Assistant Principal - High School

Job Title Assistant Principal – Siloam Springs High School (Grades 9-12)

Qualifications

Applicants must have a current Arkansas Secondary Building-Level Administrator License. Applicants must have effective leadership skills and experiences, along with a proven background in education. Previous administrative experience is preferred, but not required.

Contract 220 days

Evaluator Principal

Job Goal

The assistant principal is responsible for supporting the principal in organizing and fostering a positive, safe, and nurturing environment that is conducive to meeting the needs of all students, staff and parents.

Specific Job Duties/Requirements:

Instructional Leadership

• Assist in collaborating with teachers to ensure the implementation of a curriculum that is fully aligned with standards.
• Assist in ensuring standards, instruction, and assessments are aligned.
• Assist in ensuring the application of differentiated teaching strategies and use of rich curricular materials.
• Assist in ensuring teachers are giving students multiple opportunities for success and providing viable interventions to support student growth.
• Assist in the monitoring and implementation of PLC’s to improve instruction.
• Monitor classroom instruction formally and informally on a frequent basis and conduct classroom observations and teacher evaluations using TESS.
• Provide teachers with timely, detailed feedback to assist them in their efforts to improve instructional practices.

• Collaborate with staff to analyze student performance data and utilize results to inform programmatic and instructional decisions.
• Encourage and support staff participation in professional development opportunities to access research-based practices that focus on enhancement of their instructional and leadership capacities.
• Assist in implementing processes and practices to protect instructional time and maximize time spent on quality instruction.

Management Leadership

• Assist with the supervision and evaluation of all certified and non-certified staff.
• Assist in the interview and hiring process for certified and non-certified positions.
• Assist with development of master schedule and student placement.

• Review and approve time sheets.
• Develop duty rosters and supervise implementation.
• Coordinate and monitor supervision of lunch, hallways, and before/after school time periods/programs.
• Assist with testing as needed.
• Assist to ensure equitable allocation and effective use of financial, human, and technological resources to meet the instructional goals and support teacher needs to maximize student learning.

Facilities Management

• Assist in supervision of the grounds and building and submit work orders for maintenance needs.
• Assist in implementing policies and procedures that maintain a supportive, safe, healthy, orderly learning and working environment as reflected in the student handbook.
• Assist with monitoring facility usage through joint use agreements.
• Assist in making arrangements for assemblies.
• Assist in the planning and supervision of safety drills.
• Assist with classroom and technology inventories.

School Culture

• Assist in implementing a shared vision and mission.
• Assist in ensuring improvement plans are implemented with fidelity.
• Communicate school-wide goals and actions with appropriate stakeholders.
• Administer discipline to students in a firm and fair manner.
• Collaborate with and assist other staff on with all student attendance issues, truancies, registrations, hotline calls, and Family in Need of Services (FINS) petitions.
• Collaborate with other buildings to ensure positive, effective transitions.

Parent/Community Involvement

• Build and sustain positive relationships with families, caregivers and community partners.
• Assist in the planning and facilitation of parent and adopter’s meetings.
• Promote school activities in the community and seek to establish partnerships and positive working relationships with community organizations.
• Supervise home and away night activities (athletics, band, choir, etc.) as needed.

Communication

• Model principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior.
• Maintain open channels of communication with students, parents, support staff, teachers, and other administrators.

• Understand and promote district policies to employees, parents, and community.
• Maintain appropriate communication with district administration.
• Operate as part of the district administration team by supporting district initiatives.

Proficiency (or Ability to Learn) Specific School Related Programs:

• The Arkansas Public Schools Computer Network (eSchool)
• Google Suite
• AESOP/Veritime
• Talent-ED
• eFinance
• Other data and assessment programs as needed