Assistant Principal

Job Title

Provides supervision to paraeducators, support and guidance to teachers, and develops and oversees career education and job development programs.

Essential Functions:

1. Providing Leadership

• Supervises para educators in your assigned program, including evaluations, time sheets, etc.
• Responds to professional development needs of the para educators in your program; provides in-service training as needed
• Mentors new teachers 1 – 3 years.
• Assists teachers with developing and monitoring IEP goals and objectives, designing curriculum and lesson plans, and completing assessments.
• Reviews IEPs.
• Reviews consolidated books and progress reports to ensure they contain all necessary information and are aligned with IEPs.

2. Providing Service

• Facilitates and participates in the development, review and evaluation of individualized educational programs.
• Conducts evaluations and assessments to determine child's developmental status.
• Lifts up to 50 lbs. and push or pull in excess of 100 lbs. unassisted as needed.

3. Coordinating Service

• Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Plans and/or chaperones on and off-campus activities, appointments, programs and field trips.
• Manages classroom resources.
• Coordinates data collection and recording.

Marginal Functions

• Performs additional duties as assigned.
• Fills in for job coaches.

Conditions:

Equipment Used: A variety of classroom materials, including adaptive equipment, such as feeding and positioning, augmentative communication systems, audio-visual equipment, personal computer and Braillers.

Performance Standard: Will assure 100% commitment to the integration, coordination, and implementation of student programs, and compliance with supervision, health, and safety standards.

Work Environment: Multiple indoor and outdoor environments with a variety of sound, lighting, and temperature conditions. May be exposed to childhood & other communicable diseases, and behavioral outbursts.

Work Schedule: 37 1/2 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with an unpaid meal break. This position follows the 12 month school schedule. Additional hours or flex schedule may be required.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, skills and general abilities:

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree and ability to meet MSDE certification for Special Education and/or Teacher of the Visually Impaired. Administration/supervision experience preferred. Minimum of 3 years of experience teaching in the classroom.
• Comprehensive knowledge of education, including special education, principles, practices, and procedures, including developing and writing IEP's and performing appropriate teaching techniques.
• Knowledge and core curriculum and expanded core curriculum for the visually impaired.
• General knowledge of visual impairment, including causes, manifestations and adaptations.
• General knowledge of medical disorders such as seizures or restrictions; alternate modes of communication; feeding techniques and orthopedic impairment/handling and positioning.
• General knowledge of program development, classroom resource management, and student/personnel scheduling.
• General knowledge of managing disruptive and harmful behaviors.
• General knowledge of Braille reading and writing.

After six months in this position the employee is required to have:

• Certification in CPR & first aid
• Completion in crisis prevention/intervention training.

After one year in this position, the employee is required to have:

• Initiation of Visual Impairment Certification program if not otherwise certified previously.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F