Assistant Principal

About the role

This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available.

Responsibilities

• Acts on behalf of the principal in his/her absence.
• Assists the principal in defining the school’s mission and communicating goals and expectations of the total school program.
• Develops a working knowledge of and ensures compliance with Board of Education policies, regulations, and operating procedures.
• Affords support and resources, and engages community organizations, individual education supporters, and businesses to support student achievement, social skill and character development, etc. inside and outside of school.
• Supports the principal in the process of continuous school improvement to ensure success for all students.
• Affords support and resources, and engages community organizations, individual education supporters, and businesses to support student achievement, social skill and character development, etc. inside and outside of school.
• Coordinates and supervises student activities.
• Provides written reports, as needed.
• Maintains the maintenance and accuracy of students’ records including grade reporting and attendance.
• Plans and engages in professional activities which contribute to leadership development including the AP1 and AP2 programs.
• Determines and implements school organization, student placement, evaluation, and services and programs to meet the needs of individual students.
• Affords support and resources, and engages community organizations, individual education supporters, and businesses to support student achievement, social skill and character development, etc. inside and outside of school.
• Assists the principal with the responsibility for the business management of the school and develops a working knowledge of local school finances.
• Assists the principal with the supervision and oversight of school operations unique to the assignment.
• Models cooperation, collaboration, and positive interactions with students, staff and community by exercising initiative, diplomacy, courtesy, discretion and good judgment.
• Supports the development, implementation and monitoring of each student’s IEP, as applicable while ensuring on-going compliance with special education regulations (state and federal), including the implementation of due process procedures.
• Models a positive work ethic including professional dress, good attendance, and appropriate language.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required.
• Three (3) years successful teaching experience required.

Skills

• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with all school stakeholders.
• Ability to recruit and maintain a teaching and support staff that reflects the diversity of the student population and community.
• Ability to create a team that works collaboratively and promotes high expectations for all students.
• Knowledge of the curriculum of the schools of Anne Arundel County.
• Ability to build a school culture which takes account of the richness and diversity of the school’s communities.
• Record of good attendance.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively work and communicate with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with business technology applications (e.g. Video/Web Conferencing, Microsoft Office Suite -Word, Excel, Outlook, and/or PowerPoint preferred).

Benefits

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Pay

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