Assistant Principal - Tupelo, United States - Tupelo Public Schools

Description

Administrator - Position - Assistant Principal, High School

Job Number

Start Date

Open Date 05/01/2024

Closing Date


FLSA STATUS:
Exempt


JOB TITLE:
Assistant Principal


QUALIFICATIONS:

• A valid Mississippi teaching certificate as secondary principal
• Masters Degree; minimum five years teaching and/or administrative experience

REPORTS TO:
Principal


JOB GOAL:

The assistant principal will use leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student in the assigned building.

He/she will assist the principal in the planning, staffing, budgeting, and evaluating the program.

The high school assistant principal has primary responsibility for implementing the discipline code and assist in creating and implementing the master schedule.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Curriculum Development, Supervision and Evaluation, and Assist the Principal in:
• Understanding school curriculum, ensuring teaching of the written curriculum, and helping staff use curriculum resources
• Participate in and/or leading curriculum development activities commensurate with school and district goals
• Provide opportunities and encouragement for staff to increase program expertise
• Identifies curricular and extra curricular needs by analyzing current programs and student achievement
• Regularly using the results of the student assessment data to identify problems and implement program improvements and/or pacing
• Student Assessment and Monitoring and Assist the Principal in:
• Emphasizes student achievement as the primary outcome of schooling
• Systematically assesses and monitors student progress using objective and verifiable information whenever possible
• Works with staff to systematically identify and respond to at risk students; making referrals to appropriate community agencies when needed
• Provides meaningful information to parents and others regarding student progress
• Maintaining policies and practices for grading, reporting, and promoting
• Coordinate Summer Learning Academy
• Student and Staff Relations
• Models and facilitates good human relations skills; effectively interacts

with others

• Solicits information from school personnel and community in gauging the school climate
• Recognizes efforts of students and teachers
• Promotes the improvement of student and staff self-images
• Communicates high expectations for both staff and students and provides appropriate motivation to reach expectations
• Attends special events held to recognize student achievement and attends school sponsored activities
• Fosters collegial relationship with and among teachers and staff

Serves as school activity coordinator:
pictures, assemblies, etc

• Establishing an Effective Workplace and Work with the Principal to:
• Develops and maintains positive staff morale
• Implements a discipline code that is fair and promotes orderliness and student learning
• Defines and articulates a school philosophy with vision through board adopted goals and administrative recommended objectives
• Conduct meetings of the staff as necessary for the proper functioning of the school
• Protects instructional time by minimizing interruptions to the instructional process
• Coordinates teacher and student schedules to promote maximum learning and minimize conflict
• Maintain high visibility in the school
• Provides for adequate supervision and acceptable student behavior at all school functions planned and operated by school personnel
• Provides orientation for newly assigned staff members and assists in their professional development
• Staff Supervision, Personnel Evaluation and Work with the Principal to:
• Supervise professionals, teacher assistants, secretaries, and classroom volunteers within the building
• Implements the district wide personnel evaluation program
• Demonstrates objectivity in personnel evaluation
• Assists in the recruiting, screening, hiring, training, and evaluating of the school's professionals, teaching assistants, and secretarial staff
• Makes personnel assignments based on a knowledge of employees abilities, qualifications, past performances, and school needs
• Communications, Community Relations, and Assist the Principal in:
• Listens and responds appropriately to staff, student, and community concerns
• Respects differences of opinions and fostering open communications among staff
• Develops communications that reflect and support management team decision in the implementation of school board policies
• Communicating effectively with students; individually and in groups
• Speaks and writes effectively
• Keeps the superintendent and other appropriate central office administrators informed of school activities and problems such as transportation, special services, etc
• Communicates and works with central office and other principals to share ideas, problems, expertise, and personnel
• Interacts with school district and parent groups to promote positive outcomes
• Encourages parent visits and involvement in decision making
• Keeps the community informed about school activities through newsletters, news releases, and attendance at parent meetings, etc.
• Effectively utilizes community resources and volunteering to promote student learning
• Serves as computer liaison for the school's grading and attendance
• Decision Making and Problem Solving
• Considers research when making decisions
• Considers alternative and consequences in the decision-making process
• Makes decisions in a timely fashion and maximizes decisions effectiveness by follow-up actions
• Clearly communicates decisions and rationale to all affected
• Seeks information from appropriate sources and strives for consensus in the decision-making process
• Identifies problem areas and seeks solutions before crisis situations develop
• Effectively delegates decision making and problem solving to appropriate personnel
• Implements needed change with appropriate support staff, students, and community
• Delegates authority to responsible personnel to assume responsibility for the school in the absence of the principal or assistant principal
• Professional Development
• Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals, and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field
• Assumes responsibility for his/her own professional growth and development through membership and participation in the affairs of professional organizations, through attendance at regional, state, and national meetings
• Plans and implements individualized improvement programs when necessary
• Effectively utilizes the expertise of school personnel, including self, in staff development
• Helps teachers implement objectives for themselves and students
• Provides opportunities for teachers to share and demonstrate successful practices
• Views self as a role model for expected staff behavior
• Perceives self as a change agent; works for personal and professional organizational renewal
• Building Management, Recordkeeping, Financial Management, and Assist the Principal in:
• Establishes and maintaining rules and procedures for student and staff safety
• Promotes an aesthetically pleasing environment in the school
• Assists in monitoring plant, office, and equipment maintenance
• Assists in promoting timely repair of school facilities and equipment
• Effectively copes with crises and emergencies
• Assists in maintaining accurate personnel, student, and fiscal records
• Assists in preparing accurate budgets and effectively monitors expenditures
• Prepares required district reports accurately and efficiently
• Anticipates future building and equipment needs; plans appropriately to remedy
• Manages the daily use of school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes
• Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls; and reach with hands and arms.

The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary and work year to be established by the Board.


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


Reviewed By:
Scott Williams

Date:

7-11-22