Position Overview
The Assistant Principal assumes the primary responsibility for supporting a school culture that sets high-expectations and empowers students to develop the knowledge, skills, and character traits necessary to pursue a choice-filled life. As an instructional coach, and through the direct coaching of teachers, the Assistant Principal will focus on maximizing school-wide academic growth and character development. In partnership with the Principal, the Assistant Principal will ensure that teachers and students feel well supported in their daily work. The Assistant Principal has a strong understanding of race and equity, and is passionate about developing teachers to become stronger leaders. This position requires an organized and consistent educator with a concrete vision of excellence, adult leadership experience, the ability to build outstanding relationships with students, teachers, and families, and a talent for building a school culture. The Assistant Principal will report to the Principal.
”Day in the life” responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Student Culture
Work closely with the Principal to establish a loving, structured, and achievement-oriented school culture
Facilitate faculty training and support around discipline, relationships, expectations, consistency, and management
Coordinate and implement a school-wide discipline system with meaningful incentives and consequences in multi-class settings (i.e. buses, arrival, dismissal, breakfast, lunch, and recess)
Act as the first contact for student behavior support that are flagged by teachers
Conduct regular school culture walkthroughs and audits to help staff maintain a high bar of excellence
Problem-solve with students, teachers, and families to improve behavior of individual students over time
Engage Families
Proactively builds and maintains strong relationships with all families beginning in the summer and serves as a model for strong family engagement in the school
Develop ongoing professional learning experiences to build the skill of strong family engagement in staff
Assist teachers to develop strong partnerships with parents by enhancing communications
Work closely with faculty to develop strategic plans to monitor family engagement and act proactively
Design and execute plan for involving parents in students’ academic and character development
Conduct meetings with students and families
Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents and share progress
Be available for open houses, parent-teacher conferences and other events involving parents
Lead ongoing parent workshops focused on academics and character
Instructional Excellence and Management
Coach teachers toward development goals related to classroom culture, management and instruction once a week, as well as deliver instructional professional development school-wide
Provide feedback on aims and assessments weekly
Conduct data meetings with teachers after each benchmark assessment, and monitor overall academic progress for students
Assist in writing and revising benchmark assessments
Assist Principal in coordinating and managing state, MAP and interim assessments
Growth Mindset
Willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to change and improvement
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year
Other
Perform duties such as monitoring lunch, arrival, dismissal, covering classes, etc.
Carry out any additional daily school duties as decided upon by the Principal
Responsible for school in the Principal’s absence
Ensure effective field lessons, school events, and extracurricular activities
Model school core values and character strengths at all times