School Wide Principal

The Ojibwe Schools are dedicated to providing a quality education, which focuses on integrating the Ojibwe culture into all students' learning experiences. Every learner will have the opportunity to be challenged, to succeed, and to be prepared for the future. Parents, staff, community, and students will demonstrate the highest level of expectations for themselves and the school.

The School-wide Building Principal provides instructional leadership, policy development recommendations, program design and evaluation, budget recommendations, and implementation of a comprehensive program for educational excellence and accountability for American Indian students kindergarten through grade 12.

Position Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in collaboration with the Superintendent and other designated personnel for the development, implementation, and continuous evaluation of a school-wide, comprehensive school improvement plan.
• Provide curriculum expertise with the Superintendent and other designated personnel on identifying and implementation of research-based teaching/learning strategies for educational excellence and accountability to American Indian students.
• Provide leadership in a data driven decision-making process in all relevant areas of the school program including curriculum, teaching/learning strategies, instructional tools, professional development, student learning environment, and policies and procedures.
• Supervises all supporting services within the school (e.g. Special Education, counseling, After-school program, records, behavior and discipline programs, school lunch program, etc.).
• Implements and enforces all policy, procedures and administrative rules and regulations.

Develops/administrates the following:

• Schedules and leads regular school-wide staff meeting.
• Develops annual school calendar.
• Develops daily/weekly, quarterly teaching and para-professional schedule.
• Collects and reviews all teaching lesson plans.
• Completes school board and other related reports (i.e. annual BIE School Report).
• Reviews and/or approves/denies leave notices.
• Substitutes security as necessary.
• Participate in the collection of assessment data and relevant measures of growth and communicate to all appropriate entities.
• Provide leadership with the Superintendent in collaborative planning, prioritization, and decision making process regarding policy and development recommendation and procedures.
• Collaborate in the development and administration of annual school budgets in compliance with federal and tribal practices in cooperation with the Tribal Council, School Board, and Superintendent.
• Lead in the development, implementation, and evaluation of school-wide processes to identify personnel and program needs and provide pre-service and in-service education to address those identified needs.
• Attends all meetings as required.
• Attends training and other related session’s specific to meeting compliance with Bureau of Indian Education assurances and requirements.

Position Qualifications:

• Current State of Minnesota Principal K12 license is required.
• Three years teaching experience is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing is required.
• Ability to work independently and establish priorities is required.
• Attention to detail and accuracy is required.
• Ability to establish professional and harmonious working relationships on all projects and with all parties involved.
• Subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with the Fond du Lac Reservation’s Personnel Policies.
• Subject to pre-employment and annual background checks.
• Some travel is required.

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Native American Preference