ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

 

RESPONSIBLE TO:   PRINCIPAL/SUPERINTENDENT

QUALIFICATIONS:   AS SET BY BOARD AND STATE CERTIFICATION AUTHORITIES

 

BASIC FUNCTION:

To support the principal in the promotion of the success of all students and staff through educational leadership, efficient organizational management, professional standards of conduct, and effective communication with all stakeholders.

 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Promote the school’s vision to students, staff, parents, and community members.
• Interact with students in a constructive manner to encourage each individual to perform at their highest levels.
• Implement and supervise the school’s special education program in an appropriate manner and to chair appropriate Admissions and Release Committee meetings.
• Serves as a member of the school’s Comprehensive Planning Committee.
• Attend school board meetings as necessary.
• Complete required leadership hours each year.
• Coordinate and supervise support services as assigned by the principal (i.e. Maintenance, Food Service, Accounting, etc.)
• Schedules and supervises the use and care of the school facilities.
• Assist in the supervision of building staff.
• Perform classroom visitations, observations and evaluations when requested.
• Assist in maintaining an orderly, safe and clean learning environment.
• Assist and confer with parents, teachers, students, and administrators on discipline issues.
• Coordinates and communicates closely with the parent-teacher association and other volunteers.
• Maintain relations with parents, parent groups, school volunteers, and outside agencies.
• Participates in district-wide activities and committees as appropriate.
• Prepare necessary inventories, budget requests and similar documents as assigned by the principal.
• Assist in campus supervision of both in-school and extra-curricular activities.
• Assist in the preparations of student schedules.
• Implement the district/school emergency management plan.
• Promote the use of technology as a tool in teaching and learning.
• Make recommendations for appropriate revisions to policy and procedures of the school.
• Assist in the development and implementation of staff motivational strategies.]
• Supervise the preparation of schedules and extra curricular activities.
• Participate in professional organizations and activities.
• Promote leadership among colleagues.

 

 

 

OTHER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

• Be clean, neat and professionally dressed
• Be consistently responsible-maintaining regular punctual attendance and timely completion of assigned duties, working assigned contract and extended days and using sick and personal leave appropriately.
• Maintain professional interpersonal skills using tact, patience, courtesy and cooperative effective relationships with others consistently displaying self-control, honesty and credibility with parents, students, visitors and school personnel.
•  Act as a district liaison demonstrating positive behavior, interest and concern toward the programs, purposes, goals and efficient operation of the Taylor County Public Schools.
• Follow the procurement guidelines and purchase order process.
• Disseminate information/resources in areas of responsibilities.
•  Supervises and provides performance evaluations for assigned personnel.
• Maintain proper care and safe use of district equipment and property.
• Participate in required professional development and trainings as assigned or approved for professional job growth, to remain abreast of program requirements/responsibilities and to improve student educational services.
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy of all school records.
• Is familiar with and incorporates the use of technology in daily tasks.
• Adheres with federal, state and district program guidelines, policies, procedures and laws.
• Adheres to the State Professional Code of Ethics.
• Performs such other tasks as may, from time to time, be assigned by the Board.