Assistant Principal, Elementary

About the role

The purpose of the position is to increase student achievement by engaging in the following: supervising all professional and support staff as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Supervise all professional and support staff as assigned.
• Possess a deep knowledge regarding best practices, current instructional programs, and content in order to make professional and quality judgment on instruction.
• Observe and evaluate professional staff accurately, consistently and based on evidence while aligning with the philosophy, mission and goals of the Reading School District.
• Data Management, interpretation and utilization of data to organize differentiated groups and address all students' individual academic needs in collaboration with the leadership team.
• Professional Support for Teachers: Provide professionals and para professionals with strategies and activities that will support instruction in core curriculum.
• Monitor and facilitate high quality professional development through turn around training while working with staff (in teams or individually) to refine knowledge and skills, based on district and school data.
• Provide small group or individual support as needed following professional development.
• Identify school teaching and learning needs as well as barriers and weaknesses by analyzing students' data and implementing problem-solving actions with teachers.
• Demonstrate instructional leadership to facilitate meetings that focus on student achievement.
• Instruct teachers in using data for instructional planning that will have a positive impact on student achievement.
• Participate in professional development that enhances knowledge of instructional practice, delivery and student achievement.
• Establish a professional rapport with staff built on mutual respect.
• Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working as serving as a role model to teachers.
• Use effective interpersonal skills to communicate professionally with staff, students and parents that lead to positive relationships.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Qualifications

• Appropriate Master's Degree required; Minimum five years teaching experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and knowledge in instructional best practices is required.
• Past experience with instructional coaching, design and delivery of professional development and building/district level committee involvement and experience working in an urban environment is strongly preferred.

Skills

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common professional and technical journals, financial reports, governmental regulations and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from the public, staff, regulatory agencies, or members of the community.
• Ability to write reports, correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions and concerns from professional and support staff, pubic groups, governmental agencies and District Administrators.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions and percentages.
• Ability to apply financial concepts.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions.
• Ability to use correct grammar, sentence structure and spelling.
• Ability to compose clear, concise sentences and paragraphs.
• Ability to organize office setting to efficiently accomplish tasks.
• Ability to work under the supervision of the high school principal/and make appropriate work-related decisions.
• Ability to exercise good judgment in prioritizing tasks.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to work in an environment with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to operate a computer and related software.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
• Sometimes required to reach with hands.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, bend, twist and stoop.
• Occasionally required to lift and move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include vision and depth perception.
• Some driving is necessary.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee must be able to perform the essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Terms of Employment

• FLSA Exempt; Act 93 Evaluation

Additional Information

• The Reading School District is an equal opportunity employment, educational and service organization.