Assistant Principal - Elementary

Primary Purpose

Aid the school principal in the overall administration of classroom and student management, as well as campus-level operations. Coordinate assigned student activities and services.

Qualifications

• Master's degree with Texas principal or other appropriate Texas certificate
• Special Education certification or background
• Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS)
• Thorough understanding of school operations
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Expertise in classroom and student management
• Three years experience as a classroom teacher

Major Responsibilities And Duties

• Supervise the development and evaluation of special education and ESL departments. Primarily responsible for conducting ARDs and being the administrator for LPAC meetings.

• Monitor the progress of all special education and ESL students and develop interventions where appropriate.

• Encourage and support the development of innovative instructional programs, helping teachers pilot such efforts when appropriate.

• Promote the use of technology in teaching/learning process.

• Cookordinate and supervise the implementation of Student Success Initiative services for the campus.

• Cookordinate, in school wide planning and improvement process (SBDM, Department Meetings).

• Manage curriculum services and initiatives such as PLATO, Istation and Think Through Math.

• Assist the principal in designing and maintaining a systemic staff development program with ongoing support for classroom teachers based on professional development initiatives.

• Readily provide assistance to the teachers and the principal in curriculum and instruction.

• Demonstrate a positive attitude and commitment toward improving education for students.

• Carry out assigned responsibilities in a professional manner.

• Share responsibility for community relations.

• Enforce school policies in a fair and consistent manner.

School/Organizational Climate

• Promote a positive, caring climate for learning.
• Interact sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Communicate effectively with students and staff.
• Co-manage front office with additional assistant principal.

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 monitor records and track progress on campus performance objectives and academic excellence indicators.

Personnel Management

• Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct regular walk-throughs and evaluation conferences.
• Aid principal in interviewing, selecting, and orienting new staff.
• Aid in planning of daily school activities by participating in the development of class schedules and extracurricular activity schedules.
• Work with math and special education department heads and faculty to compile annual budget requests based on documented program needs.
• Aid with safety inspections and safety-drill practice activities.
• Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and board policy.

Student Management

• Provide student services for all students in 504, ESL, Special Ed., including discipline, parent-teacher conference, third party hearing, and ARD/504.
• Ensure that students are adequately supervised during non-instructional periods.
• Cookordinate the development of 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.

Professional Growth and Development

• Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment such as special education training.

School/Community Relations

• Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.
• 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.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Share supervisory responsibility for professional staff with school principal.
• Supervise teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, clerical personnel and others as assigned.