Assistant Principal - Fairless High School

7-12 Principal Licensure Required

FAIRLESS LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Reports to: Principal

Job Objective: Helps manage assigned school programs.  Keeps the principal informed about emerging issues.

Minimum · Valid state department of education license/certificate appropriate for the position.

Qualifications: · Meets all mandated health requirements (e.g., a negative tuberculosis test, etc.).

• A record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
• Complies with drug-free workplace rules and board policies.
• Keeps current with technology and other workplace innovations that support job functions.
• Successful teaching and administrative experience.
• Effective organizational, planning, and project management skills.
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and implement program options, auxiliary services, and curricular materials that support the diverse learning needs of students.

Essential The following are typical work responsibilities.  A reasonable accommodation may be made to 

Functions: enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform essential functions.

• Helps manage assigned academic, guidance, and student service programs.  Addresses issues that arise during the absence of the principal.
• Participates as an active member of the management team.  Upholds board policies and follows administrative procedures.  Promotes a professional image of the school district.
• Analyzes data to improve school operations.  Helps develop and implement the district’s care team concept and continuous improvement plan.  Identifies/develops partnerships that enhance services.
• Provides staff leadership and consensus development.  Advances the change process.  Helps implement strategies to accomplish organizational objectives.  Helps resolve problems.
• Maintains open and effective communications.  Promotes the district’s mission, philosophy, and vision.  Serves as an information resource and liaison to stakeholders.
• Monitors community demographics, resources, and emerging trends.  Helps mobilize the community to maintain a strong commitment of support for the school district.
• Helps manage the board-approved budget for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Encourages program innovations.  Pursues funding opportunities.  Helps prepare grant/foundation applications.  Implements funded proposals and complies with reporting requirements.
• Participates in staff selection and orientation processes.  Expresses high expectations and monitors staff performance (e.g., individual observations/consultations, staff meetings, evaluations, etc.).
• Promotes professionalism.  Implements state mandated and locally developed personnel appraisal standards.  Assists with the planning and delivery of effective staff development programs that improves teaching outcomes and student learning (e.g., methods, skills, commitment, care team, etc.).
• Helps administer the instructional program.  Promotes academic excellence in a nurturing environment.  Assists with the development, assessment, and revision of curriculum guides and courses of study.  Participates in the selection of textbooks and instructional materials.
• Keeps current with courses of study, the district’s scope and sequence framework, and state standards/guidelines.  Promotes the continuity of the instructional program.
• Assists with the development of the master schedule as directed.  Helps ensure the equitable distribution of workloads.  Facilitates classroom coverage during teacher absences.
• Assists with the development of program schedules (e.g., courses, auxiliary services, student activities, etc.).  Coordinates program assessment processes as directed.
• Assists with enrollment and withdrawal procedures.  Upholds policies regarding immunization, age, attendance, legal residence, guardianship, classification, promotion, retention, testing, etc.
• Assists with student testing programs.  Analyzes test results.  Provides leadership for instructional modifications and interventions that enhance student learning and improve test performance.
• Provides guidance, communicates expectations, and shows an active interest in student progress.
• Helps staff resolve problems that impede student participation in appropriate learning activities.

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• Encourages a full range of learning options.  Complies with state policies/procedures for the education of students identified as having a disability.  Ensures that services are provided in the least restrictive educational environment.
• Participates in parent conferences and student planning meetings as needed (e.g., IAT, IEP, etc.).
• Assists with the revision and distribution of student/parent and teacher handbooks as directed
• Upholds the student conduct code.  Maintains high expectations for behavior and performance.  Helps with pupil management issues.  Prepares student conduct reports/discipline recommendations.
• Assists with the supervision of students (e.g., arrivals/departures, parking lots, lunch periods, changing classes, extracurricular programs, etc.).
• Promotes a safe, efficient, and effective work/learning environment.  Monitors safety concerns.  Works with stakeholders to manage or eliminate risk factors.
• Upholds applicable local, state, and federal laws.  Initiates referrals to community resources as needed (e.g., legal, health, welfare, etc.).  Serves as a school contact for service providers.
• Assists with the revision of emergency preparedness/crisis management plans as directed (e.g., fire, weather, security, etc.).  Administers threat reporting, assessment, and response procedures.
• Assists with the collection, entry, and verification of program data as directed.
• Maintains accurate records and submits reports on time.
• Respects personal privacy.  Maintains the confidentiality of privileged information.
• Reports suspected child abuse and/or neglect to civil authorities as required by law.
• Encourages parent organizations and supports school-sponsored activities.
• Participates in personal growth opportunities that advance professional and district goals.
• Strives to develop rapport and serves as a positive role model for others.
• Maintains a professional appearance.  Wears work attire appropriate for the position.
• Performs other specific job-related duties as directed.

Abilities The following personal characteristics and skills are important for the successful performance

Required: of assigned duties:

• Engenders staff enthusiasm and teamwork.  Promotes a positive work/learning environment.
• Models professional and ethical conduct.  Assumes responsibility for decisions and conduct.
• Skillfully manages individual, group, and organizational interactions.
• Averts problem situations and intervenes to resolve conflicts.
• Interprets information accurately and initiates effective responses.
• Effectively uses listening, observation, reading, verbal, nonverbal, and writing skills.
• Organizes tasks and manages time effectively.
• Maintains an acceptable attendance record and is punctual.

Supervisory Supervises and evaluates assigned staff under the direction of the principal.  Assumes responsibility

Responsibility: for the results of duties delegated to staff.

Working Exposure to the following situations may range from remote to frequent based on circumstances

Conditions: and factors that may not be predictable.

• Duties may require operating and/or riding in a vehicle.
• Duties may require traveling to meetings and work assignments.
• Duties may require working under time constraints to meet deadlines.
• Potential for exposure to adverse weather conditions and seasonal temperature extremes.
• Potential for exposure to blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
• Potential for interaction with aggressive, disruptive, and/or unruly individuals.

Performance Job performance including duties assigned by the superintendent are evaluated according to 

Evaluation: policies/contractual agreements adopted by the Fairless Local School District Board of Education.

The Fairless Local School District Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer.  This job description identifies general responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all duties performed.  This document is subject to change in response to student demographics, staffing factors, funding variables, modified operating procedures, and other unforeseen events.