Assistant Principal - High School

Job Description

The High School Assistant Principal assists the school principal in the promotion of a positive school climate and the supervision and coordination of the total instructional program.

This job reports to the Campus Administrator.

Qualifications

Education: Master's degree in job-related area.

Certificates & Licenses: Valid Virginia Department of Education license required, or eligibility to obtain one, with an endorsement in Administration and Supervision.

Experience

• Student-Centered: Belief that all students, regardless of background, can flourish and thrive in whatever college or career pathway they choose
• Equity & Cultural Competency: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honor and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives; commitment to equity in a diverse school community
• Goal-Oriented: Ability to establish clear goals and action plans for a team
• Student Achievement & Performance Management: Demonstrated patterns of student achievement, both in the classroom and from teachers previously managed; demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes; ensures that there are no artificial barriers between student support and instructional leadership
• Student Support Team : Coordinates with School Support Team members (e.g., counselors, social workers) to ensure students are supported and can be successful
• Behavior Management : Knowledge of behavioral management frameworks that reteach expectations and prepare students to be productive members of the school community
• Professional Learning Communities & Data Analysis : Supports the implementation of Professional Learning Communities to ensure that student's academic progress is monitored and supported; adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data
• Curriculum Alignment: Knowledge of school-wide academic standards and all state assessments required of students' knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies; collaborates with teachers to monitor the implementation of the curriculum.
• Instructional Leadership : Ability to provide instructional feedback to teachers to enhance instructional best-practices
• Differentiated Instruction: Knowledge of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies and pedagogy; provides appropriate and sustained professional learning to reinforce research-based best practices in the curriculum implementation, instruction, and assessment as well as differentiation and personalization
• Relationship Building: Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders
• Collaborates with Central Office to ensure the appropriate levels of support are available to all students
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit

Essential Functions

Instructional Leadership

• Supports the school leader's vision and takes an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; contributes to school-wide planning and prioritizes time to accomplish goals; provides input into the strategic planning of the school, and identifies areas of ownership for self and direct reports
• Provides high-quality instructional coaching with frequent and scheduled teacher observations, actionable and bite-sized feedback, and accountability for adjustment in practice; promotes academic excellence in a nurturing environment
• Informs teachers of professional development opportunities that develop teacher's knowledge of best practices in instructional methods and coaches teachers on how to match particular strategies to gaps in student mastery
• Participates in the school improvement planning (SIP) process and ensures the implementation of actions related to SIP goals (such as monitoring on-time graduation rate, special populations, etc.)
• With guidance from the school leader, leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments he/she coaches and ensures alignment with school-wide goals
• Supports the School Leader in identifying and developing emerging leaders (department heads and/or grade level chairs) through goal setting, coaching, and feedback
• Studies curriculum and assessment in order to develop an understanding of content mastery, and what is required of students and teachers to accomplish mastery
• Coach teachers in data analysis to determine how data aligns to end-of-year goals; Support them in disaggregating data to analyze how diverse student groups are performing; Determine what data indicates about areas of student mastery and growth; Identify specific instructional actions and adjustments to fill students' knowledge and skill gaps within an appropriate timeline

School Operations and Learning Environment

• Model strong staff and student culture and manage school-wide character development and behavior management systems
• Supports teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline
• Develop teachers to provide rigorous and high-quality instruction and support School leaders in planning, implementing, and enabling systems of MTSS
• Acts as the first leadership team contact for student intervention and parent engagement
• Creates and nurtures a positive school climate with high levels of effective collaboration and communication with all stakeholders
• Provides leadership and oversight for programs serving special populations of students including EL, SPED, TAG, Advanced Placement, and Dual Enrollment Programs
• Ensures appropriate student supervision (e.g., arrivals/departures, attendance, parking lots, lunch periods, changing classes, study rooms, extracurricular programs, athletic events, etc.)
• Serves as a point-of-contact for campus-specific outside service providers
• Helps implement the school's emergency preparedness/crisis response plan(s)
• Maintains high standards for appropriate conduct with and for staff and students
• Determines next steps for issues that rise above the teacher/grade level/department chair role
• Collaborates with school leader on hiring diverse, highly-effective teachers and school staff
• Promotes a safe, efficient, and effective work and learning environment

Parents and Community Engagement/Partnerships

• Maintains open and effective communications with students, parents, and all school stakeholders in a timely manner
• Encourages collaborative relationships with familial organizations, i.e. PTA, and supports a productive relationship with community partnerships.
• Serves as a liaison and school representative at school-sponsored activities, i.e. athletic/academic extracurricular activities
• Monitors community demographics, resources, and emerging trends to ensure the school program addresses student and community needs
• Fosters and maintains a strong community commitment of support for the school division and high school

Clearances

• Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance
• Tuberculosis Skin Test

Public Health Compliance

• Proof of COVID vaccination. Exemptions for religious/medical will be reviewed.
• Must follow safety and health protocols.

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Primary Location:
ACHS King Street Campus
Salary Range:
$90,432.00 - $143,500.80 / Administrator LAS-DA (240)
Shift Type:
Full-Time