About This Role
This leadership role involves assisting the Campus Principal in developing and implementing programs across the campus and district. It suits an experienced educator who can manage instructional programs, personnel, and school operations, ensuring a positive learning environment.
Responsibilities
- Assist in planning and assessing educational programs
- Encourage innovative education programs and help teachers implement them
- Encourage the use of technology in the instructional process
- Encourage a constructive, thoughtful climate for learning
- Promote fairness for students and staff from all cultural backgrounds
- Communicate effectively with students and staff
- Assist in organizing the school improvement plan with staff, parents, and community members
- Help principal design, manage, and implement information systems to track progress on charter goals and academic excellence indicators
- Hold employee evaluation conferences based on performance records
- Assist principal in interviewing, selecting, and orienting new charter employees
- Oversee charter operations in the principal's absence
- Assist in scheduling student activities by participating in the development of class schedules, teacher assignments, and extracurricular activity schedules
- Oversee student attendance records and assist the attendance clerk on truancy issues
- Document needs of charter facilities to compile a yearly budget with charter administrators and staff
- Requisition supplies, textbooks, and equipment; verify inventory; manage records; and confirm receipts for materials
- Aid in safety drill practices and inspections
- Manage support services including transportation, custodial, and cafeteria
- Abide by all federal and state laws, Commissioners Rules, and charter policy that apply to charter schools
- Provide for supervision of students during non-instructional hours
- Help students develop positive behavior through a student discipline management system
- Provide for uniform enforcement of school rules and oversee appropriate and reasonable student discipline
- Hold parent/teacher/student conferences regarding student and school issues
- Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Campus Principal
- Convey the charter's mission to the public and encourage support in accomplishing the mission
- Illustrate understanding of charter and community needs and foster activities to meet those needs
- Demonstrate use of productive and efficient skills to raise community and parent involvement
- Actively participate in student recruitment efforts
- Share supervisory duties for charter professional staff with the charter principal
- Oversee teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, clerical personnel, and others as assigned
Requirements
- Master's Degree in Education
- Valid Texas Mid-Management / Principal Certification
- Current certification in Instructional Leadership Development (ILD) and approved State evaluation system
- Knowledge of school law, finance, and curriculum
- Able to manage budget and personnel
- Able to interpret policy, procedures, and data
- Exceptional organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
- Assist charter principal in instructional program administration and charter level operations
- Organize student activities and services
- Minimum of three years documented successful classroom experience
Benefits
- Role is eligible for performance-based bonus
Important Details
- Schedule: Full-time; Monday-Friday; extended workdays; occasional weekends
- Length of Term/Employment: 220 workdays / At-will
- Job Related Conditions: Maintain control in stressful situations; travel may be required; extended and irregular hours
About the Company
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
