Assistant Principal

Assistant Principal

The Assistant Principal assists the building principal in organizing and fostering a positive, safe environment that is conducive to best meeting the needs of all students, staff and parents. This includes such responsibilities as: leading, directing, counseling, and supervising a variety of personnel and programs (before, during and after school); creating effective parent, teacher, and student communications; supporting, encouraging, mentoring, and evaluating staff; fostering teamwork between teachers and among staff and parents. The assistant principal acts in the capacity of the principal during the principal's absence from the school.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assists the principal in the discharge of his/her duties at all times and acts in the capacity of the principal during the principal's absence from the school.
• Assists in the role of instructional leader to promote student behavior that is supportive, and conducive, to the implementation of the school's instructional programs and goals.
• Serves as Testing Coordinator for the school. Attends testing meetings and training as required. Responsible for implementing testing protocols and procedures, including test security.
• Assists with scheduling; implementation of goals and selection of instructional materials; analyzes test data; determines ways to improve instruction and student goals.
• Assists the principal in the supervision and evaluation of classroom instruction by completing daily walk-throughs.
• Completes informal and formal teacher observations/evaluations as assigned by the principal.
• Supports teachers who have students with behavior problems.
• Serves as the LEA representative for IEP meetings.
• Implements strategies to promote good student attendance.
• Assists with student orientation; counseling; discipline; due process; data gathering; and student recognition.
• Responsible for supervision and monitoring of student transportation (arrival and dismissal), supporting good bus behavior of students and communication with parents.
• Assumes responsibility for implementing discipline procedures as stated in the Student Handbook. Develops innovative strategies, preventative approaches, and proactive plans for students who exhibit at-risk behaviors.
• Acts in a supportive role with the principal in work with parents, teachers, and the community to promote the effective flow of communications and ensure positive relations with parents, business leaders and community members. Listens and responds to parent concerns with sensitivity. Conducts parent and student meetings and attends after-school activities.
• Promotes good school-parent relationships when discussing specific student problems with parents. Assists in organizing parent conferences, back-to-school nights and other times when staff is available to parents to discuss their child's learning and behavior.
• Works with teachers and students to promote building maintenance and cleanliness. Assists in supervision of custodial staff; creating and implementing safety and crisis response plans; maintaining facility and equipment.
• Develops and manages a school supervision plan. Organizes and directs cafeteria supervision during lunch periods.
• Implements co-curricular activities, and clubs.
• Works in conjunction with the principal in supervising all school activities, i.e., field trips, open house programs, assemblies, plays, and other special events.
• Supports substitute teachers in carrying out their duties, to include appropriate lesson plans and materials.
• Assists in the promotion of positive school climate and staff morale through recognition programs.
• Promotes school safety by implementing safety drills for fire, lockdown, etc.; develop and implement school crisis plans.
• Enforces District discipline policies.
• Assists with the evaluation of classified staff.
• Assists with developing the master schedule.
• Assists with: hiring and orientation of licensed and classified staff; teacher and classified employee evaluation; working through concerns and classroom management; planning and directing meetings, staff development, training and in-services; communications; listening, providing and receiving feedback, and encouragement for all staff.
• Serves on District-level committees as assigned by the principal or Superintendent. Attends conferences, workshops and meetings to keep informed of current practices and trends in education. Attends meetings and/or committees, as requested beyond the regular workday.
• Performs such other duties as may be assigned by the principal.