GCBB Employment of Principals

 

 

Principals shall be employed by the School District under individual contracts of employment. Said contracts shall be submitted to the School Committee for their approval of all terms concerning compensation/benefits, prior to the presentation of a contract of employment to the Principal. The School Committee will develop and annually review standard terms concerning compensation and benefits for individual contracts. The compensation/benefit levels, above referenced, may be exceeded only with the approval of the School Committee. 

 

Initial contracts issued to Principals may be up to three years in length, and may be reissued by the Superintendent at levels of compensation/benefits, determined by the School Committee, provided that the Superintendent may employ a Principal under the terms and conditions of the previous contract of employment.  

 

The length of second and subsequent contracts of employment for Principals shall be in accordance with state law.  

 

As a condition of employment, each Principal must maintain current certification, adhere to the policies and goals of the School Committee and the directives of the Superintendent, and annually must submit, with the school council, the educational goals and school improvement plan for the school building(s) under their direction. 

 

 

Adopted: 05/19/2021