Assistant Principal - Rockville, United States - Sheppard Pratt Hospitals

Sheppard Pratt Hospitals

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Rockville, United States

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**The Sheppard Pratt School - Rockville

Primary Program** is a year round program that serves students age five15 with autism spectrum disorder and other related disorders. Students are taught in highly structured, selfcontained classrooms utilizing a variety of strategies including: discrete trial, direct instruction, play based instruction, motor skill development, sensory integration strategies, natural aided language stimulation, community based instruction, and positive behavioral support.

As an Assistant Principal you:

Manage and coordinate a number of administrative roles that are critical to the success of the school.
May be responsible for, depending on staffing and school needs, managing staffing and daily coverage; policy compliance; instructional training and mentoring of new and experienced staff; classroom instructional observation; management of students in academic or behavioral crisis; supervision and coordination of the Individual Education Plans (IEP) process; administering diagnostic, educational and statemandated assessments; coordination of interim and report card grades; and supervision of assigned educational staff.
Assume decisionmaking responsibilities in absence of School Principal.
May be responsible for direct classroom instruction as needed

Requires:

3+ years of progressively more responsible experience in a special education setting (i.e. knowledge of techniques of behavior management, special education teaching techniques and methodologies, supervisory and administrative duties, etc.).
Strong interpersonal skills to work cooperatively and effectively with a wide array of professionals in helping to develop treatment and educational goals and strategies, and to interact with students with autism.

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