Midland High School Athletic Director/Assistant Principal
Midland High School Athletic Director/Assistant Principal
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TITLE: Midland High School Athletic Director/Assistant Principal
REPORTS TO: Midland High School Principal
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary range 10at: $100945 - $118759 50 weeks per year position-full time.Hours during summer and school breaks may vary as determined by District administration.
START DATE: July 1 2025
INTRODUCTION
Come join Midland Public Schools as our next Athletic Director/Assistant Principal at Midland High School. Midland Public Schools encompasses approximately 140 square miles and serves approximately 7400 students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The District operates 12 schools with an operating budget of $113 million with a 35% fund balance. The District is uniquely linked to and intertwined with the surrounding community and boasts a strong tradition and expectation of exceptional academics. Midland Public Schools holds a high concentration of STEM-degreed individuals and readily offers business needs for strong-skilled trades. The district is located adjacent to the world headquarters of Dow Chemical as well as large employers such as MyMichigan Health Dupont and Corteva. Midland provides big-city amenities with a small-town feel and is the home to Midland Center for the Arts Greater Midland Tennis Center Great Lakes Loons/Dow Diamond Dow Gardens/Whiting Forest and the nations longest canopy walk. Please visit the Midland Public Schools website for more information: and the Midland Awaits video: @Midland Awaits
POSITION SUMMARY
Midland Public Schools is seeking an innovative transformative progressive and collaborative leader to serve as the Athletic Director/Assistant Principal at Midland High School. This position reports to the Principal of Midland High School and is responsible for all aspects of athletic programming coach and athlete development and administrative tasks as assigned by the building principal. The Athletic Director/Assistant Principal will work collaboratively to support the district vision: Lead with respect trust and courage. Ensure an equitable collaborative and inclusive culture. Enable all to achieve success.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters degree in Educational Leadership School Administration or similar
- Must meet or be willing to meet the State School Administrators licensure and continuing education requirements
- Knowledge of current education research and best practices
- Demonstrated skills in leadership communications and team building
- Successful experiences in leadership roles with knowledge of school law and legal requirements of schools
- Proficient using data to inform decisions
- Ability to establish and maintain good public reactions and communication with studentsparents and members of the community while maintaining a calm and professional image
- Able to work an irregular schedule
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Advanced education degree (beyond Masters degree)
- Evidence of successful experience as a school administrator
- Evidence of successful experience as a teacher and instructional leadership roles
- Evidence of successful experience as a coach and athletic leadership roles
- State of Michigan teacher certification
- Experience with school-based leadership including development implementation and monitoring of programs and budgets
- Advanced level computer knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Google Suite and other computer skills
- Knowledge of and experience dealing with student disciplinary issues school safety and various student services-related matters
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Communication: knows and demonstrates vibrant two-way communication with school leaders and staff members. Must write accurately using technical language and serve as a solid verbal communicator. Capable of presentations that make technical complex issues accessible and comprehensible for all.
- Teamwork: creates and motivates a diverse team. Assists team members in seeing their role as part of an overall effort and something greater than themselves.
- Leadership: demonstrates extraordinary leadership ability to include strategic planning and visioning project management goal setting and program planning and implementation.
- Motivation: works to motivate staff members to excel.
- Knowledge: demonstrated supervisory ability to include selection development evaluation and management of professional staff members.
- Emotional Intelligence: capable of strong human connection; the ability to manage both their own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you; exhibits self-awareness self-regulation motivation empathy and social skills.
- Focus: proven ability to set goals and measures of achievement for said goals and provide multiple strategies to achieve these goals
- Multitasking: has excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Flexible team player willing to do what it takes to get the job done; adaptable and enjoys a challenge.
- Sound Judgement: someone who exhibits sound judgment with the ability to prioritize and make decisions.
- Self-starter: a detail-oriented self-starter with prior experience in facilitating success energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Athletic Director
- Communicate and promote expectations for high-level performance and sportsmanship to staff and student-athletes; recognize excellence and achievement.
- Articulate the schools and athletic departments mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission
- Ensure exceptional game/event management to elevate the experience of student athletes and spectators
- Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.
- Ensure the effective resolution of conflicts.
- Ensure compliance within the department on all applicable District and MHSAA policies
- Collaborate with Human Resources to interview select and orient new coaches.
- Make recommendations to the superintendent team on termination suspension or non-renewal of employees within the department.
- Define expectations for coach/staff performance regarding strategies management and communication with the public.
- Observe coach/staff performance conduct observations and facilitate evaluation conferences utilizing District evaluation systems.
- Develop the athletic departments budget based on documented program needs estimated participation personnel and other fiscal needs; keep programs within budget limits; maintain fiscal control; accurately report fiscal information.
Assistant Principal
- Act as a support to the building principal: support the development of teaching andlearning coordinate curriculum in collaboration with district staff and provide instructional support as requested by the principal
- Address and document student behavior issues promptly and effectively utilizingrestorative practices when appropriate
- Collaborate with teachers counselors support staff and parents to provide interventionsand supports for students experiencing academic behavioral or social-emotional challenges
- Manage student attendance and truancy working with families and community partnersto address attendance barriers
- Act as a mentor coach and evaluator for the teaching and support staffassigned to the building
- Collaborate as an administrative team member around other district-level initiatives forstudents and staff
- Other administrative duties as assigned by the Principal or District
- Collaborate with Operations to manage the use of school facilities and supervise the maintenance of facilities to ensure a clean orderly and safe campus.
Other
- Regular and reliable in person attendance
- Comply with District policies as well as state and federal laws and regulations.
- Adhere to the Districts safety policies and procedures.
- Maintain confidentiality in the conduct of District business.
- Must be able to perform the essential functions of walking and interacting with students and/or district employees in the specific work site assigned.
- Demonstrate regular and prompt attendance.
- Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervise and evaluate the performance of staff assigned to campus including teacher(s) coaches paraprofessional(s) administrative assistant(s) etc.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Mental Demands:
- Reading ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); maintain emotional control under stress; coordinate district-wide curriculum functions; interpret policy procedures and data.
Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
- Frequent standing stooping bending pulling pushing; move small stacks of textbooks media equipment desks and other classroom equipment; repetitive hand motions; prolonged use of computer terminal possible; occasional district-wide travel; occasional state-wide travel; frequent prolonged and irregular hours; possible biological exposure to bacteria and communicable diseases; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Midland Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity marital status familial status genetic information age weight height national origin disability or other legally-protected characteristic in its programs activities or employment and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Associate Superintendent/Human Resources 600 E. Carpenter Rd. Midland MI 48640.
The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.
District administration reserves the right to alter or amend job descriptions at any time. This job is not limited to any or all of the listed qualifications or functions.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
