Assistant Principal

Reports to: School Principal

Position Description:

The Assistant Principal supports the Principal in providing leadership and management of the school. This role fosters a safe, inclusive, and academically enriching environment for students in grades K–8. The Assistant Principal helps oversee instructional practices, student behavior, and school operations to ensure all students achieve their fullest potential. The Assistant Principal will also collaborate with our Principal and Executive Director to build and develop a strong social-emotional and behavioral program that supports our families and students.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct classroom observations, provide support for behavior concerns and needs, and model proactive strategies to reduce behavior concerns
• Coach and support classroom management programs and strategies
• Promote school wide culture, build systems to recognize positives and growth
• Assist the administrative team in new staff orientation and training
• Promote a positive culture throughout the school and the community; foster a school culture that promotes respect and appreciation for all students, staff, and parents, and supports the school’s mission and vision
• Provide school-wide leadership on restorative practices, in tandem with the established discipline policy
• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of social-emotional learning
• Work with the Leadership Team to ensure alignment of the academic and behavior curriculum in each classroom
• Coach, encourage, teach, and demonstrate research-based practices that fit with the school curriculum, culture, tools, and technology
• Maintain standards of student behavior in cooperation with appropriate personnel
• Work directly with students who need extra behavioral support and/or discipline
• Work proactively and collaboratively with parents on character education and student discipline issues
• Lead attendance records; communicate truancy issues with parents and county agencies; collaborate with the counselors, school social worker, and Special Education department to ensure continuity of services for all K-8 students
• Work collaboratively with the Leadership Team to ensure compliance and progress toward completion of school goals
• Assist the administrative team in interviews and recommend selection
• Model the school’s core values and standards for professional conduct and hold others accountable to these same expectations
• Establish a positive environment for achieving educational outcomes
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Must hold a MN Teaching License
• Must hold, or be willing to obtain, a MN Administrative license
• Demonstrated leadership ability and experience (minimum of 3 years)
• Demonstrated ability to use data to support school-wide progress and performance
• Masters Degree Preferred, Bachelor’s Required
• CPI Certification or willingness to obtain within 60 days of hire
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk within the school building and grounds; the employee is occasionally required to stand for short periods; the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds; specific vision abilities required include close vision

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $471,189.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Minneapolis, MN 55411 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Minneapolis, MN 55411: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $471,189