Assistant Principal - Elementary School (2025-2026)

NOTICE OF VACANCY

February 17, 2025

POSITION: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

LOCATION: To be determined

POSITION SUMMARY: This position is for a passionate, educational leader with a strong commitment to student learning and enhancing the student experience. This position assists in providing leadership for the continuous improvement of the school and supporting students and teachers as it relates to school climate and instructional programs along with managing the day-to-day operations of the school, participating in and facilitating committees, staff development, and assigned meetings.

REPORTS TO: Principal

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

At the time of application, the candidate must hold or be eligible for:

• Administrator I endorsement (or be eligible for this endorsement by July 1, 2025).
• Five (5) years of successful teaching experience, required – elementary experience preferred.
• Experience with multiple schools and/or levels preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS: (These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.) At the time of employment, the candidate must have:

• Demonstrated leadership experience outside of the classroom.
• Understanding of and ability to maintain rapport with persons from diverse, cultural, ethnic, and racial groups.
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to analyze and use data, including the Student Assessment System, to make instructional and program decisions.
• Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to students, teachers, staff, central office personnel, and community members.
• Demonstrated ability to manage effective teams and work collaboratively in groups.
• Understanding of and ability to navigate the school and district as a system’s leader.
• Understands equitable practices and its impact on all facets of education and the impact on instruction and school climate.
• Understands how trauma, equity, inclusive practices, and restorative practices impacts the student and teacher experience.
• Demonstrated physical vigor necessary to work diligently on the successful completion of school assignments.
• Knowledge of how to work with teachers and staff in the supervision process in order to improve instruction.
• Demonstrated ability in organizing whole school programs such as student assessment, PBIS, and special education.
• Knowledge of sound instructional practice including purposeful lesson planning that will increase student achievement when measured in a variety of ways including the ability to analyze data to inform instructional decision making.
• Knowledge of instructional technology, including digital curriculum and tools, and its use in the classroom.
• Understanding of how to implement various supports to manage student behavior such as Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), Ukeru, and Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI).
• Understanding of the school improvement process in order to determine root causes, annual goals, classroom strategies, and measurements of success.
• Demonstrated ability to manage change with staff, students, parents and community.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve, make informed decisions and communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
• Understanding of Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching, Maryland College and Career Ready Standards, Multi-Tiered System of Support, and the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders.
• Knowledge of administrative policies and procedures and negotiated agreements for Calvert County Public Schools.
• Demonstrated ability in critical reading and writing skills as well as verbal communication.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and follow through to meet deadlines effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and respond effectively to the expectations for this position.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and motor vehicle insurance.
• Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks akin to those responsibilities listed below.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES:

• Uses effective problem-solving strategies while incorporating sound judgement and strong communication skills.
• Collaborates with staff and parents to identify and implement appropriate strategies to improve students’ challenging behaviors and instructional needs.
• Collaborates with the school staff and community to develop, advocate and enact a shared vision, mission and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.
• Demonstrates ethics, integrity and professionalism in personal conduct, relationships with others, decision-making, stewardship of the school’s resources, and all aspects of school leadership.
• Ensures equitable educational opportunities and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
• Confronts and alters institutional biases of student marginalization, deficit-based schooling, and low expectations associated with race, class, culture and language, gender and sexual orientation, and disability or special status.
• Enforces student policies and addresses student misconduct in a positive, fair, and unbiased manner.
• Supports intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, strong tier 1 universal instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being, including the effective use of technology.
• Cultivates an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.
• Supports the implementation of a multi-tiered system of support to meet the needs of students through academics, social-emotional, and behavior.
• Develops teachers’ and staff members’ professional knowledge, skills, and practice through differentiated opportunities for learning and growth, guided by an understanding of professional and adult learning and development.
• Delivers actionable feedback about instruction and other professional practice through valid, research-anchored systems of supervision and evaluation to support the development of teachers’ and staff members’ knowledge, skills, and practice.
• Supports workplace conditions for staff that promote professional learning, collaborative practices, and mutual accountability to advance student learning and socio-emotional well-being.
• Engages families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
• Manages and administers school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being and ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations and policies.
• Acts as an agent of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
• Seeks out and participates in professional learning opportunities to increase personal capacity to learn and to share expertise with others.
• Communicates and collaborates with appropriate central office executive team, directors, and supervisors on matters of student discipline, transfer, placement, promotion, retention, recordkeeping and all critical school activities or issues.
• Assists in the planning and delivery of well-run and engaging meetings that have clear purpose, focus on matters of consequence, and engage participants in a thoughtful and productive series of conversations and deliberations about important school matters, administrative policy changes, new instructional programs, and all facets of school functions.
• Manages the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process, Student Services Team and 504 process, and/or school testing program including conducting required meetings in compliance with state and federal mandates.
• Participates in selection, assignment, and evaluation of professional and support staff.
• Shares responsibilities for supervision of co-curricular and extra-curricular events with the principal.
• Performs administrative functions as assigned by the Principal of the school.
• Thinks, concentrates, and interacts well with others.
• Comes to work promptly every day.
• Works extended hours daily and works flexible hours as necessary.
• Is available to various student, teacher, and community groups for education-related and extra-curricular purposes beyond the regular work day.
• Works well under stress and meets all deadlines.
• Attends special school and district-related events.

OTHER JOB DUTIES: Performs related work as required or assigned by the Principal

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Position requires significant periods of standing and walking and is performed in a typical school environment.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience applied to the current salary schedule for administrators and supervisors. All employees are encouraged to have automatic payroll deposit.

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

EFFECTIVE DATE OF POSITION: School Year 2025 - 2026

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Position is open until March 5th. All applicants please apply through the applicant tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schools’ website www.calvertnet.k12.md.us.

References must be directly related to educational experience and must include immediate supervisor.

State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements.

House Bill 486 – Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement

Pursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention all applicants are required to report all former employers in which you may have had direct contact with minors. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations in which you have volunteered, coached, mentor, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors.

Nondiscrimination Statement

Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, ancestry or national origin, familial status, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.

Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individual’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national original, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Student Services
• Director of Human Resources
  443-550-8000

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: https://ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481.

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Anti-sexual, Anti-racial and Anti-disability Harassment Statement
Discrimination can manifest itself in behaviors such as bullying, harassment, or intimidation of individuals.

Calvert County Public Schools does not tolerate any form of harassment including, but not limited to, sexual, racial, or disability. Any individual (student, employee, or community member) who believes that they have been subjected to any form of harassment is encouraged to report the allegation of harassment. Students, parents, and community members may report allegations of harassment to: Ms. Cecelia Lewis, Director of Student Services, Calvert County Public Schools, 1305 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678

Employees may report allegations of harassment to: Mr. Zachary Seawell, Director of Human Resources, Calvert County Public Schools, 1305 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678

Calvert County Public Schools is committed to conducting a prompt investigation for any allegation of harassment. If harassment has occurred, the individual will be disciplined promptly. Disciplinary actions for students found to have engaged in any form of harassment may result in suspension or expulsion. Disciplinary actions for employees found to have engaged in any form of harassment may result in suspension or termination.

Calvert County Public Schools encourages all students, parents, employees, and community members to work together to prevent any form of harassment.

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: https://ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481.

Calvert County Public Schools Antiracism Statement

Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) explicitly denounces racism, bullying, discrimination, white supremacy, hate, and racial inequity in any form within our school community. Furthermore, CCPS will not tolerate the values, structures, and behaviors that perpetuate systemic racism.

Each member of the district, individually and collectively, is responsible for creating and nurturing a safe, antiracist learning environment where each student, staff member, and community partner is a respected and valued member of the CCPS community.