Assistant Principal - Middle School - Anticipated for the 2025-2026 School Year

Posting Opens February 4, 2025 Posting Closes February 18, 2025

The Akron Board of Education announces an anticipated opening for a Middle School Assistant Principal, Job Code 078, TS 422 (210 days), Salary Range TBD. Collective Bargaining Unit – none. This is a State Teachers Retirement System position.

Application must be made electronically through http://www.applitrack.com/akron/onlineapp/.

Please upload a letter of interest, resume and a current copy of teaching license in addition to completing the online application. The Superintendent reserves the right to either keep the position open until suitable applicants are found or to cancel and repost the position with such changes as may be deemed appropriate. For further information, please contact Michelle Marquess-Kearns, Executive Director, School Leadership Secondary Schools, 330-761-7948.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:

• Valid State of Ohio Certification/Licensure for Middle School Principal.

Desired:

• A commitment to working with students, professional and community members in a multi-cultural setting;
• Knowledge of and commitment to Effective Schools’ Research and its application;
• Knowledge of and commitment to the philosophy of involving school-level employees in a process of site-based decision making;
• Knowledge of and commitment to developmental supervision theory and its application.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Assists the Principal in the general administration of the school;
• Assists the Principal in the development of the staff, both through the program of supervisory activities and teacher appraisal program;
• Assists in the evaluation, review and development of the curricula in the building;
• Assists in the development of the master schedule, the preparation of student schedules, and report card processing;
• Administers school and systems regulations regarding attendance and student conduct;
• Assists with the requisitioning of books, supplies, and equipment, conducting inventories and maintaining up-to-date records, including receipts for such materials;
• Assists the parent, faculty and student groups as requested in advancing educational and related activities and objectives;
• Serves, as requested, as liaison to the Information Services Department, Juvenile Court, Akron Alternative Academy, PTA, and such other groups or institutions as may be requested by the Principal;
• Confers with non-professional staff on matters that relate to the daily operation of the school;
• Temporarily assumes the responsibility of the Principal when so directed;
• Reports to and carries out any other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal.

If you require any special services (such as interpreter, braille or large print, or wheelchair-accessible accommodations) covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Public Law 101-336, Section 102, please call the Department of Human Capital at 330-761-2949. If you are using a TTY/TTD, please call the Ohio Relay Service, 1-800-750-0750.

Akron Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and transgender identity), disability, age, religion, military status, ancestry or genetic information (collectively, "Protected Classes").

Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.