The TLC School Principal provides leadership and supervision to promote the effective teaching and learning of students and staff.

ASL proficiency required

The Learning Center (TLC) offers education programs that teach and enrich students through culturally responsive learning spaces and trauma-informed care. Its language-rich learning environment supports learning and teaching experiences for students and staff. TLC education programs include Marie Philip School and Walden School, nationally-recognized day and residential education and therapeutic programs for deaf children and youth ages 8-22. As a pioneer in bilingual and bicultural ASL/English pedagogy, the education programs incorporate linguistically and culturally responsive team approaches including families, guardians, support staff, and teachers in every child’s growth and development.

FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Cultivates and deepens cultural competence of themselves and the adults and students they lead and the school community in every aspect of TLC.
Maintains knowledge of and engages education staff in coherence and alignment of education programming designed to prepare students to meet the educational standards established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Manages resources to promote equitable access and outcomes for students.
Provides direct supervision of the performance of all Teachers and Assistants in the department through classroom observations and regularly scheduled meetings.
Ensures effective collaboration with LEAs and other representative agencies.
Engages and welcomes families as a critical contributor to their child’s education, and as members of the school community.
Works collaboratively with the counseling/clinical, residential and nursing departments and all TLC specialists/consultants.
Oversees the development of each student’s IEP goals, objectives and progress reports.
Ensures effective collaboration among all members of the department.
Works with the educational team in the department to ensure that all TLC policies and procedures are followed.
Assists in developing and maintaining partnerships with the Framingham Public Schools to ensure effective mainstream programming when applicable.
Develops and maintains a budget for the department and secures appropriate and necessary materials for teaching/learning.
Carry out disciplinary action on employees in the department, as needed.
Assists in the recruitment, selection, and recommendation of all staff in the department.
Conducts annual evaluations of department staff.
Serves as a member of the supervisory team to provide educational leadership to The Learning Center for the Deaf.
May be delegated and trained to conduct medication administration or certain medical procedure responsibilities for students.
Maintains student and staff confidentiality.
Oversees the implementation of behavior plans designed for individual students, as needed.
Complies with school, state, and federal policies and procedures and supports the mission of the school.

**May be required to drive students on field trips and/or to mainstreaming classes. Additional driving responsibilities as needed.

**Some lifting may be required when working with young students or students with additional disabilities, however, TLC embraces and celebrates a spirit of inclusion and diversity, and reasonable accommodations and modifications will be made whenever possible. The diversity of our student population may require that some assignments have a heavier physical responsibility due to safety. If the opening for which you are applying will require more strenuous physical activity, the unique needs will be discussed at the time of the interview.

*Perform other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor.

*Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

**TLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all employees and applicants for employment are afforded equal opportunity in every area of hiring and employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, age, criminal record (inquiries only), handicap (disability), mental illness, retaliation, sexual harassment, sexual orientation, genetics, active military, and any other legally protected characteristic.

**TLC embraces and celebrates a spirit of inclusion and diversity, and reasonable accommodations and modifications will be made whenever possible.