Assistant Principal

Description:
Orchard Mesa Middle School Assistant Principal

About Orchard Mesa Middle School:
OMMS is a middle school in D51 on the southern end of the greater Grand Junction community. OMMS serves a diverse body of over 560 students with the goal of implementing the OMMS vision of Equipping Students for Life. OMMS is seeking an Assistant Principal who will support implementation of the school vision and goals while also collaborating with the admin team and staff in fostering an empowering school community and culture for students and staff. High value placed on candidates who have a breadth of secondary experiences and a history working with diverse student populations and needs. Additionally, candidates should have a mix of skills, experiences, and mindsets related to instructional leadership, Professional Learning Communities (PLC), student support systems, student services, school continuous improvement, strategic planning, communication, and community partnership.

Job Summary:
Middle School Assistant Principal

As Orchard Mesa's Middle School Assistant Principal, you will be responsible for increasing student achievement by supporting an aligned and coherent system that includes the District 51 Learning Model, and Instruction-Based standards and in accordance with Board of Education (BOE) policies. The Assistant Principal is involved with many aspects of the assigned school’s management and oversight including curriculum delivery, programming effectiveness, and operational responsibilities.

Educational Delivery:
This position supports the District’s initiatives to develop academic programming, post-secondary education, District, and community partnerships that provide educational experiences for students through multi-faceted education and career exploration. Working collaboratively with community and school stakeholders, the Assistant Principal works with the Principal:

• Supporting dynamic, innovative programming to align with student needs as well as current post-secondary demands and trends;
• Continuously monitor and be knowledgeable of current and future post-secondary vocational and academic programs, opportunities, demands/trends locally, regionally, and nationally;
• Monitoring and ensuring the behavioral expectations, curriculum and of instructional programs within the school, and recognizes the contributions of diverse groups and fosters success for all students regardless of gender, sex, and/or disability;
• Promoting and leading the use of technology in performance based instructional programs;
• Using data to analyze student attendance trends, truancy interventions, and to serve as a catalyst for, and benchmark of growth and continuous student engagement improvements. Assistant Principal is often the administrative representative for investigating incidents involving students and as such must balance the need for sensitivity, consideration of any public relation impact, and to be knowledgeable of and adhere to the applicable laws, policies, statues, and procedures.
• As assigned the AP oversees the school’s community outreach regarding safety and welfare including contact with students, parents, businesses, community agencies organizations and others.

Instructional Curriculum:
Leadership in this dynamic field requires an understanding of the philosophy of standards based education, the D51 Learning Model, the Teaching and Learning Model, for instructors and its effectiveness in the school. Supports provided by the AP include:

• Assisting the implementation, monitoring effectiveness, and helping to grow the school’s adopted instructional programs;
• Collecting and analyzing student assessment or performance data for a variety of purposes including but not limited to meeting regulatory requirements, recommending changes or updates to curricula, and identifying staff Professional Learning needs;
• Supporting efforts to develop student performance-based standards that are relevant and applicable to the D51 Learning Model and current environments;
• Implementing agreed upon instructional and assessment strategies through collaboration, leadership teams, and assisting in planning Professional Learning.

Staff Supervision and Development:

• As a leader in the District, the Assistant Principal is charged with supporting a staff development program that recognizes:
  • Student success as the primary focus;
  • Applied principles of collaborative adult learning.
• Assistant Principal promotes and oversees that professional learning follows the District 51 Learning Model and is incorporated throughout classrooms and content areas according to the school plan.
• As assigned the AP directly oversees the supervision of all school personnel in accordance with the District policies and applicable laws. Supervising and evaluating teachers, counselors and support staff is conducted in the framework of instructional program goals and expectations including a variety of human resources responsibilities but not limited to:
  • Interviewing, hiring, training, promoting, planning, and assigning work,
  • Conducting performance evaluations, rewarding and disciplining employee conduct,
  • Addressing employee/student complaints and resolving problems.
• Assistant Principal will assume supervisory responsibilities as assigned by the Principal and in accordance with human resource management training and skills development.

Campus and Building Operations:
Assistant Principal provides operational support to the Principal as assigned. Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Collaborating with a wide variety of stakeholders to develop the school’s annual master schedule;
• Working with custodial and grounds staff, support personnel, teachers and others to implement the school-wide safety and emergency protocols;
• Creating partnerships with parents, guardians, community members, youth-based organizations and other stakeholders to provide support all students’ learning, development, and well-being.;
• Coordinating a variety of school-based projects, events, and activities.

504 Accommodations:
Building Leaders support the 504 accommodation processes appointing a 504 Coordinator for their building and consistently participating in the initial and triannual meetings. Principals are required to attend all Special Education Manifestation Determination meetings for their students. This role further supports the 504 process in their building by observing student progress, gaining feedback, and maintaining a full understanding of the impact of 504 accommodations to the 504 student, their peers, staff, and the school community at large. They are also responsible for ensuring all staff understand 504 laws and provides guidance in implementing 504 plans. Reviewing and approving each plan in Synergy is the responsibility of the Principal/Assistant Principal.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education plus additional coursework required for certification or licensure
• Minimum of three years of experience in building administration or instructional leadership role;
• Minimum of three years of teaching experience in a classroom setting and demonstrated leadership experience.
• Attend and successfully complete all staff development training as required by state law or as directed by the District.
  • Acceptable equivalent will be at the sole discretion of the District.
• Valid Colorado Principal/Administrator's License
  • Or expectation for the Assistant Principal to obtain Administrative Licensure within one year of hire.

Working Conditions:
207 days

Application Procedure:
Apply Online

Selection Procedure:
Position will be posted Wednesday, March 26th and will close TBD

Salary & Benefits:
$94,498 - $131,928 *Salary placement commensurate upon experience.
View all salary schedules for the current school year at: https://www.d51schools.org/departments111/human-resources/salary-schedules
Information regarding D51 Benefits can be found here: https://www.d51schools.org/departments111/human-resources/employee-benefits