Principal
Talking Heads International School
Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months
• To embody, manifest, and advocate the mission of the school.
• To articulate the vision for the school and its future.
• To monitor and address all matters of school climate and culture.
• To manage the sometimes competing demands of the various constituencies of the
school.
• To provide to the board of trustees various scenarios and possibilities for the board
to consider as it does its work focusing on the strategic future of the school.
• To work with the board of trustees, its chair, and its committees in carrying out
established school policies; to review those policies and make recommendations
for changes; to attend meetings, prepare reports, maintain board records, and keep
trustees informed on all aspects of the school’s operation.
• To supervise the all programs of the school (academic, athletic, ethical, and other
extracurricular programs); to monitor curriculum, grading, testing, and reporting to
parents; to prepare for and conduct periodic program evaluations; to submit reports
to external agencies as required; to establish disciplinary policies and standards of
conduct.
• To supervise the business manager in the preparation of preliminary and final
budgets; to monitor income, expenditures, collections, and cash flow; to maintain
appropriate financial records; to oversee the employee benefit program.
• To supervise the admissions director in determining programs for the recruitment
of students, including marketing and outreach, information dissemination,
applicant testing and interviews and acceptance and decisions.
• To represent the school to all of its constituents including neighborhood, parents,
students, alumni, business community, faculty, and staff.
• To supervise the development director and development efforts to cultivate and
effect generous support of the school.
• To handle all matters regarding employment, retention, and dismissal of personnel;
salaries and contracts; job assignments and performance evaluation; and orientation
and training. To prepare employee handbooks, and maintain appropriate personnel
records.
• To represent the school in its relations with state and federal agencies and with
local, state, regional, and national educational organizations and accrediting
agencies.
• To act as liaison with the other organizations to ensure fulfillment of the school's
contractual obligations; to coordinate schedules, arrange for rentals, and coordinate
procedures where the interests of both organizations are involved.
• To supervise and/or assist with all other aspects of the school’s operation,
including (but not limited to) facilities maintenance and operation, food service,
transportation, summer programs and alumni
affairs.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of the organization’s recruitment and selection strategy to ensure the staffing needs are properly met.
• Initiate and lead the review, formulation and standardization of HR policies and procedures to contribute to attraction, retention and development of human resources.
• Ensure compliance to the HR policies and procedures across divisions.
• Initiating planned change by giving attention to process and focusing on goals and organization values.
• Designing effective strategic and operational plans for leadership development.
• Considering problems as part of overall system and identify them in time, evaluate them and devise best possible solutions.
• Strategize OD projects that promote employment branding and creating a culture of excellence by incorporating the quality standards.
• Analyzing the training needs and arranging for the appropriate trainings for staff members.
• Create a collaborative and mutually supportive work environment that motivates employees to grow.
