual on-site audit of school operations.

• Participates in the preparation of Chapter I grant applications; supervises the routine operations of the Chapter I program and assists in the preparation of annual reports to the State Department of Education Compensatory Education Division and appropriate Federal regulatory authorities. Cooperates with appropriate authorities in annual on-site audits and inspections.

• Cooperates with the Oklahoma Department of Libraries to plan in-service training for the professional library staff and to prepare Library Services Construction Act (LSCA) grant applications. Provides documentation of local funds expended for library improvement and approves all purchases from LSCA funds at the local level.

• Maintains all permanent records of the accredited high school including student transcripts, graduation records, attendance registers, accreditation files, ACA files and other related educational records in a manner consistent with Department of Education regulations.

• Works in cooperation with the State Department of Vocational-Technical education to maintain staff certification and curriculum acceptability in high school vo-tech programs.

Level Descriptor

The School Principal job family consists of only one level and incumbents are responsible for performing all functions related to the position.

Education and Experience