Assistant Principal - Anticipated vacancies for the school year

Position Type:
Administrators and Supervisors/Assistant Principal

Date Posted:
12/19/2025

Location:
To Be Assigned

Closing Date:
until filled
Assistant Principal - Anticipated Vacancies for 2026-2027 School Year


Any school within WCPS
Dependent on school placement:
11 month assignment - Category 4 $76,946-$123,010
12 month assignment - Category 5-6 $87,409-$145,322


Employee Benefits Summary

Minimum Requirements

• Currently holds or is immediately eligible for Maryland State Department of Education Professional Certificate with Administrator I endorsement.
• Has three (3) years of documented successful classroom teaching or equivalent experience.
• Has strong commitment to student achievement.
• Evidence of successful school-based or district-based leadership roles.
• Experience in utilizing data to facilitate and support decision-making.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills that ensure effective teambuilding.
• Proficient use of various computer applications such as Microsoft Office, Google applications, and student information systems.
• Possess strong conflict resolution and verbal de-escalation skills.
• Ability to work extended workdays, including evenings and weekends, as necessary.
• Must have regular and predictable attendance.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Has knowledge of the Maryland College and Career Ready Standards and MCAP assessments.
• Has familiarity with local, state, and national trends in education relevant to school programs including Maryland's Blueprint for the Future and ESSA.
• Three most recent years of work in a public school setting.
• Has the ability to effectively apply knowledge of best practices and educational research.

Role Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal designee in his/her absence.
• Assist in the development and implementation of a vision for learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders.
• Assist in the alignment of all aspects of a school culture to promote student achievement and an effective professional learning community.
• Assist in the management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
• Assist in the monitoring of the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment for the purpose of improved data-based instructional practices.
• Utilize a variety of data to assist in the development of the school improvement plan.
• Assist in the supervision and evaluation of school staff. Help plan staff development activities.
• Provide leadership and support to school staff through regular classroom visits, conferences, and meetings.
• Assist with classroom management techniques, including behavioral intervention strategies.
• Ensure the success of every student by acting in an ethical manner with integrity and fairness.
• Assist with preparing staff with focused, sustained, and research-based professional development.
• Attend and contribute to professional meetings.
• Demonstrate a courteous and professional demeanor to all stakeholders of Washington County Public Schools.
• Assumes specific responsibilities assigned by the principal.

Environmental Factors and Physical/Mental Requirements
The Environmental Factors and Physical/Mental demands represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to sufficiently and efficiently stand and move throughout the building and grounds for extended periods.
• Ability to intervene in physical interventions in order to maintain a safe learning environment.
• Must have the use of sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with students, other faculty, staff, and parents as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear.
• May have exposure to weather.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to travel district-wide and state-wide if needed.
• Ability to work prolonged and irregular hours.