Title: Elementary School Principal – 26-27 School Year

Status: Full Time

Reports to: Managing Director

Voyager Academy is a fully accredited K-12 charter school located in Durham, NC, where students

participate in deep learning through authentic project-based learning experiences. Our faculty and staff

collaboratively strive to inspire life-long learning and lead by modeling our core values of confidence,

empathy, curiosity, reflection, and integrity.

Voyager Academy provides a small school feel on a large campus with a strong family-focused

community. Our vision is to inspire every Viking to learn, innovate, and thrive. Voyager’s mission is to

empower every Viking by providing challenging academic instruction and project-based learning in a

safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. Families and staff partner together to ensure that every

student is prepared for future opportunities.

We are currently seeking an Elementary School Principal to join our School Leadership Team.

Job Description:

The Elementary School Principal is responsible for ensuring the vision, mission, and goals of Voyager

Academy are achieved at the Elementary School. The principal serves on the leadership team and

establishes the culture and climate in the elementary school building. The principal will oversee the

staffing and instructional plans for grades for K-3 to ensure the academic, social, and emotional success

of all students. The principal will oversee all building operations, instructional strategies, budgeting,

scheduling, and enforcement of the student and employee handbook.

Duties and Responsibilities:

● Establishes and maintains an effective learning environment in the school for students and staff in

grades K-3.

● Develops and maintains supportive relationships with staff, students, and parents and creates an

inclusive and caring learning environment

● Leads in the development, determination of appropriateness, and monitoring of instructional

programs to meet and exceed state standards

● Analyze school wide data to foster continuous improvement

● Collaborate with the school leadership team to ensure the vision, mission, and strategic goals are

achieved

● Assist the leadership team with the annual review of handbooks, policies, and emergency plans

● Monitor the culture and climate of the school and implement action plans to ensure continuous

improvement

● Serves as a member on school-based teams to support students and foster growth

● Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other reporting

required to the school’s administration

● Schedules classes and programs within established guidelines to meet student needs

● Works with Assistant Principal and Managing Director to oversee the scheduling process

● Assist in the development, revision, and evaluation of curriculum

● Works with the guidance and EC program to enhance individual student education and

development

● Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline policy when necessary

● Implement handbook guidelines for proper student conduct and maintaining student discipline

● Attends and creates special events held to recognize student achievement and attends

school sponsored activities and programs

● Partners with School Registrar to assume responsibility for the attendance, conduct, and

health of students

● Leads the recruiting, screening, hiring, training, assigning, supervising, observing, and evaluating

the school’s professional staff

● Develops the master teaching schedule and any special assignments

● Supervises all professional, paraprofessional, administrative, and support personnel attached to

the school

● Works with Leadership Team to orient new teaching staff and assists in their development

● Creates annual budget requests and monitors expenditure of funds

● Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their individual and group performance

● Conducts staff meetings to keep members informed of such things as policy changes and

new programs to insure proper functioning of the school

● Assists in the new staff and beginning of year orientation and ongoing professional development

for teachers

● Assists in the removal of teachers whose work is unsatisfactory in accordance with established

procedure

● Makes arrangements for special conferences between parents and teachers

● Plans and supervises fire drills and emergency preparedness program

● Cooperates with college and university officials regarding teacher training and preparation

● Establishes and maintains relationships with local community groups and individuals to

foster understanding and solicit support for overall school objectives and programs

● Ensure compliance with all state and federal educational laws and guidelines

● Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development

● Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Managing Director may

assign

Minimum Education and Experience:

Master of Science in Educational Leadership, State Certification, 3-5 years classroom experience. School

Administrator experience preferred.

Benefits:

● NC State Health Plan

● Dental/Vision/Life-Insurance/Disability

● PTO (14 days - 1st Year)

● NC State Retirement Plan

● Built-in planning time and professional development opportunities

● CEU planning and tracking support

● Enrollment Priority for children and grandchildren