Anticipated Assistant Principal Burlington High School

Assistant Principal

Burlington High School

The Burlington School District believes a diverse and culturally proficient faculty and staff are pivotal to the creation of a strong learning and working environment that supports student achievement and success. BSD administrators lead inclusive school communities with our vision: Cultivating caring creative and courageous people. - Join the journey.

The Mission of the Burlington School District is to graduate students who:

• Value different cultures;
• Engage with the community;
• Communicate effectively;
• Think creatively;
• Skillfully solve problems; and
• Achieve at their highest academic intellectual and personal potential

The Burlington School District is seeking a High School Assistant Principal for the school year. The Assistant Principal supports the Principal in providing leadership direction and day-to-day management of the schools educational programs and operations guided by the Districts mission vision and strategic priorities.

The Assistant Principal plays a key role in fostering a positive and inclusive school climate that supports student learning and well-being. Responsibilities include supporting the implementation of school policies and procedures promoting positive student behavior and ensuring consistent and fair application of disciplinary practices when necessary.

As a member of the schools administrative leadership team the Assistant Principal helps oversee school programs supervise and evaluate staff and support continuous improvement in teaching and learning. The role also includes coordinating professional learning opportunities facilitating staff meetings and supporting the professional growth of both instructional and non-instructional personnel.

Essential Functions

• Department Liaison: Provides instructional and operational leadership to support achievement for all students with a focus on several school departments; supervises and monitors the instructional staff and oversees school budget expenditures in assigned departments; works with the principal to develop the curriculum and recommend curricular changes where appropriate; assists in the development of the master schedule with special attention to the departments supervised;
• Student Management: Relates to students with mutual respect while carrying out a positive and effective discipline policy with assigned grade levels (either 9&11 or 10&12); coordinates the Student Support Team and work with the Dean of Students to build a positive school climate providing behavior interventions in a restorative environment; supports the schools Mental Health Team and Safety Team;
• School Priorities/Systems: Work with the high school administrative team to implement and support the schools action plan and school systems such as Attendance and Grading
• Administrative Team: Participates in weekly administrator meetings with the principal and administrative leadership; develops in-service professional development aligned with school and district vision; serves as liaison with student activities programs and events including the schools community service program as needed
• Communication/Professional Growth: Communicates regularly and effectively with students educational staff parents community members and district staff; maintains a commitment to ongoing growth in self and others supporting and participating in district and site professional growth programs
• Other: Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

• Masters degree in educational administration or related areas.
• Licensed or eligible for Vermont Educators License.
• Endorsement as a Principal (91) or eligible for Vermont Provisional endorsement.
• Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Required Experience & Knowledge:

• Administrative School experience.
• School teaching experience.
• Experience with School Improvement and Transformation.
• Experience and knowledge of Restorative Practices.
• Experience effectively working with culturally and linguistically diverse groups.
• Training and/or experience with group facilitation and process management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the role and duties of a principal position.

Preferred Attributes / Skills:

• Ability to lead counsel and supervise a variety of personnel and programs.
• Strong decision-making analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability and interest in direct and effective communications.
• Ability to improve instruction and increase student learning.
• Ability to define problems and formulate alternatives and arrive at solutions when information and/or objectives are ambiguous.
• Ability to decide among alternative uses of limited resources.
• Planning and organizing abilities.
• Ability to handle the complications of authority power and dependence with subordinates.
• Ability to supervise and manage instructional and support staff within existing agreements.
• Skills in the area of program and performance evaluation.
• Effective conflict resolution skills (Equity lens necessary).
• Skilled facilitator and presenter.
• Strong Interpersonal skills.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

These are the physical and mental/reasoning requirements of the position as it is typically performed. The inability to meet one or more of these physical or mental/reasoning requirements will not automatically disqualify a candidate or employee from the position. For a full Job Description please contact Human Resources

Include but may not be limited to:

• Face-to-Face contact
• Noise Levels
• Verbal contact with others
• Judgment/decision making
• Outside weather conditions
• Inside air conditioning and heat
• Ability to move distances within schools offices and athletic fields

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS/TERMS:

• SALARY:As per theMaster Agreementbetween the Burlington Board of School Commissioners and the Burlington Education Association. This is a Salary Exempt position paidBi-Weekly.
• CALENDAR YEAR:260 workdays (based on start date) 8 per day/40 per week
• BENEFITS:Benefits-eligible on start date. 30 days to enroll in coverage from the first day of Benefits!
• PAID TIME:Sick Time / Personal Time / Vacation Time as per theMaster Agreement.

ABOUT BURLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Burlington School District (BSD) is the largest most diverse single-town school district in the state of School Year 2024-2025 (SY25) BSD served nearly 3200 PreK - Grade 12 students across 12 centralized campuses and additional locations for Burlington Technical Center programs. This includes providing support for 465 PreK students through 51 different partner programs in the SY25 Students in BSD came from homes representing 37 different first languages.

WHY BURLINGTON VERMONT
From Lake Champlain to world-class skiing Burlington has direct access to the outdoors. From hiking to biking golf kayaking or anything snow-related you can enjoy the scenery of the Green Mountain State year-round. Burlington boasts 35 parks and a highly acclaimed recreation program and is just 45 minutes from Montreal.Church Street Marketplaceis ONE of the most successful pedestrian malls in the country offering endless shopping historic architecture eateries and more and the City features a lively Arts &Culture scene. From stage performances to the Annual Art Hop farmers markets street festivals and more Burlington is a great place to live work and raise a family. What else would you expect from the Birth Place of Ben & Jerrys

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Burlington School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Applications from women veterans individuals with disabilities and people from diverse racial ethnic and cultural backgrounds are encouraged.

The Burlington School District will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

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