Elementary Assistant Principal: Preston and Florence Mattison Elementary

Assistant Principal – Conway Public School District

Qualifications

• Principal licensure
• Administrative experience preferred
• Teaching experience – minimum 5 years preferred

Terms of Employment

• Elementary (K-4) Assistant Principal: 210-day contract
• Secondary (5-12) Assistant Principal: 210–240-day contract
• Salary schedule: A & J

Evaluation based on local district policy and Arkansas Department of Education guidelines, performed by the principal.

Job Goal

Assistant principals in the Conway Public Schools will help support quality instruction and create a safe learning environment that fosters continual growth for staff and students in order to enhance the overall effectiveness of the Conway Public School District.

Responsibilities

Leadership

• Follows and maintains knowledge of all District policies and procedures.
• Nurtures and sustains a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations.
• Lends support in creating a personalized and motivating learning environment for students.
• Assists in the supervision of instruction.
• Helps maximize time spent on quality instruction.
• Assists with the collection, use, and analysis of data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness, and promote organizational learning.

Administrative

• Helps direct, observe, and evaluate work of personnel assigned to their school.
• Assists in securing necessary substitutes, when appropriate.
• Participates in interviewing staff, when appropriate.

Management

• Helps monitor and evaluate the management of operational systems.
• Promotes and protects the welfare and safety of students and staff.
• Aids the principal in ensuring teacher and organizational time is focused to support quality instruction and student learning.

Public Relations

• Promotes understanding, appreciation, and use of the community’s diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources.
• Builds and sustains positive relationships with families and caregivers.
• Safeguards the values of democracy, equity, and diversity.

Legal

• Considers and evaluates the potential moral and legal consequences of decision-making.
• Promotes social justice and ensures that individual student needs inform all aspects of school.

Other duties, as assigned. This job description is not an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions, or working conditions associated with the job.