Assistant Principal - Elementary (2025-26 School Year)
Assistant Principal - Elementary (2025-26 School Year)
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Job Description
STATUS: 210 Day Employee
FLSA STATUS: Exempt
REPORTS TO: Building Principal
POSITION SUMMARY: This position functions to provide assistance to the principal on all assigned activities of the school site and to assume complete charge in the absence of the principal. Under the supervision of the principal supervise instruction in assigned subjects; supervise selected extracurricular activities; provide individual assistance to students with academic or behavioral problems; and perform related work as required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The list of Essential Functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented.
- Assist the Principal in leading a diverse staff student body and the community in development and implementation of buildinglevel goals focused on the improvement of student learning.
- Assist the Principal in leading staff in the development and implementation of District and buildinglevel goals relating to cultural competency and student learning.
- Assist the Principal in establishing a school climate that promotes equal opportunities for all students good conduct and positive attitudes and values and accept responsibility for the attendance conduct health and safety of students.
- Assist the Principal in supervising and evaluating the performance of all assigned personnel and engage staff in the development of professional growth activities designed to support individual school/District goals and programs in order to improve student learning.
- Assist the Principal in the development ongoing improvement and implementation of the District and school curricular program.
- Assist the Principal in overseeing the schools extracurricular program.
- Assist the Principal in supervising the maintenance and operation of the building grounds and property assigned to the building.
- Provide for effective staff communication; collaborate and resolve conflicts with others.
- Assist the Principal in working cooperatively with other administrators; advise supervisors and other appropriate District administrators of progress problems and other information regarding the schools program.
- Assist the Principal in providing leadership supervision and evaluation of the instructional program for the school.
- Assist the Principal in providing and/or facilitating training of staff with regard to the most effective practices which lead to higher student achievement regardless of race ethnicity socioeconomic status or prior academic achievement.
- Analyze and interpret schoollevel data; work with the administrative staff to develop School Improvement Plans that contain strategies to improve student learning.
- Interpret and implement Board policies and administrative regulations.
- Establish positive relationships with persons regardless of race gender physical limitation sexual orientation or religious belief with an active commitment to equal opportunity for all students and staff.
- Foster an environment that focuses on quality results while motivating developing and supporting staff encouraging continuous improvement and working effectively as a member of a team.
- Possess a sense of vision and project that sense involve others in accomplishing goals and solving problems and interact with diverse groups successfully.
- Plan schedule and allocate resources appropriately; reach logical conclusions and make highquality decisions using appropriate decisionmaking processes; accept responsibility for actions and consequences.
- Utilize computer technologies to enhance instruction and to manage building functions.
- Exercise good judgment insight selfawareness integrity and cultural responsiveness when interacting with employees students and patrons.
- Continue ones own lifelong learning develop talent and leadership skills in others provide critical feedback and receive critical feedback in order to maintain high standards for ones self and ones school.
- Make clear persuasive presentations to diverse groups as needed.
- Represent the school in the community through business partnerships and activities.
- Utilize knowledge of a variety of instructional techniques to assist in the improvement of instructional programs.
- Assist the principal with leading the improvement of student learning as evidenced by the improvement of schoolbased and/or Districtbased data points.
- Lead supervise and evaluate staff and work effectively with teachers to improve instruction.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with a variety of clienteles.
- Physical stamina to handle challenging work schedule.
- Respect for administrators students teachers parents and support staff.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment on sensitive issues.
- Ability to work effectively with all stakeholders.
- Calm demeanor for handling stressful situations.
- Ability to effectively resolve conflict between various stakeholders with diverse backgrounds and needs.
- Ability to accomplish tasks that are often interrupted by persons with special and/or immediate needs.
- Ability to read analyze and determine the appropriate course of action based on various types of written and verbal information.
- Must possess excellent problemsolving management organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Must possess knowledge of special education.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
- Masters degree with a major in educational administration required (Educational Specialist or Doctorate preferred).
- Must hold a current and appropriate Missouri principal certificate.
- At least five (5) years successful teaching experience preferred.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work setting involves performance in an environment with various levels of staff to supervise and the accomplishment of tasks that are often interrupted by persons with special and/or immediate needs. The employee must be able to regularly work nontraditional hours including evenings and weekends. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk sit talk hear and utilize manual dexterity. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms to stoop kneel crouch or crawl and to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision the ability to adjust focus and depth perception. The employee must independently transport him/herself to various sites in the District as well as other sites out of the District for various types of meetings and events.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
