Assistant Principal - Munford Elementary

Talladega County Schools

Talladega, AL 35161

POSITION GUIDE

POSITION: Assistant Principal

REPORTS TO:

• Principal
• Superintendent
• Coordinator of Instruction
• Director, Operations and Support Personnel

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Alabama Teaching Certificate and Certification in Educational Administration
• Minimum of three (3) successful years experience as a classroom teacher
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable
• Current/complete application on file

JOB GOAL: Assist in providing leadership for the total school program to include instruction, support services, personnel, safety, assessment, financial affairs, curriculum, staff development, parent/community relations, student performance, and discipline.

Essential Functions:

General Management Duties and Responsibilities

• Works and cooperates with principal and central office personnel in the full range of administrative responsibilities.
• Assumes principal's responsibilities in absence of principal.
• Interprets and enforces board policies and administrative directives.
• Plans and sets goals for each year.
• Schedules classes and assigns students and teachers to classrooms.
• Encourages staff cooperation, morale, and mutual respect.
• Maintains order and discipline to ensure the safety of students.
• Monitors general school operations, including hallways, toilets, auditoriums, etc.
• Maintains budget as appropriate.
• Delegates duties and responsibilities effectively.
• Maintains confidentiality of privileged information.
• Handles other responsibilities as assigned by the principal.

Assumes Leadership in Coordinating and Supervising Curriculum

• Coordinates and monitors curriculum for the school.
• Monitors curriculum for consistency using system standards maps and state curriculum guide.
• Assists teachers in planning, evaluating, and modifying the instructional program to meet the needs of the students.
• Monitors staff to determine the extent to which curriculum goals and objectives are being met.

Participates Effectively in the Management of Instructional Personnel

• Participates in personnel selections and changes through interviews and recommendations.
• Observes classroom instruction and makes recommendations for improvement.
• Plans professional development for staff by motivating and encouraging professional development.
• Coordinates grade/departmental meetings.
• Coordinates peer observations.
• Develops and implements the local in-service programs.
• Attends and conducts regular faculty meetings as required.
• Coordinates inter-school and intra-school visitations.
• Checks teachers' lesson plans, grade books, report cards, etc.
• Provides teachers with uniform procedures for keeping and reporting attendance.
• Maintains substitute teacher file.
• Assists substitute teachers in assignments for classes.
• Schedules and attends, as needed, parent-teacher conferences.
• Coordinates kindergarten registration.
• Organizes and monitors teacher bus duties.
• Compiles lists of students with failures by grade.
• Coordinates the development of discipline for the school.

Participates Effectively in the Management of Support Personnel

• Recommends personnel changes to principal.
• Interviews support personnel.
• Supervises instructional assistants.
• Supervises and evaluates custodian.
• Posts and monitors sign-in sheet for bus drivers.
• Counsels with bus drivers in safety, evacuation, etc.
• Supervises loading and unloading of buses and car riders.
• Supervises transportation of career technical education students.
• Coordinates substitute bus drivers.
• Contacts bus supervisor for severe problems.
• Prepares bus drivers' evaluation forms.
• Attends bus drivers' meetings.
• Provides activities to improve morale for support personnel.

Participates Effectively in the Management of Pupil Personnel

• Counsels with students regarding academic decisions, student-teacher relationships, personal problems, and other situations as needed.
• Disciplines students referred to office.
• Refers students for counseling/guidance services.
• Makes phone calls to parents about absent students.
• Notifies parents or medical authorities about children who are sick or injured.
• Checks students in or out.
• Monitors and conferences with students with excessive absences or tardiness.
• Handles parental conferences effectively.
• Supervises detention.
• Insures disciplinary actions are consistent with due process procedures.
• Works with juvenile authorities on major disciplinary problems which require court petitions.
• Monitors the orderly transition of students from grade to grade and school to school.
• Informs new students as to the appropriate bus to ride.
• Handles locker assignments.
• Supervises parking.
• Makes health inspections of children and notifies parents of infections.

Coordinates and Supervises School Activities and Services

• Handles field trip requests.
• Coordinates extra-curricular activities/programs of the school.
• Schedules drivers and supervises trips for extra-curricular activities.
• Monitors clean-up of buses after field trips, etc.
• Maintains file of all bus routes.
• Rides buses on routes when necessary.
• Coordinates daily fueling of buses.
• Reports bus maintenance problems each morning to the transportation shop.
• Issues oil and other supplies and materials to bus drivers.
• Completes and files bus inspections.
• Monitors emergency drills for school buses.
• Attends school related functions.
• Prepares student handbook.
• Coordinates and supervises Child Nutrition Program.

Completes and Files Records and Reports as Assigned

• Prepares reports on a timely basis, e.g., transportation, accreditation, textbooks, attendance, etc.
• Coordinates, supervises, and maintains records for assigned programs and activities.
• Coordinates and maintains records of referrals relating to attendance, R t I, 504 and Special Education.
• Maintains discipline records and suspension forms for annual report.
• Maintains and safeguards academic student records.
• Maintains accurate records for all fixed assets.
• Handles lunch applications and maintains appropriate records.
• Maintains payroll records for teachers.
• Maintains payroll records for support personnel.
• Prepares bus driver payroll.

Participates in Activities to Assist in Plant Management

• Prepares facilities for assemblies and special programs.
• Monitors buildings and campus.
• Prepares building maintenance request form.
• Makes recommendations for improving school grounds, and maintenance of buildings.
• Handles other building duties, e.g., opening, closing, securing, etc.
• Maintains, requests, issues, and supervises janitorial supplies.
• Checks fire extinguishers, safety devices, coolers, and freezers as appropriate.
• Responds to alarm system at all times of the night.
• Supervises fire, tornado drills, and other emergency situations.
• Distributes and collects Teacher Editions and other board materials, such as textbooks, etc.
• Maintains school store - orders supplies, keeps records, etc.
• Purchases and picks up materials not provided by the central office.
• Transports mail to and from the post office and central office.
• Transports bank deposits to the bank.
• Checks bulletin boards - to be changed at regular intervals.

Participates Effectively in Community and Public Relations

• Communicates with parents and others in community.
• Attends civic and community gatherings as a school representative.
• Works with community improvement committees.
• Reports school activities for media coverage through central office Community Relations person.
• Organizes and supervises parent volunteer program.
• Coordinates and communicates student activities for local groups and community agencies.
• Provides for recognition of student achievement.
• Posts notices and makes announcements concerning school activities.
• Attends local and county PTA meetings.
• Encourages parent-staff communications by keeping parents informed of school activities.

Exhibits Personal and Professional Qualities of an Educational Leader

• Attends professional meetings.
• Keeps abreast of current trends through periodicals and seminar/workshop attendance.
• Participates in professional organizations by attending relevant meetings.
• Dresses as a professional employee and as a role model for teachers and pupils.
• Practices self-control.
• Demonstrates tact and poise.
• Speaks in language that is free of grammatical errors or idiomatic expressions.
• Writes fluently in complete sentences and thoughts.
• Writes fluently without misspelled words or grammatical errors.
• Demonstrates loyalty and support for the principal.
• Demonstrates loyalty and support for the Talladega County Board of Education.

Performs any other duties that may be assigned by the Superintendent or designee.

EVALUATION: Performance of the job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of professional personnel.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

11 months

Salary based on current salary schedule