School Principal

**Duties**:

- Uses student achievement data and related data to make decisions regarding the school improvement plan, teacher professional development requirements, and programmatic changes.
- Establishes and maintains a professional learning community for staff and a positive school climate for students.
- Explains human resources policies to include transfers, benefits, and grievances/appeals.
- Presents briefings relative to school policy to community leaders, local national authorities and visiting dignitaries.
- Serves as the responsible officer for all government-owned or leased property assigned to the school.
- Directs timely and accurate preparation and maintenance of pupil records, office files, schedules, statistical and other reports, registers, work orders, and expenditure of funds
- Informs supervisor of education deficiencies, critical issues, and emergencies.
- Takes appropriate action on pupil discipline and behavior problems to include providing students with counseling.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- Two year trial period may be required.
- One year supervisory probation period may be required.
- This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
- This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
- You may be required to sign a transportation agreement.
- You will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoDDS or DDESS location.
- Individuals hired from the Continental United States (CONUS) and their family members (who are US citizens) are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to the overseas area.
- Individuals assigned to Italy, England, or Korea, are required to obtain a visa to enter these countries.

**Qualifications**:
- Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment
- Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment**Basic Requirements for a Principal**:
**Education**: The course work must have been completed at, or accepted by, a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. Applicants must provide copies of official bachelor's and master's transcripts (include EDS and Doctorate's if applicable). Acceptable degree pathways are listed below.
- a. Master's degree in Educational Administration/Educational Leadership with a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate level course work in school administration.**OR**

b. Master's degree reflecting 45 semester hours of graduate level course. Of the required 45 hours of graduate level course work, a minimum of 30 of those semester hours must be Educational Administration/Educational Leadership.**AND**

**General Experience**:A minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching, specialist, or other professional educator experience at the Pre-K -12 level is required.**Specialized Experience**:A minimum of two years appropriate experience (elementary and/or secondary) in a staff or supervisory position which clearly demonstrated the ability to administer school educational programs and to effectively supervise educators and support personnel. No more than one year of experience in positions that did not involve actual school administration will be credited as specialized experience.
- You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Human Capital Management
- Instructional Program Administration
- Learning and Program Evaluation
- Partnering

**Education**:
**Additional information**:

- Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in the DoD Instruction 1315.19.
- Applicants who have family members with special medical needs should ensure that prior to accepting a position overseas their family members' medical needs can be met. Access to care in a military treatment facility may not be available to civilian employees except on a space available basis. Consequently, host nation medical facilities may be the only care available. The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location.
- Employees (and family members) who require medical or dental care in the overseas location will be responsible for obtaining and paying for such care. Access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-available and reimbursable basis only.
- Medical and dental care may be provided by host nation providers. The availability and level of care at host nation medical and dental facilitie