Job Description:
TITLE: Principal – High School, 2025/2026
 LOCATION:   Wyandotte
PRIMARY FUNCTIONS:

• Shaping a vision of academic success for all students
• Creating a climate hospitable to education
• Cultivating leadership in others
• Improving Instruction
• Managing people, data and processes

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Duties of the Kansas City, Kansas Public School District High School Principal include, but are not limited to, the following:
 Organizational Leadership:

• Foster a school climate that supports both student and staff success and promotes respect and appreciation for all students, staff and parents.
• Develop organizational goals and objectives consistent with the vision, mission and values of Kansas City, Kansas Public School District.
• Manage student enrollment process to ensure that the school achieves its targeted enrollment projections.
• Maintain active involvement in the school improvement planning process with the KCKPS School Officials by providing resources for decision-making and priority setting.
• Create a culture of excellence, teamwork and collaboration amongst the staff, teachers, students and families.
• Supervise the collection, allocation, and accounting of all school funds as required in the district guidelines.
• Ensure the safety and security of all students, staff, visitors, and public and property.

Operational Leadership:

• Implement the budget development process with the assistance of the KCKPS School District Superintendent, Chief Financial Officer and other assigned support personnel that meets targeted requirements.
• Supervise the preparation and maintenance of all school records and reports in a usable, efficient manner, including student progress and attendance as required in Board policy and district guidelines.
• Plan and supervise fire and tornado drills as required by law and district policy. This may also include coordinating additional safety plans for the staff, students, visitors, and public at large for use within assigned building(s).
• Implement as needed and supervise the district’s Standard Response Protocol.
• Supervise the maintenance of inventories of properties of the assigned building(s).
• Monitor and evaluate facilities and recommend renovations as needed to the authorized facility officials.
• Coordinate and develop the master teaching schedule to meet student-learning needs within your assigned building(s).
• Supervise the collection, allocation, and accounting of all school funds as required in the district guidelines. Ensure compliance of local, state, and federal funding laws as required.
• Oversee management of school records and resources as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of five years of successful teaching experience at the middle school or secondary level. 
• Hold a Kansas certificate for building administrator grades PreK-12. High Schools cover 9– 12th grade at KCKPS with the exception of Sumner Academy which is 8th – 12th
• Experience as a building administrator or educational leader at the middle or secondary school level is preferred. However, experience as a former educational leader or current building administrator at any level is required.
• Knowledge of effective teaching research and methods.
• Demonstrated ability to work with middle or secondary school students.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 229 days
SALARY:            Administrator Salary Schedule
FLSA STATUS:   EXEMPT
REPORT TO:      Executive Director of High Schools