As a visionary educational leader, the Building Principal for OAOC in Milford will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our educational community. This position offers a unique opportunity to lead a dynamic team of educators, fostering an environment that promotes academic excellence, student growth, and community engagement. The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, collaborator, and advocate for innovation, committed to ensuring our students receive world-class opportunities to enhance student outcomes and lifelong learning.
Location: The Otsego Area Occupational Center in Milford
Application Deadline: June 6, 2025
Salary: $80,000—$90,000
Reporting to the Director of Student Services and collaborating closely with the Director of Special Education, Instructional Support Services team, and Work-Based Learning Coordinator, the Principal will create the conditions for student success. The Principal will provide leadership to a wide array of staff members, including but not limited to career and technical education, alternative education, special education, and support staff.
Reports to: Director of Student Services
Supervises: Student Programs Supervisor, CTE Teachers, Alternative Education staff, School Building Counselor, Nurse, Custodial Staff, Innovative Programs staff and Miscellaneous Support Staff
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The following list is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Primary Responsibilities:
Pupil Services
Conducts student orientations, meetings, assemblies, and tours
Conducts student-parent meetings
Guides SPS in implementing the student discipline process
Implements student attendance process
Manages student counseling/crisis issues
Implements preventive programs for students
Coordinates educational field trips
Develops positive student relationships
Establishes and maintains positive student/staff/parent relationships
Develops Student Handbook
Staff Supervision
Conducts required evaluations of building staff
Initiates professional development activities
Conducts all department meetings
Supervises curriculum planning activities
Develops supervision schedules (a.m, mid-day, p.m.)
Develops positive staff relationships
Facilitates a positive school culture and climate
Requisition approval
Develops Faculty Handbook
Facilities Management
Communicates directly with the FD, PD, and Emergency Response Agencies. Coordinates immediate emergency response
Develops yearly space plan
Implements inclement weather school closing
Organizes and supervises graduation ceremony
Secondary Responsibilities:
Program Management
Assists Director of Student Services in the development and implementation of CTE, Alternative Education, Operations, and Supervision budgets
Assists Director of Student Services with building operations, curriculum needs, and program development
Assists CTE with the Technical Endorsement and program re-approval process
Assists administration with interviewing prospective new employees
Schedules technical endorsement tests
Plans and implements 5th, 8th, and 10th-grade visits to the center.
Assist Director of Student Services with the CTE Road Shows
Assists the Director of Student Services with the development of Emergency Response Protocols
Projects equipment upgrades
Assist the Director of Special Education with program and team development in the center
For more information, please contact humanresources@oncboces.org
Civil Service position candidates must be reachable on the existing eligibility list. If there is no mandated eligibility list, candidates will be considered for provisional appointment. Continued employment will be contingent on successfully passing the required examination and being reached on the eligibility list.
The selected applicant will be subject to a fingerprint support criminal history background check in accordance with SAVE Legislation effective July 1, 2001.
The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of the Sole Supervisory District of Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie and Greene Counties does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, ethnicity, pregnancy, family status, age, marital status, genetic predisposition, military status, domestic violence victim status, disability and any other class protected by state or federal law in the educational programs or activities which it operates, including, but not limited to, access to facilities in accordance with the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act of 2001, 20 U.S.C. 7905, which requires equal access for the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups to meet at public schools.