Assistant Principal Pool

Assistant Principal

The Assistant Principal plays a critical role in driving student achievement, fostering a high-performance culture, and ensuring alignment with HISD's strategic priorities. This position supports the Principal in leading instructional excellence, building strong relationships, and cultivating a thriving school environment that prepares students for academic and lifelong success.

HISD school leaders embody the core values and commitments outlined in our Leadership Employee Value Proposition (EVP)—leading with equity, urgency, and a relentless pursuit of excellence to drive student success.

Essential Leadership Attributes:

A successful HISD Assistant Principal demonstrates:

• A Moral and Ethical Compass – Leads with integrity, transparency, and fairness in all decisions.
• Visionary Leadership – Inspires high expectations, fosters innovation, and champions student achievement.
• Strategic Talent Development – Identifies, recruits, and develops high-performing staff to cultivate a culture of excellence.
• Resilience & Growth Mindset – Thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, embraces challenges, and adapts to change.
• Data-Driven Decision Making – Utilizes student achievement data and school performance metrics to inform strategy and drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborative Community Engagement – Builds strong relationships with teachers, students, families, and community stakeholders to enhance school culture.
• Unwavering Commitment to Equity – Ensures that all students—regardless of background—receive a high-quality education and opportunities to thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

The Assistant Principal supports the Principal in executing high-impact leadership to ensure student success and operational excellence, including:

Driving Student Achievement & Instructional Excellence

Supports the development and implementation of instructional strategies that accelerate student learning and close achievement gaps. Assists in ensuring rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum and instruction are effectively delivered by teachers. Implements data-driven practices to monitor and improve student progress.

Building a Culture of High Expectations

Cultivates a positive, student-centered school climate that prioritizes safety, respect, and engagement. Leads efforts to increase student attendance, graduation rates, and academic outcomes. Supports the Principal in discipline management, ensuring a fair and consistent student behavior framework.

Talent Development & Performance Management

Assists in the selection, mentoring, and coaching of high-quality staff. Supports the Principal in teacher evaluation and ongoing professional development. Promotes collaborative teacher development to strengthen instructional practices.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

Serves as a key liaison between the school, district, and community. Builds and maintains meaningful partnerships with parents, businesses, and local organizations to support student success. Ensures timely and transparent communication with students, staff, and families.

Operational Leadership & Compliance

Ensures the school adheres to federal, state, and district policies. Oversees extracurricular activities, school operations, and crisis management protocols.

Supports the implementation of HISD initiatives and strategic priorities.

Required Skills and Behaviors:

Assists the Principal in developing and implementing plans to:

• Increase student achievement
• Increase attendance
• Increase graduation rates
• Strengthen instructional opportunities
• Provide a safe learning environment
• Provide student services
• Comply with federal, state, and local laws and Board policies and procedures and other school district initiatives.
• Assists the principal in communicating, collaborating, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders including:
• Teachers and staff
• Students and parents
• Community and business partners
• Other members of the school and district community,
• Assists the principal in selecting and mentoring a high quality school staff.
• Assists the principal in teacher evaluation and development, student discipline management, supervision of extra-curricular activities and the preparation of required reporting.

Educational Requirements:

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university
• Administrator's Certificate appropriate for the Principal's position or the ability to acquire it

Experience Requirements:

• Three years of exemplary teaching experience.

Additional leadership experience on the campus or otherwise is essential.