Substitute Administrator - Academic Services

Duties/Responsibilities

• Directs the day-to-day activities of building staff.
• Hiring, training, counseling, evaluating staff performance, and when necessary, disciplining and/or discharging staff.
• Serves as the academic and administrative leader of assigned elementary, middle, or high school.
• Guides the selection of professional development materials to help support educators to deliver effective programs and services.
• Partners with Area Superintendent to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with higher education partners to ensure successful pre-service educator development opportunities in the district and related district educator professional development opportunities.
• Serves as the academic and administrative leader of assigned elementary, middle, or high school.
• Supervises the delivery of academic instruction ensuring learning experiences consistent with the mission statement and instructional goals of the building and district.
• Provides guidance to staff who are engaged in student instruction.
• Promotes improvement of curriculum and instruction within the building.
• Makes decisions regarding the development and execution of the building's ASIP school improvement plan.
• Oversees development of the master schedule and class scheduling of students.
• Prepares and administers building budget(s).
• Oversees the procurement of books, supplies, materials, and equipment ensuring expenditures are within the approved budget(s).
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts staff development activities ensuring that instruction needs of the building are addressed.
• Maintains accurate personnel, student, and fiscal records; protects confidentiality of information.
• Prepares or oversees completion of required documentation and reports.
• Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with central office administrators, building staff, students, parents, and others; articulates and promotes the philosophy and mission of the building.
• Resolves problems, situations or issues in a collaborative, tactful, courteous, and respectful manner.
• Maintains current knowledge of best practices, trends and new developments in high school curriculum, instruction and building administration. Recommends and implements changes to operations and instructional strategies as necessary.

Job Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education or a related field.
• Minimum of one or more years of experience as an assistant principal, or principal including supervisory responsibilities.
• Valid Ohio Department of Education Principal License or equivalent.
• Demonstrated knowledge of accrediting and regulatory standards and district policies related to assigned functions.
• Demonstrated supervisory skills to effectively manage the daily operations and administration of assigned function(s).
• Interpersonal skills necessary to communicate effectively and work productively with all levels of district staff, students, parents, and the general public.
• Ability to handle problem situations in a tactful, courteous, and respectful manner.
• Computer skills necessary to maintain various departmental records, documents, and reports.
• Analytical ability to develop plans of action to address a variety of issues and concerns in a timely manner.
• Mathematical aptitude necessary to develop an annual budget and monitor expenditures.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively serve as a leader and member of a team.