About This Role
This high school assistant principal role involves providing educational leadership to students and staff, consistent with division goals. The position focuses on administering instructional and operational programs and activities, and assisting the principal in directing professional and support instructional personnel. The work requires a high level of independent decision-making and impacts the entire school system.
Responsibilities
- Assist the principal in administering and evaluating the instructional programs of the school
- Provide leadership in initiating in-service programs and organizational improvements
- Serve as an assistant to the principal, providing leadership and direction to the school’s teachers and support staff
- Coordinate curriculum development with Instructional Services, administrators, specialists, and teachers
- Communicate division-wide policy, procedures, and guidelines to school staff
- Interpret School Board policy, procedures, and guidelines to parents and the public
- Ensure compliance with existing applicable federal and state statutes, policies, and guidelines related to public schools, particularly in the operation of programs for the academically talented and special education
- Assist the principal in directing extra-curricular programs, including athletic, performing arts, and academic activities
- Provide a climate conducive to effective communications through the use of faculty meetings, committees, and individual conferences
- Communicate with parents by means of school programs, letters, telephone calls, and personal contact
- Serve as an instructional leader; review and analyze data to lead the school’s efforts in achieving high academic performance for all students
- Assist the principal in determining staffing needs with the appropriate Director of Middle or High School Education and the Human Resources Department, recommending staffing changes
- Participate in the recruitment, selection, and assignment of school staff
- Represent the school at meetings, conferences, hearings, and other public forums; gather citizen and parental input
- Complete the school master schedule, as designated by the principal
- Provide planning for faculty professional development for the academic year
- Provide oversight in the summer for custodial and maintenance work pace and completion
- Demonstrate commitment to improving professional competence
- Participate in professional development activities to enhance preparation for principalship
- Perform other duties as required
- Provide assistance to the Principal in developing the budget; monitor school and activity fund budgets
- Prepare reports as required
