JOB DESCRIPTION Assistant Principal
Job Title: Assistant Principal Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Reports to: Principal Terms of Employment: 212 days
unless otherwise specified in
Personnel Memo or Change Memo
Dept./School: Assigned Campus and Level Date Revised:
Primary Purpose:
Assist the school principal in overall administration of instructional program and campus
level operations. Coordinate assigned student activities and services.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification
Master’s degree
Texas principal or other appropriate Texas certificate
Certified Professional Development and Appraisal System PDAS) appraiser
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Thorough understanding of school operation
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to coordinate campus support operations
Experience:
Five years experience as a classroom teacher
JOB DESCRIPTION Assistant Principal
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Instructional Management
- Participate in development and evaluation of educational programs.
- Encourage and support development of innovational programs, helping teachers pilot such efforts when appropriate.
- Promote the use of technology in teaching/learning process.
- Assists the Principal in carrying out the general duties of the principalship in organization, administration, and Supervision.
School/Organizational Climate
- Promote a positive, caring climate for learning.
- Deal sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Communicate effectively with students and staff
School/Organizational Improvement
- Participate in development of campus improvement plans with staff, parents, and community members.
- Help principal develop, maintain, and use information systems to maintain and records to track progress on campus performance objectives and academic excellence indicators.
Personnel Management
- Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences. Serve as second appraiser for designated teacher appraisal system.
- Assist principal in interviewing, selecting, and orienting new staff.
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JOB DESCRIPTION Assistant Principal
Administration and Fiscal/Facilities Management
- Supervise operations in principal’s absence.
- Help plan daily school activities by participating in the development of class schedules, teacher assignments, and extracurricular activity schedules.
- Supervise reporting and monitoring of student attendance and work with attendance clerk on follow-up investigations.
- Work with department heads and faculty to compile annual budget requests based on documented program needs
- Requisition supplies, textbooks, and equipment, check inventory, maintain records, and verify receipts for materials.
- Assist with safety inspections and safety-drill practice activities.
- Coordinate transportation, custodial, cafeteria, and other support services.
- Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and board policy.
- Is familiar with the disposition of records and assists the Principal in this function as required by the Records Management Officer.
- Performs other tasks and assumes such responsibilities and, responsibilities and, as appropriate, delegations of authority as may be required by the Principal.
Student Management
- Ensure that students are adequately supervised during non-instructional periods.
- Help to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior.
- Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable.
- Conduct conferences on student and school issues with parents, students, and teachers.
- Is involved in some direct way with students clubs, organizations, and the like.
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JOB DESCRIPTION Assistant Principal
Professional Growth and Development
- Participate in professional development to improve skills to job assignment.
School/Community Relations
- Articulate the school’s mission to community and solicit its support in realizing mission.
- Demonstrate awareness of school-community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
- Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.
- Assists the Principal in promoting positive community relations.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Share supervisory responsibility for professional staff with School principal. Supervise teachers, custodians, Paraprofessionals, clerical personnel and others as assigned.
Working Conditions:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Work with frequent interruptions. Occasional districtwide
travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.
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