Henrico County Public Schools is the sixth-largest public school division in Virginia. The division serves more than 50,000 students in its 72 schools and program centers. Our nearly 7,000 full-time employees include 3,800 teachers. Students and parents speak more than 85 languages and represent more than 100 countries. Academic excellence, innovation, and opportunity are hallmarks of Henrico County Public Schools. The division led the Richmond region in schools earning the 2017 Virginia Index of Performance awards for advanced learning and achievement. HCPS also leads central Virginia in teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the profession's highest mark of accomplishment.

Henrico County, Virginia, is a diverse community of more than 320,000 which wraps west, north, and east of the independent city and state capital of Richmond. We are 104 miles from the Atlantic Ocean; 94 miles east of the scenic Skyline Drive and 106 miles south of Washington, D.C. The Richmond are is 75 miles north of the North Carolina border.

Our Mission:

Henrico County Public Schools, an innovative leader in educational excellence, will actively engage our students in diverse educational, social and civic learning experiences that inspire and empower them to become contributing citizens.

260-day contract plus Opportunity School stipend.

Starting in the 2023-24 school year, Henrico County Public Schools will designate select schools with high rates of vacant positions and provisionally licensed staff as Opportunity Schools through the HCPS Career Ladder. This is a new pathway within the Career Ladder through which entire schools, selected by HCPS, receive compensation supplements, additional staffing resources and specialized professional learning.

Ability to plan, organize and deliver instruction to meet individual and group needs utilizing state guidelines and division curriculum.

Exhibits considerable knowledge of learning theory and best practices.

Acts in the best interests of students and models appropriate behaviors in all professional interactions.

• Serves as the instructional leader for his/her school
• Promotes and monitors student achievement using student data and other outcomes indicators
• Uses student performance data to assess teaching and learning effectiveness
• Supervises, evaluates, and provides feedback for teachers and support staff
• Demonstrates knowledge of academic expectations and Federal and State requirements
• Applies appropriate measures to monitor student achievement
• Provides a program for student, staff, and parent recognition
• Uses the Code of Student Conduct for making informed decisions regarding student discipline
• Communicate and identifies school policies relating to student behavior to students, staff, and parents
• Guides staff to the accomplishment of a given task
• Delegates duties and responsibilities and accepts responsibility for the decisions made and the actions are taken
• Recognizes and provides for professional learning for staff and faculty
• Leads the staff in functioning as a cohesive group
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of and adherence to all School Board policies relating to the collection and expenditure of funds
• Conducts a systematic budget development process
• Exercises planning skills for self, others, and student scheduling
• Demonstrates punctuality by meeting deadlines
• Involves others in the development of the Virginia Continuous School Improvement Plan (VCSIP) and makes necessary modifications, and assesses progress towards objectives
• Aligns the school's VSCIP to the School Division's Strategic Plan
• Knows the community and provides clear and effective oral and written communication
• Is accessible to school and community members
• Provides supervision for after school program and other special activities as necessary
• Serves as fiscal manager of all funds and financial auditing
• Uses building management skills to maintain a safe, clean, and orderly environment for staff and students
• Creates a positive school environment that fosters increased staff morale and team spirit
• Coordinates a positive home to school connection that involves the parents and community
• Performs other duties as assigned
  

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Uses student performance data to assess teaching and learning effectiveness. Demonstrates knowledge of academic expectations. Applies appropriate measures to monitor student achievement. Provides a program of student recognition. Uses the Code of Student Conduct as the basis of judgments in disputes, confrontations and/or disciplinary cases. Communicates school policies relating to student behavior to students and parents. Guides staff to the accomplishment of a given task. Delegates duties and responsibilities and accepts responsibility for the decisions made and the actions taken. Demonstrates sensitivity to staff members’ needs. Recognizes professional growth of staff members. Leads the staff in functioning as a cohesive group. Demonstrates a clear understanding of and adherence to all School Board policies relating to the collection and expenditure of funds. Conducts a systematic budget development process. Exercises planning skills for self, others, and student scheduling. Demonstrates punctuality by meeting deadlines. Implements the School Plan, makes necessary modifications, and assesses progress towards objectives. Knows the community and provides clear and effective oral and written communication. Is accessible to school and community members. Provides supervision for after school programs and other special activities as necessary. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum salary - $116,467 (pro-rated based on start date)

Deadline - Open until filled

Anticipated Start Date - July 1, 2023

To be considered for the listed vacancy, you must submit an online application, resume and mail, fax, or hand-deliver three (3) references, https://henricoschools.us/wp-content/uploads/References . pdf .