School Principal Resume Template
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Emma Moore
Middle School Principal · Urban Public Schools
Dallas, TX
(214) 555-9723
emma.moore@email.com
linkedin.com/in/emmamoore
Profile
Campus principal with 13 years in Texas public schools, leading a 1,050-student middle school with 78 staff. Moved the campus from a C to a B state accountability rating and raised STAAR math approaches-grade-level scores from 61% to 78%.
Leadership Experience
Principal
2020 – Present
Lakewood Heights Middle School, Dallas, TX
- Lead a Title I campus of 1,050 students in grades 6–8 with 64 teachers and 14 support staff.
- Moved the campus from a C to a B state accountability rating within 3 school years.
- Raised STAAR math approaches-grade-level results from 61% to 78% using weekly PLC data cycles.
- Observe and coach teachers under T-TESS, completing 60+ formal appraisals and walkthroughs a year.
- Manage a $6.8M campus budget, including Title I funds and campus improvement plan spending.
Assistant Principal
2016 – 2020
Oak Cliff Preparatory Middle School, Dallas, TX
- Supervised 7th grade discipline, attendance and 504 meetings for a campus of 900 students.
- Cut out-of-school suspensions 42% by launching restorative practices and a mentoring program.
- Built the master schedule and staffing plan for 48 teachers and 5 intervention sections.
- Coordinated STAAR testing for 900 students with zero testing irregularities reported to TEA.
Math Teacher and Instructional Coach
2013 – 2016
Pleasant Grove Middle School, Dallas, TX
- Taught 8th grade math and Algebra I to 150 students a year; 89% passed the Algebra I EOC.
Areas of Expertise
Instructional leadershipT-TESS teacher appraisalSTAAR data analysisMaster schedulingCampus budgetingRestorative disciplineSpecial programs (504/SPED)
Systems
PowerSchool SIS
Eduphoria
Schoology
Google Workspace for Education
Microsoft Excel
Certification
Texas Principal as Instructional Leader Certificate
Texas State Board for Educator Certification
Texas Classroom Teacher Certificate, Mathematics 4–8
Texas State Board for Educator Certification
T-TESS Appraiser Certification
Texas Education Agency
Education
M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
2016
University of North Texas
B.S. in Mathematics
2013
Texas A&M University–Commerce
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Licenses and certifications
- State Administrator/Principal License State licensing board Required in most states
Sources: www.bls.gov
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Skills to list
- Instructional Leadership
- Staff Evaluation
- Budget Administration
- Curriculum Oversight
- Student Discipline Policy
- Parent/Community Relations
- State Testing Compliance
- School Safety Planning
Software and tools
- Google Classroom
- Schoology
- Common Curriculum
- Seesaw
- Student information systems SIS software
- Blackboard software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Excel
- Desmos
- Bloomz
Duties to describe on a school principal resume
- Counselled and provided guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational, or behavioral issues.
- Conferred with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavior or learning problems.
- Observed teaching methods and examined learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques and to determine areas for improvement.
- Determined the scope of educational program offerings, and prepared drafts of course schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
- Enforced discipline and attendance rules.
- Recruited, hired, trained, and evaluated primary and supplemental staff.
Titles along the way
- Assistant Principal
- School Principal
- District Director of Schools
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