Principal - Marsh Creek Sixth Grade Center

Duties & Responsibilities:

Employee must have the ability to perform the following essential functions on a timely basis with or without reasonable accommodations. This position description does not express or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent(s) in this position. Employee(s) will be required to complete other job-related duties requested by the supervisor.

• Provides leadership in building a school culture that deals with and responds to change.
• Observes, evaluates, and supervises all personnel assigned to the building.
• Provides key leadership in establishing the vision and mission of the school and formulating strategic plans to support school goals with students, staff and community.
• Provides strong instructional leadership for the development and implementation of a well-balanced curriculum that meets the needs of all students, increases in student achievement, and ensures student health, welfare, and safety.
• Ensures pupil performance through curriculum implementation expectations by state and local standards and ensures appropriate student behaviors through appropriate procedures, rules and consequences.
• Develops a plan that will meet the growing technology needs of the building.
• Assumes responsibility for the implementation of students IEP's, serves as the LEA for special education programs and gifted education programs, and sits in on all support meetings that may require attention.
• Initiates and responds to parent communications via e-mails, phone calls, and requests for meetings.
• Develops and maintains a fiscally responsive budget, providing for the purchase and distribution of necessary supplies, materials, textbooks, and equipment for instruction.
• Attends district meetings and task forces.
• Serves as chairperson of Instructional Support Teams, IEP Teams, GIEP Teams, and Chapter 4 Team, including meeting with all constituents.
• Ensures professional staff performance through observation and evaluation.
• Seeks and maintains parent and community support.
• Facilitates school-community relations, developing and distributing newsletters to keep parents informed of school activities and concerns.
• Coordinates special support services such as testing, transportation, and transition programs.
• Enumerrates to staff and pupils, pupil performance expectations by state and local standards.
• Oversees summer work schedule, recruiting/assigning new staff and maintaining buildings.
• Implements extra-curricular program.
• Provides leadership responsibility in the screening, recommendation, orientation, and induction of teaching candidates and paraprofessionals.
• Oversees physical plant operations.
• Serves as site coordinator for Integrated Pest Management procedures and facilities usage coordinator, emphasizing before, during, and after school programs;
• Acts as emergency preparedness/safety coordinator and coordinator of Section 504 Agreements.
• Provides leadership in enforcing the district's discipline policy and the development and implementation of emergency procedures.
• Organizes faculty meetings to provide enhancement of staff development and demonstrates a commitment to continual professional growth.

Salary 2026-2027 School Year

$145,356 - $174,427 annually

Placement upon salary scale is dependent upon years of experience in similar position

Schedule

7 hours per day, 5 days per week, 260 days per year, based on district-approved calendar

Full-time, 12-month position

Summary Of Benefits

Select Health Benefits a la carte - Only pay for what you need

• Medical Coverage through IBX - Personal Choice C4-F4-02
• No Primary Care Physician necessary
• No referrals required
• IBC has extensive local and national networks
• Prescription Coverage through CVS/Caremark
• Dental Coverage - Delta Dental Active PPO
• Allows use of in-network and out-of-network providers
• Vision Coverage - Vision Benefits of America (VBA)

Eligibility - No Waiting Period

All employees may enroll in the district's health benefit plans effective with their date of hire into the benefit eligible position.

Eligible Dependents

A legally married spouse as defined by PA law and children up to age 26 may enroll in the District's health benefit plans.

New Hires or Newly Eligible

You have 31 days from the date that you are benefit eligible to make your elections. If you do not make elections during this time, you will only be enrolled into any benefit that is provided by the District at no cost to you.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Benefit eligible employees have the opportunity to elect to participate in a Flexible Spending Account. DASD offers both a Healthcare Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account. This benefit allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for out of pocket eligible healthcare and dependent care expenses.

Support For The Whole You

• Fitness Program
  • Receive $150 back when you complete 120 workouts at an approved fitness facility within 365 days. www.ibx.com/reimbursements
• Nutritional Counseling
  • Up to 6 free visits per calendar year with a registered dietitian.
• Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Advocate is a free, confidential program that offers EAP+ Work/Life benefits to help you address difficulties in your life by providing short term assistance with personal, family, and work issues. In addition, it simplifies the navigation of the health care system by helping you find the right doctors, resolving billing and insurance claim issues, explaining benefit coverages, helping your parents or in-laws with the complexities of Medicare, and much more!
• Telemedicine
  • The telemedicine benefit through SwiftMD is offered to ALL DASD employees at no cost to you. The telemedicine benefit allows for consultations with US board-certified doctors over the phone or online, from your home, office, or on the road. These physicians can diagnose, recommend treatment, and submit prescriptions to your pharmacy of choice.

Retirement - Member of State Pension System (PSERS)

As a PSERS member, you'll join with over a half million fellow public school employees who are also members. You'll contribute to your own personal PSERS retirement account and have a safe and secure benefit payment(s) from one of the largest public retirement plans in the nation.

Student Loan Forgiveness

All DASD employees are eligible to apply for loan forgiveness through the federal government's Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Find out more here: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

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