What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal - Assistant - High School - Summer School position at West Ada School District?
Position Type :
Summer School - Administration / Principal - Assistant - High School - Summer
Date Posted : 1 / 24 / 2025
Location : Meridian Middle
Closing Date :
Until Filled FTE : Hourly
Calendar : Summer
PURPOSE
Promote the educational development of each summer school student toward the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, social, and psychological growth and maturation.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
The duties of this position include offering adequate supervision to the entire physical plant by making daily checks of all floors of all buildings in addition to providing supervision to the general outdoor campus, supervise the school parking area by maintaining a close and constant surveillance of that section while seeking to resolve students' problems in a prompt and reasonable manner. The assistant principal assists in maintaining student control during the lunch period through daily presence in the cafeteria, corridors and parking area throughout the noon break; develops and maintains an accurate and current system of recordkeeping, which reliably reflects student's attendance and tardy patterns; and projects a positive and cooperative attitude toward students, teachers, parents and the community by resolving disciplinary problems in a manner which gives prime consideration to the welfare of the individual student while acknowledging the school's responsibility to the total community. In addition, the assistant principal will structure and conduct parental conferences on attendance and behavioral problems in a manner which corresponds to the Meridian District's policies, giving consideration to the feelings of the parents and an obvious concern for the welfare of each individual member of the student body.
It is the responsibility of the assistant principal to clearly communicate to the faculty and students the approved practices and policies of the district and school as they apply to conduct, attendance and general deportment, and to structure a means for adequately informing the new staff members of matters concerning attendance, disciplinary requirements of the school, acquainting them with the procedures they are to employ in subscribing to these regulations. The assistant principal will communicate with counselors concerning the students who show evidence of establishing patterns of behavior which are indicative of serious or sustained conflict with teachers, peers or school regulations, and is responsible for establishing a system for the early notification of parents / guardians of those students whose records have reflected attendance or tardy patterns indicative of potential problems. In addition, this position will assist staff members in resolving conflicts with students in a manner which is supportive to teachers but fair and equitable to the individual student; and will supervise the proper preparation of the documentation to be utilized in presenting the facts which are essential to affording a student due process at district mandated or other hearings.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others : contribute to the development of a positive school climate;
- Abide by the Code of Ethics for the Teaching Profession as established by the Idaho State Board of Education, the Board Policies and procedures of the District and the terms and provisions of the Standard Teachers' Contract;
- Compliance with the requirements of Idaho Code with regard to teacher conduct, including but not limited to the manner in which suspected instances of child abuse or suspected student suicidal tendencies are addressed;
- Adhere to confidentiality with regard to student information;
- Establish and maintain good working habits including punctuality;
- Implement the beliefs, mission statement, objectives and parameters of the District's strategic plan.
QUALIFICATIONS
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL ABILITIES
EVALUATION
Performance of this job will be evaluated by the District Regional Director in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on evaluation of certified personnel.
