| Description | Starting Salary
Elementary - $51,000
Middle, K-8, 6-12, & High - $53,000
Job Summary
Serves as Assistant Principal of the learning community. Develops, articulates, communicates, and implements a shared vision that is supported by the larger organization and the school community.
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Essential Functions
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Percent of Job
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1. Monitors the success of all students in the learning environment; aligns the curriculum, instruction, and assessment processes to promote effective student performance; and uses a variety of benchmarks, learning, and expectations feedback measures to ensure accountability for all participants engaged in the educational process.
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15%
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2. Promotes a positive learning culture; provides an effective instructional program; and applies best practices to student learning, especially in the area of reading and other foundational skills.
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15%
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3. Leads, directs, and manages operations; recruits, selects, orients, trains, coaches, counsels, and disciplines staff. Plans, monitors, appraises, and reviews staff job contributions to planning, development, delivery, follow-up, and evaluation.
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10%
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4. Manages the organization, operations, facilities, and resources. Maximizes use of resources in an instructional organization. Promotes a safe, efficient, legal, and effective learning environment.
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10%
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5. Collaborates with families, businesses, volunteers, and community members; responds
to diverse community interests and needs; works effectively within the larger
organization; and mobilizes community resources.
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10%
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6. Collects and analyzes data for continuous school improvement.
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10%
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7. Plans and implements the integration of technological and electronic tools in teaching, learning, management, research, and communication responsibilities.
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10%
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8. Requisitions supplies, textbooks, and equipment; conducts inventories, maintains records, and checks on receipts for such material.
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10%
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9. Prepares and/or supervises the preparation of all required reporting documents, accounting procedures and budgetary expenditures relative to school operations.
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10%
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10. Performs other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
Education: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience: Three (3) years of successful teaching experience. Evidence of leadership ability.
Certifications & Licenses: Educational Leadership; Successful completion of the former Administrative Training Program or acceptance into current Assistant Principal Preparation Program and have passing FELE scores.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Knowledge of differentiated curriculum
- Knowledge of multiple learning styles / multisensory instruction
- Knowledge of best practices in current educational trends and research
- Knowledge of techniques and organizational skills useful in leading and managing a complex and diverse organization
- Knowledge of methods and principles of personnel evaluation
- Knowledge of budget process and procedures
- Strong supervisory management skills
- Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software skills
- Strong creative problem solving skills
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to perform the duties of school assistant principals as defined by state statutes and district operating procedures
- Ability to frequently work extended hours beyond the regular school day
- Ability to set annual learning gains, school improvement goals, and instructional improvement targets
- Ability to use a problem-solving model when confronted with unsettled questions or undesirable situations
- Ability to interact effectively with diverse individuals and groups
- Ability to defuse contentious situations
- Ability to use data to assess and monitor school and instructional improvement
- Ability to develop and maintain good communications and public relations between school and community
- Ability to manage the school’s budget and allocated resources
- Ability to use diagnostic tools to assess, identify, and apply instructional improvement
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