ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER:  0862 School Principal - Okinawa District

OPENING DATE:  May 23, 2008

CLOSING DATE:  May 22, 2009
 
POSITION:  School Principal, TP-1701-K

SALARY RANGE:  $83,195.00 – $107,510 per school year

LOCATION:  See the attached Geographic Availability Statement for schools within the Okinawa District.  Identify the schools you are interested in receiving consideration for possible placement.   

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a DoD Field Activity responsible for the oversight of two school systems, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary & Secondary Schools (DDESS).  DoDEA employs more than 12,000 individuals responsible for educating approximately 90,000 students in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico.  The mission of DoDEA is to provide a quality education from pre-kindergarten through grade twelve for the eligible minor family members of DoD military and civilian personnel on official assignments.

WHO MAY APPLY:  Current permanent DoDEA educators (includes DoDDS and DDESS).

This vacancy announcement will be used to fill more than one school principal position within the Okinawa District. Referral lists may be issued up to 90 days after the closing date.  Your application will remain on file for one year.  You need to submit a new application packet if you wish to update your current application on file.

When a specific vacancy occurs, an announcement will be advertised and you may change your application by submitting an updated application; or submit a new Geographic Availability Statement (school locations); or request non-consideration for the specific vacancy.  All updates must be received by the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

This position is in the excepted service.

Payment of travel and transportation expenses is authorized. 

Note:  Principals may be required to rotate to other locations as required to meet the needs of the organization.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES: DoDDS provides a program of high quality education, pre-kindergarten through grade 12, for dependents of military and civilian personnel of the United States government stationed overseas. The incumbent of this position serves as the instructional leader who monitors the delivery and evaluation of the education program and manages the facilities, personnel matters, and logistical support for the grades and student population for the school(s) listed above. Serves as elementary/middle/high or unit school principal with responsibility for planning, directing, reviewing, and administering operations of a school.

EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION: Utilizing a professional staff, formulates procedures to assure that total educational needs of eligible students are met. Ensures that opportunities exist which permits the individual student to attain fullest potential, and monitor the curriculum as a useful vehicle to learning. Based on the particular school environment, local culture or unusual background or experience of the students, develops a supplemental curriculum. Develops a master schedule. Conducts classroom visitation and implements teacher evaluation program. Provides professional guidance to the teaching staff utilizing extra-curricular activities.  Advises school personnel of computer hardware, software, related supply availability to support individual classroom needs. Provides counseling and takes action on pupil discipline and behavior problems. The incumbent is required to respect the privacy and sensitivities of employees and students by controlling and restricting personal information to those who “need to know.” Keeps supervisor informed of educational deficiencies, critical issues, and emergencies. Leads school improvement initiative, based on data.

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: Interviews applicants and makes final selections. Counsels teachers, establishes performance standards, and evaluates work. As appropriate, proposes formal disciplinary actions. Conducts staff meetings and ensures open communications. Receives and attempts to resolve complaints and grievances; and explains grievance and appeal rights. Administers leave in accordance with regulatory and policy guidance. Explains personnel policies to include merit placement, incentive awards, suggestions, and labor management relations. Establishes working relationships and meets with union representatives. Ensures adherence to Equal Employment Opportunity program requirements. Ensures compliance with affirmative action goals and objectives.

PUBLIC RELATIONS: As a key community leader, initiates communication between school administration, students, teachers, parents, and military leaders and the local community. Participates with community authorities in ensuring safety, conducting fire drills, supervising bus loading, and referral of suspected illness, injury, or medically related conditions and problems to base medical authorities. Conducts pupil, parent and teacher orientations. Presents briefings relative to school policy to community leaders, local national authorities and visiting dignitaries; and keeps the community aware of school programs.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES: Presents and justifies requests for funds, transportation, supplies, equipment, and facilities to reviewing boards and higher authority. Directs timely and accurate preparation and maintenance of pupil records, office files, statistical and other reports, registers, work-orders, and expenditures of funds. Plans and follows usage. Plans and directs the receipt, storage and issuance of stock fund and supplies, and programs equipment for maximum use. Ensures that school programs include internal management control systems emphasizing prevention of waste, fraud, mismanagement, and timely correction of specific weaknesses.

Applicants are encouraged to review the DoDEA website (www.dodea.edu/home) for information on the DoDEA Community Strategic Plan with the vision, mission, and guiding principles, organizational structure, and leadership. The website provides information that may be helpful in completing your application.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:  Applicants must be DoDEA/DDESS certified or possess a valid State License identifying qualifications for the Assistant Principal category that he or she is applying for or meet the specific education and experience requirements described below based on official transcripts. Applicants must also meet Education Requirements and General and Specialized Experience Requirements:

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

Grade                        General              Specialized
Schedule K               3 Years                2 Years

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:  A Master’s degree in educational administration or a Master’s degree inclusive of 45 semester hours of graduate credit with a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit in school administration, curriculum development, and supervision of instruction (or similar supervision related coursework). 

GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:  A minimum of three years of successful classroom teaching, specialist, or other professional educator experience at any level is required.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:  Appropriate experience (elementary through secondary) in a staff or supervisory position which clearly demonstrated the ability to administer school educational programs and to effectively supervise educators and support personnel.  No more than one year of experience in positions that did not involve actual school administration will be credited as specialized experience.

Applicants must meet minimum qualification standards for course work at the time the application is submitted. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA):
The following four narratives will be used to assess your knowledge, skills, and ability to administer a school educational program.  Provide a narrative of your experiences and demonstrated knowledge in a school setting which indicate the extent to which you have current, personal mastery of the indicators listed.  Provide examples of programs you have directed and other activities which demonstrate that mastery.  Respond to each statement by reflecting on what you are accomplishing as an educational leader today.

In writing to the KSAs, be mindful of the DoDEA vision and mission.

KSA #1 – Highest Student Achievement

An educational leader ensures that all students meet or exceed challenging standards in academic content so that they are prepared for continuous learning and productive citizenship.  An educational leader promotes the success of all students by facilitating and articulating a vision of learning, and by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning.

Your narrative will be assessed on your response to the following descriptors:

KSA #2 – Performance-Driven, Efficient Management Systems

An educational leader uses a performance driven management system that operates in a timely, efficient, and equitable manner; places resources allocation and decision-making at the lowest operational level; and facilitates a safe environment conducive to optimum student achievement.  An educational leader promotes the success of all students by ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective, learning environment.

Your narrative will be assessed on your response to the following descriptors:

KSA #3 – Motivated, High Performing, Diverse Workforce

An educational leader ensures that the school’s workforce will be motivated, diverse, and committed to continuous professional growth and development resulting in exemplary performance and optimum student achievement.  An educational leader demonstrates school leadership by promoting the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to staff professional growth.

Your narrative will be assessed on your response to the following descriptors:

KSA #4 – Network of Partnerships Promoting Achievement

An educational leader develops, promotes, and maintains a network of partnerships to enhance optimum student achievement.  An educational leader promotes the success of all students by collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.

Your narrative will be assessed on your response to the following descriptors:

HOW TO APPLY:
ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:

1.  Résumé, Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612)*, or any other written format.

2.  Applicant must submit a copy of the DoDDS/DDESS certificate.  You must submit transcripts if your certificate does not include administrator positions for qualification determination.     

PAY, BENEFITS AND WORK SCHEDULE:
Government/Military housing, Living Quarters Allowance, Post Allowance, and other overseas benefits may be authorized.  Eligibility will be determined at time of position offer.  Applicants who are currently employed overseas and are not receiving allowances and benefits may not be eligible for such allowances.  Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area.  Locality rates of pay in CONUS will not be used for pay setting when transferring to the foreign overseas area.  For more information on overseas allowances and benefits, please visit https://webapps.dodea.edu/lqarates/lqarates.cfm.

Medical Care:  Applicants who have family members with special medical needs should ensure that prior to accepting a position overseas their family members' medical needs can be met.  Access to care in a military treatment facility may not be available to civilian employees except on a space available basis.  Consequently, host nation medical facilities may be the only care available.  The availability and level of care at host nation medical facilities will vary by location.  For additional information, please contact the POC in this announcement. 

Special Education Services:  The Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) provides education including special education to children of DoD civilians who are eligible to attend DoDDS schools.  However, most schools are not staffed for all special needs.  For additional information, please contact the Department of Defense Education Activity, Student Services Branch, at 703-588-3147/3148.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Selectee will be required to participate in direct deposit/electronic fund transfer in accordance with DoD Regulation 7000.14R.

Initial overseas tour of duty for Okinawa is 2 years.

Selected candidate and family members are required to obtain Official Passports prior to departure to overseas locations.

If selected candidate is not currently residing in the foreign overseas area, completion of a pre-employment
Physical examination is required.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CLOSING DATE.

APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE RETURNED; therefore, do not submit original documents.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS MAY NOT RECEIVE CONSIDERATION.

WHERE TO APPLY:

Please note that the Human Resources Office is located in Okinawa, Japan and phone calls are overseas long distance.  The telephone number for information (dialing from the continental United States) is: 011-81-6117-44-5868 or DSN 644-5868.

All applicants will be considered without regard to political, religious, or labor organization affiliation or non-affiliation, marital status, race, color, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or any other non-merit factor.  Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified applicants with disabilities, except when doing so would pose an undue hardship on the employing agency.

Applications received in postage-paid Government envelopes will not receive consideration, and applicants are reminded of the legal prohibition against the use of such envelopes or other Government property for other than officially approved activities.  These prohibitions are contained in 5 USC 735.205, 39 USC, and 18 USC.

DoDEA is an equal opportunity employer.  There will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, or on the basis of personal favoritism.

GEOGRAPHIC AVAILABILITY STATEMENT  (  MS Word    Adobe PDF)
FOR PRINCIPAL POSITIONS WITHIN THE DODDS OKINAWA DISTRICT

NAME: __________________________   

Current Duty Location: ______________________

CHECK ALL LOCATIONS IN THE OKINAWA SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE YOU WOULD ACCEPT EMPLOYMENT:

___ Okinawa District Superintendent’s Office
___ Bechtel Elementary School
___ Kadena Elementary School
___ Kadena High School
___ Kadena Middle School
___ Amelia Earhart Intermediate School
___ Stearley Heights Elementary School
___ Bob Hope Primary School
___ Lester Middle School
___ Kinser Elementary School
___ Killin Elementary School
___ Kubasaki High School
___ Zukeran Elementary School

POSITIONS INTERESTED IN:

__   Principal Elementary School 

__   Principal Middle School

__   Principal High School

__   Principal Unit School

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SIGNATURE

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THIS DOCUMENT IS PART OF YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE AND MUST BE ATTACHED TO YOUR APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH DODDS PACIFIC.