Voyager Academy

4302 Ben Franklin Blvd

Durham, NC 27704

(919)433-3301

http://voyageracademy.net
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Title: Middle School Principal

Status: Full Time

Reports to: Managing Director 

Voyager Academy is a fully accredited K-12 charter school located in Durham, NC where students participate in deep learning through authentic project based learning experiences. Our faculty and staff collaboratively strive to inspire life-long learning and lead by modeling our core values of confidence, empathy, curiosity, reflection, and integrity. 

We are currently seeking a Middle School Principal to join our School Leadership Team. 

Job Description:

The Middle School Principal is responsible for ensuring the vision, mission, and goals of Voyager Academy are achieved at the Middle School. The principal serves on the leadership team and sets the culture and climate in the middle school building. The principal will oversee the staffing and instructional plans for grades for 4 - 8 to ensure the academic, social, and emotional success of all students. The principal will oversee all building operations, instructional strategies, budgeting, scheduling, and enforcement of the student and employee handbook.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains an effective learning environment in the school for students and staff in grades 4- 8.
• Develops and maintains supportive relationships with staff, students, and parents 
• Creates annual budget requests and monitors expenditure of funds
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other reporting required  to the school’s administration
• Interprets and enforces policies and procedures 
• Leads in the development, determination of appropriateness, and monitoring of instructional programs to meet and exceed state standards
• Analyze school wide data to foster continuous improvement
• Serves as a member on the School Improvement Team
• Schedules classes within established guidelines to meet student needs
• Works with Assistant Principal and Managing Director to oversee the scheduling process
• Assist in the development, revision, and evaluation of curriculum
• Works with the guidance program to enhance individual student education and development
• Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline when necessary
• Implement handbook guidelines for proper student conduct and maintaining student discipline
• Attends and creates special events held to recognize student achievement and attends school sponsored activities, functions and athletic events
• Works with Registrar to assume the responsibility for the attendance, conduct, and maintenance of health of students
• Supervises all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and support personnel attached to the school
• Leads the recruiting, screening, hiring, training, assigning, supervising, and evaluating the school’s professional staff
• Approves the master teaching schedule and any special assignments
• Works with Leadership Team  to orient new teaching staff and assists in their development
• Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their individual and group performance
• Conducts staff meetings to keep members informed of such things as policy changes and new programs to insure proper functioning of the school
• Assists in the in-service orientation and training of teachers
• Assists in the removal of teachers whose work is unsatisfactory in accordance with established procedure
• Makes arrangements for special conferences between parents and teachers
• Plans and supervises fire drills and emergency preparedness program
• Collaborate with the school leadership team to ensure the vision, mission, and strategic goals are achieved
• Assist the leadership team with the annual review of handbooks, policies, and emergency plans
• Monitor the culture and climate of the school and implement action plans to ensure continuous improvement 
• Cooperates with college and university officials regarding teacher training and preparation
• Establishes and maintains relationships with local community groups and individuals to foster understanding and solicit support for overall school objectives and programs
• Ensure compliance with all state and federal educational laws and guidelines
• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Managing Director may assign

Minimum Education and Experience:

Master of Science in Educational Leadership, State Certification, 3-5 years classroom experience. School Administrator experience preferred.

About:

Voyager Academy provides a small school feel on a large campus. Fostering a spirit of safety, inclusion, and belonging - our mission is to provide students an academically challenging and supportive learning environment. Staff utilizes experiential and traditional learning strategies so that students become responsible, engaged, innovative members of society. Our expectation is that all students, working with dedicated faculty and family, will excel academically and socially.

Benefits: 

• NC State Health Plan
• Dental/Vision/Life-Insurance/Disability benefits 
• PTO (14 days - 1st Year)
• NC State Retirement Plan
• Built-in planning time and professional development opportunities  
• CEU planning and tracking support