Upper School Principal
Goal
The Westview School seeks an enthusiastic and experienced Upper School Principal to provide educational leadership by working collaboratively with staff, students, parents, and the community.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree from a recognized, accredited college or university - Required
- Valid Principal Certification – Required
- Five or more years of teaching experience - Required
- Demonstrated experience with educational leadership and teacher evaluation
- Prior experience working with children with special needs
- Exemplifies instructional leadership, personal scholarship, a collaborative leadership style, personal integrity, strong interpersonal skills, effective communicator
- Visionary leader to work collaboratively with diverse students, staff, families, and community members
Skills/Knowledge
- Proficient computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, databases, etc.)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to develop, plan, implement, and evaluate curriculum and instructional strategies
- Ability to collect and disaggregate data and utilize information to plan instructional practices
- Working knowledge of continuous improvement process and effective school operations
Responsibilities
- Responsible for daily operations of school building (open, close, maintenance)
- Monitor carpool at the beginning and end of each day
- Respond to parent concerns
- Respond to student behavioral issues
- Review parent-staff correspondence and grade reports
- Review instructional lesson plans
- Serve as the instructional leader/consultant for curriculum planning and development
- Communicate and promote expectations for high-level performance to staff and students.
- Recognize and celebrate excellence and achievement
- Observe employee performance, record observations, conduct evaluation conferences with staff
- Develop and maintain school calendars, master schedules, student databases, etc.
- Assist other administrators with personnel matters
- Prepare, review, and/or approve correspondence to keep parents informed of school events/activities
- Prepare for staff meetings (create agenda, inform staff, etc.)
- Maintain documents on school Intranet
- Support staff in planning for school field trips (reservations, schedule transportation, permission slips, etc.)
- Prepare for any official inspections (Fire Dept., Child Care Licensing, etc.)
- Conduct conferences about student and school issues with staff, therapists, support specialists, and parents
- Maintain confidentiality
- Maintain a professional appearance
- Participate in in-service training to improve the staff skills in working with students with autism
- Actively engage with the school community be attending extracurricular activities to show student support (Music for Autism, Trunk or Treat, Family Fun Day, Popsicles on the Playground, Westview EDU, etc.)
- Perform other duties as assigned by Head of School
About Us
The Westview School is the premier school for children with autism in the greater Houston area. The mission of The Westview School is to provide a unique, specialized learning environment offering outstanding educational and social opportunities for children on the autism spectrum.
Belief Statement
The Westview School believes that when children with autism are educated in a nurturing and supportive environment, they learn, grow, and develop a strong sense of self and an appreciation for others.
Vision Statement
The vision of The Westview School is to provide a learning environment that is sensitive to the social, emotional, and academic needs of children with autism to ensure that they have opportunities to reach their full potential.
If interested, please submit a resume to Candi Pettit at: cpettit@westviewschool.org.