High School Assistant Principal

Ballard Community School District, a district with approximately 1700 students located minutes from Ames and the Des Moines metro, has a assistant principal position available for the 2025-2026 school year. Administrative positions have 260-day contracts. 

Basic Function: The Assistant Principal will work closely with the principal, school personnel, and students to create conditions for success for all students and build and maintain a positive, safe school climate.

Application deadline:  Sunday, March 16th
Application link:  https://tinyurl.com/BallardHSAPApplication
Website:  Ballard Community School District

Essential Functions:
Essential Functions:

• Manage and enforce school behavioral expectations, including attendance.
• Manage student supervision before, during, and after the school day as well as extra-curricular events.
• Confer with students, parents, and teachers regarding student-related policies.
• Assist staff with the creation and alignment of classroom student behavioral expectations and classroom management plans.
• Serve as a resource to staff regarding student management issues.
• Collaborate with staff, administrators, and parents through the response to the intervention process.
• Assist in the planning, developing, and implementation of student behavior plans.
• Confer with students and administer appropriate consequences.
• Openly communicate with staff and parents/guardians regarding student behavior.
• Collaborate with the school counselor and personnel to create and maintain research-based behavioral interventions (ex: mentoring, small groups, check-in-check-out systems, etc) and train faculty and staff in those interventions.
• Manage the documentation of student behavior through the student management system.
• Attend appropriate meetings regarding student growth and success (IEP and 504 case conferences, parent meetings, expulsion hearings, etc).
• Assist in the maintenance of the crisis management plan and school safety requirements.
• Compile, analyze, and share student discipline data regularly, and use that data to make decisions.
• Conducts high-quality classroom observations, identifies effective teaching practices, and understands pedagogy that results in improved student learning.
• Assist with the development of staff members’ professional knowledge, skills, and practice through differentiated opportunities for learning and growth.
• Assist teachers in selecting yearly professional goals for the improvement of instruction.
• Assist in the development and administration of school programs consistent with school district goals and objectives.
• Encourages staff to continue to grow professionally and to experiment with new approaches or strategies to teaching.
• Assist in coordinating the work of school staff and school district program leaders to develop and implement instructional programs and teaching practices.
• Use assessment data appropriately to monitor student progress and improve instruction.
• Ensure district curriculum, instructional models, and assessments are implemented with fidelity.
• Embodies high expectations for student learning and behavior.
• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning, and works with teaching staff to modify instructional methods to fit students' needs, including students with special needs.
• Involves staff in the evaluation of programs and the planning of new programs.
• Articulates, advocates, and cultivates core values that enhance high expectations, equity, inclusiveness, and social justice.
• Ensures that each student and staff member is treated fairly, and respectfully, with an understanding of culture and context in interactions, decision-making, and practice.
• Promotes a school environment that is safe and conducive to individualized instruction, cooperative curriculum development, and student learning.
• Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.
• Ensures that student conduct and attendance conform with the school's standards and school district policies.
• Acts ethically and professionally in personal conduct, relationships with others, decision-making, stewardship of the school's resources, and all aspects of leadership.
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops, or professional meetings, or by conducting research.
• May supervise instructional staff as assigned.
• Maintain high integrity and confidentiality in the school operation.
• Be knowledgeable of and abide by all school board policies, procedures, and other applicable laws.
• Cooperate with and work in a courteous manner with co-workers and other personnel.
• Dress appropriately for the position and work required.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude toward school, students, and job and communicate the same to the community.
• Accept constructive criticism and suggestions and seek to improve each performance responsibility.
• Demonstrate organization and professionalism in fulfilling the responsibilities of the job.
• Greet all students, faculty, staff, and visitors courteously
• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.

Specifications/Qualifications:

• Appropriate Certification
• Experience and/or training working with administrative and instructional technology
• Previous teaching experience
• Ability to work well with others and coordinate team initiatives
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Strong administrative/management and organizational skills