Job Title: High School Principal

Reports to: School Director

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Education, Educational Leadership, or related field.
• Proven experience and demonstrated success as a Christian school administrator or educational leader is preferred.
• At least 2 years of successful school leadership experience.
• A committed relationship to Jesus Christ and must fully support the vision,mission and values of KICS.
• Excellent communicator with the ability to build trust and inspire collaboration.
• Mature, committed Christian demonstrating spiritual maturity and servant leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Willing to obtain an ACSI Administrator Certification
• Working knowledge of AP, College Board and graduation requirements
• Working knowledge of PBIS and Restorative Practices
• Working knowledge of Love and Logic
• Previous experience living overseas
• Previous experience working in an international school

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Instructional Leadership & Academic Oversight

• Oversee the master schedule and assign high school staff (core teachers, electives, paras) to classes, ensuring alignment to the KICS Academic Plan, collaborating with the middle school principal and Director of Academics. Ensure schedules, offerings and staff are moving us towards the KICS mission.
• Oversee Academic Progress for all high school students and classes, including Academic Contracts, students with differing needs, collaborating with teachers and the Learning Support Team.
• Develop Coaching Framework for high school in collaboration with the Director of Academics.
• Participate in the curriculum review cycle (led by the Director of Academics).
• Participate in Professional Development Plan (led by Director of Academics).
• Participate in Data collection and ensure the high school environment is ready for various data collection, analysis and growing in data informed learning. (led by the Director of Academics).

Student Life, Culture & Formation

• Oversee all high school programs and activities, ensuring they are successful and running in alignment with KICS Vision, Mission, Values and leading towards our ESO’s. These include and are not limited to Talent Shows, Music and Art Celebrations, Sports activities, Theater activities, after school activities geared towards high school students.
• Oversee high school student discipline and ensure parent communication, collaborating with appropriate teachers and Director of Academics as needed.
• Oversee Senior Defense in collaboration with the high school team lead.
• Oversee all high school assemblies and awards.
• Oversee our overall Mission/chapel time.
• Supervise the high school athletic program and activities (overseen by Athletic Coordinator).
• Support school-wide activities.

Staff Leadership & Development

• Supervise and evaluate each high school staff at least twice a year.
• Develop and equip staff and key student leaders for greater responsibilities.
• Develop staff by ensuring each high school staff has an individual professional development plan with specific goals for the year. Check in with each high school staff at least once per month towards goals. Help point staff to the right people and right resources for them to grow in their goals. Ensure that goals are aligned with the KICS Vision, Mission and Values.
• Oversee the collaboration and leadership structure of high school, inclusive of team meetings, grade band meetings and department meetings.
• Connect staff with the right people and the right resources to help them towards their growth areas.
• Participate in the high school hiring process and recommend qualified candidates to the Director of Academics and the Director.

Operational & Administrative Leadership

• Oversee the daily operation of the high school (Grades 9-12) including students, teachers, counselor, and learning support.
• Oversee the budgeting and ordering process for the high school, collaborating with the Director of Finance and Director of Academics.
• Oversee the editing of appropriate sections in the Parent/Student Handbook and Staff Handbook, collaborating with the leadership team.
• Supervise the report card process (overseen by Registrar).

Strategic Leadership & Governance

• Participate actively in any and all Accreditation processes – ACSI, MSA, CESA, etc.
• Participate in the KICS Strategic Plan, overseeing certain tasks within each of the goals and collaborating on many.
• Participate on the Leadership Team and the Child Safety and Crisis Management Committee.
• Communicate any areas of concern immediately to the Director of Academics.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate with all high school stakeholders regularly and appropriately through newsletters, interviews, parent partnership seminars and meetings.

General Responsibilities

• Other duties as assigned or needed.