Principal-Choices/Assistant Principal-Paducah Tilghman High School

POSITION SUMMARY:
Assist the principal in the immediate charge and direction of the school and of all school programs to insure its fiscal, academic, and educational effectiveness.

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Appropriate Kentucky Department of Education administrative certification.

2. Experience and other qualifications as the superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Principal

SUPERVISES: As directed by the Principal.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintains an effective learning climate in the school.
Plan classes within established local and state guidelines in order to meet the students needs.

Supervises programs to enhance individual student education and development.

Establishes guidelines for proper student conduct and maintains student discipline.
Supervises the school's teaching process.

Initiates, designs, and implements programs to meet specific needs of the school.
Establishes and maintains favorable relationships with local community groups and individuals to foster understanding and solicit support for overall school objectives and programs.

Orients newly assigned staff members, staff members and assists in their development as appropriate.
Interprets Board policies and administrative directives; discusses and resolves individual student instructional problems.

Coordinates and supervises such support services as maintenance, security food service, financial and accounting services and the like.

Implements and supervises the school’s special education program in an appropriate manner and chairs appropriate School Based Admissions and Release Committee meetings.

Assumes leadership in the direction of the school’s co-curricular and extracurricular activities.
Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their individual performance.
Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the school’s administration.

Participates in principals’ meetings and all other such meetings as are required or appropriated.

Prepares and submits the school’s budgetary requests and monitors expenditure of funds.

Maintains and accounts for the various funds generated by student activities.

Works with appropriate central office administrative officers regarding the needs of the school with respect to personnel, equipment supplies and curriculum.

Conducts staff meetings to keep members informed of policy changes , new programs and to implement professional development programs.

Keeps the superintendent informed of the school's success, activities and problems.

Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field.

Exerts leadership in the development of professional development programs for all staff members.
Provides for the proper supervision of pupils at all times.

Has immediate charge and direction of the school as mandated under the Paducah Public School Board of Education Policy and/or School Council.

Develops and maintains effective public relations with the school community.

Performs other duties as assigned by the principal.


TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Principal of Choices/Assistant Principal - Paducah Tilghman High School - 220 day employee with salary determined by the adopted teachers and administrative salary schedules of the Paducah Public Schools Board of Education.

EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Certified Personnel. Evaluation of Choices Principals/Assistant Principals of Paducah Tilghman High School will be conducted by the Paducah Tilghman High School Principal. 

Salary : $66,651 - $96,742