Assistant Principal Middle School

The primary purpose of this position is to assist the building principal in providing instructional leadership by establishing, promoting, and leading efforts that align with the District’s goal of “High quality instruction and learning for EVERY child, EVERY day, in EVERY classroom and environment”. The middle school assistant principal will foster an environment characterized by high expectations, data-driven decision making, continuous improvement, capacity building, and cultural competence. Under the direction of the building principal, the assistant principal is responsible for leading, supporting, evaluating, and assisting in the supervision of building staff in the daily operation of the assigned school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS*

The Renton School District is laser-focused on hiring talented leaders to continually drive high-quality outcomes for students through raising academic achievement and closing opportunity gaps. Essential functions in this section are all grouped by elements in the Renton Strategies for Highly Effective Principals. These strategies are aligned with the Leadership Framework developed by the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) which forms the basis for principal and assistant principal evaluation in Renton School District. Instructional Leadership Establishes a mission and vision focused on shared goals and high expectations for all students. Assists in developing and sustaining a focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improvement of learning and teaching. Promotes an environment which fosters high expectations for students, staff, and self. Assists in the facilitation of collaborative processes leading toward continuous improvement. Supports inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services and those learning English as a second language. Implements rigorous standards-based curricula and assessments Supports high expectations for self, staff, and students in the implementation and delivery of standards based curricula. Assists staff in implementing and aligning curricula to state and district standards. Participates in creating and monitoring systems that ensure teachers utilize formative assessments to adjust instruction for improved student learning. Uses relevant data to design, implement, and evaluate an aligned strategic plan that drives continuous improvement (and ensures effective core instruction and interventions) Participates in data-driven conversations with individuals and groups of teachers to review student level data, discuss instructional implications, and build the capacity of teachers to lead and perfect their craft. Locates, analyzes, and interprets multiple data sources to inform continuous school-level improvement efforts. Assists staff in identifying and implementing proven instructional practices that are aligned with state and district learning goals. Ensures that data reflecting the diversity of students are available for teachers to analyze and use in the development of appropriate instructional strategies. Assists in providing evidence that reflects student growth and is aligned with the school improvement plan. Strategic and Organizational Leadership Assists in management of both staff and fiscal resources in support of student learning. Assists in analyzing instructional employees’ knowledge, skills, and abilities as related to the adopted instructional framework, and provides or directs staff to appropriate professional development opportunities. Utilizes staffing and scheduling practices in a manner that ensures the school day and school year maximize instructional time to benefit all students. Manager of Talent: Increases teacher effectiveness through professional learning and rigorous supervision and evaluation Monitors instruction and assessment practices by using the District’s instructional framework to describe, analyze, and critique teacher performance, and to implement growth strategies where appropriate. Utilizes coaching skills to build capacity in support of the core mission of the District. Supports the utilization of Professional Learning Communities to assist staff in analyzing data that reflect on current practice and inform improvement. Assists in ensuring teachers receive regular, direct, actionable feedback regarding their classroom practice to grow professionally and to increase instructional consistency across all classrooms. Manager of Talent: Recruits, hires, assigns, and retains effective staff Utilizes knowledge of effective instruction and other attributes of successful instructional staff to assist in the development of activities and processes that result in the selection of highly qualified instructional staff. Assists in assigning staff to specific positions in a manner that maximizes the application of their knowledge and experience to desired student outcomes. Deals with employee discipline in a manner that protects an individual’s due process rights while confronting and responding to unacceptable behavior. Utilizes performance appraisal systems for all staff to recognize outstanding performance and identify and address substandard performance. Evaluates designated certificated staff using the Danielson Framework for improved instructional practices and to address substandard performance. Culture and Equity Leadership Develops cultural competence and a commitment to equity in adults and students. Leads for equity toward college and career readiness. Nurtures a school environment that celebrates, respects, and values diversity, where teaching and learning are made relevant and meaningful to students of various cultures. Publically draws attention to all equity gaps that exist for various groups of students with plans to address their elimination. Initiates activities and discussions that lead to increased cultural competence of staff, informing and expanding teaching practices within classrooms. Community Leadership Actively identifies communication strategies that articulate the successes of the school to the broader community, resulting in creation of partnerships to bring additional people and resources into the school. Actively advocates for members of the school community and effectively engages families and community.

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Reports to building principal. Supervises and evaluates assigned classified and certificated staff. Interacts regularly with Principal, Chiefs of Elementary and Secondary Schools, Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Teaching, building staff members, other building administrators, human resources staff, business office staff, and other department administrators. Interacts occasionally with other certificated and classified staff from throughout the district. Contacts with individuals outside of the district include frequent contact with parents, community members, and staff from other school districts; occasional contact with staff from Washington Interscholastic Activities Association, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Puget Sound Educational Service District. #J-18808-Ljbffr Centralia School District