What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Principal - Middle School position at Diamond Middle School?
Position Title: Assistant Principal - Middle School
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Building Principal
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
ALA – Category I ALA Salary Schedules FY26
Salary: Salary is commensurate with educational attainment and experience as specified by the Association of Lexington Administrators’ Salary Schedule Category I. Salary and days may be prorated based on date of hire. Salary to be determined by the Superintendent commensurate with experience. Work schedule to be established by the Superintendent or designee.
Work Year: 12 months – 260 days; 90 day probationary period.
Benefits as per ALA contract
July 1, 2025 start date. ALA Salary Schedules FY26
Organizational Scope:
The Assistant Principal reports directly to the Principal. The Assistant Principal evaluates and supervises both professional and support staff. The Assistant Principal plans, organizes, and implements curricular and administrative functions for the school to provide support for the educational services with the resources available. These functions may include but not limited to; District curriculum/program leadership, school-wide programming relative to; assessment, curriculum development, staff development, parent communication, scheduling, main office management, school discipline and safety, student transportation and facilities oversight.
Position Responsibilities:
The Assistant Principal works to support the principal, school and the district in actions that:
- Motivate and engage students, parents, and teachers to maximize opportunities for all students to reach their full potential.
- Assist in preparing and delivering professional development, staff, and curriculum meetings.
- Identify student educational needs through the systematic quantitative and qualitative analysis of data to develop and implement individual student success plans and implement services as appropriate to the plan and resources available.
- Analyze related data, and work with classroom teachers on implementation of instructional strategies consistent with that data to result in improved student performance.
- Evaluate, coach and supervise professional and support staff as assigned by the Principal, consistent with the terms of the collective bargaining agreements and/or District policy.
- Assists the Principal in organizing and facilitating test administration of local, state, and national assessments as directed.
- Coordinates the enforcement of student discipline policies and monitors all safety and security concerns, including student infractions on the bus.
- Coordinates the administration of school attendance policies and staff time sheets.
- Manage and prepare the school schedule, staff duty assignments, and the preparation of monthly and annual school activities calendars.
- Coordinate the general upkeep and condition of the facility.
- Perform other duties as required or assigned by the Principal or the Superintendent of Schools.
Job Qualifications & Physical Demands:
Must be Certified or certifiable as Principal/Assistant Principal, in Grades PreK-8, or 5-12 by Massachusetts DESE, hold a Master’s degree in Educational Administration, or be able to demonstrate commensurate knowledge. Middle school teaching experience and school administration/instructional leadership experience preferred. Must have demonstrated organizational skills, educational leadership and creative problem solving skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; and, the ability to manage multiple, simultaneous tasks, including the ability to prioritize, manage and organize own workload.
The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, parents and the extended school community.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Experience and commitment to working in a racially and culturally diverse teaching and learning community.
Applicants for employment are considered without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, or military status.
