Ashville HS Asst. Principal

POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR ST. CLAIR COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM

Proposed September 2018

TITLE: Assistant Principal

JOB GOAL: To serve as the assistant instructional and administrative leader of the school; to work with staff, students, and community to ensure a high quality educational program; and to formulate and accomplish the school's mission

JOB STATUS: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Principal

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of a master's degree from an accredited college or university
• Possess a valid administrative certification
• Minimum of 3 years' teaching experience
• Valid Alabama Professional Educator Certificate
• Knowledge of curriculum development, effective classroom practices, and professional development
• Good public relations skills
• Ability to understand the unique needs and learning characteristics of students of the school assigned
• Ability to meet the suitability criteria for employment and/or certification licensure under the Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999 and Act No. 2002-457
• Ability to supervise and attend events after school hours
• Knowledge and ability to use and facilitate the use of various forms of education technology and assist in instructional practices
• Superior leadership, collaboration, and interpersonal skills and ability to be an instructional leader across multiple settings. Must work collaboratively as a team member with large and/or diverse groups.
• Ability to visit classrooms, other schools, and athletic venues
• Physical strength, mobility, dexterity, stamina, and acuity to perform job responsibilities.
• Proficiency in oral, written, and electronic communications with the ability to produce, lead, and deliver presentations to various stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Demonstrates support for the school system, its vision, goals, and priorities.
• Assists in providing administrative leadership for all staff and students in assigned school.
• Assists in conducting staff meetings and trainings to promote efficient functioning of the school, the curriculum, the athletic program, and the behavior program.
• Demonstrates the ability to multi-task, to delegate appropriately, and to prioritize tasks efficiently.
• Maintains confidentiality of any Board of Education business, its staff, and its students.
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of effective leadership.
• Demonstrate and models regular and predictable attendance.
• Demonstrate professionalism in appearance and in attitude at all times.
• Demonstrate the ability to use technology for communication, presentations, research, data analysis, budgeting, record keeping, reporting, scheduling, and other job responsibilities as required.
• Assists principal with assessments, ACIP, and counseling issues that may arise.
• Assists principal with curriculum, instruction, developing strategies to help students succeed, observations, interviews, evaluations, and all other items related to instruction.
• Assists principal with facility management, maintenance, cleanliness of school, organization of athletic fields, transportation of students, and all other items related to building operations.
• Assists principal with personnel issues that may arise.
• Assists principal with federal programs.
• Assists principal with disciplining of students, attendance monitoring, referrals, hearings, student behavior, and all other items related to student services.
• Assists principal with special education meetings, identification, behavioral interventions, manifestation hearings, and all other items related to special education.
• Assists principal with financial decisions and budgetary management as needed.
• Assists principal with technology implementation and trainings as needed.
• Assists principal with the development of newly assigned staff members and assigns Mentors as needed.
• Assists principal with communications, through staff meetings and written/electronic correspondence, about information that will keep staff informed of policies, procedures and instructional program changes and updates.
• Participates in district meetings, state meetings, and other activities that relate to professional development and effective school operations as assigned.
• Assists principal in overseeing school improvement process and the implementation of school improvement plans, accreditation and accountability reports, and other required plans.
• Demonstrates high-expectations for self, for staff, and for students, and creates an environment that has goals that are both rigorous and achievable.
• Assists principal with interviewing staff.
• Conduct periodic and consistent observations using state approved evaluation tools.
• Conduct professional meetings with individual teachers to discuss observations, attendance, and evaluations. Place signed documents in personnel files under the guidance of the HR Coordinator and the principal.
• Demonstrates proficiency using technology to enter data, generate reports, create presentations, and utilize software purchased by the BOE.
• Supervises extracurricular activities.
• Possess the desire and a willingness to attend professional development activities to enhance leadership abilities.
• Provide building security and assists in emergency situations, drills, etc. to enhance school safety.
• Assists principal in maintaining and up-to-date school calendar and maintaining the day-to-day operations of the school.
• Performs other duties as directed by the principal.

SALARY:

Based on the St. Clair County School System Salary Schedule

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 12 Months

EVALUATION:

Performance will be evaluated according to board policy.