Assistant Principal Elementary

Primary Purpose: Assists the school principal in the provision of direction leadership and day-to-day management of educational activities within an assigned school. Plays an integral role in the establishment and maintenance of a school climate that is conducive to learning including overseeing the enforcement of school rules and regulations and the implementation of disciplinary measures. Oversee campus operations in the principals absence.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• Bachelors degree and three years of teaching experience required; Masters degree preferred.
• Campus leadership experience preferred.
• Active teaching certificate required.

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Clear and effective communication skills for diverse audiences including students staff and families
• Well-organized ability to balance competing priorities and multi-task
• Passion for developing staffs instructional toolbox and staff and student leadership capacities
• Leadership style that encourages teamwork and collaboration to support excellent instruction
• Persistence in the face of obstacles productive problem-solving to counter setbacks initiative to seize opportunities to make change
• Commitment to the service of students and families specifically diverse and underserved populations
• Ability to reflect on how to improve self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses willingness to take responsibility for actions and mistakes
• Ability to model and foster Rapoport Academy Core Values

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Strong School Leadership and Planning

• Supervises professional staff and teaching assistants
• In collaboration with the principal creates a high-performing skilled leadership team
• Ensure campus-wide monitoring of multiple forms of student data to inform instructional and intervention decisions to maximize student achievement for both mainstream and special student populations
• Productively manages and supports change processes
• Strategically supports focused planning processes with strategic monitoring of outcomes
• Focuses calendars and time to address principal leadership and instructional priorities
• Coordinates with appropriate staff to ensure a clean safe and secure campus
• Manage train and maintain documentation for emergency response and school safety including drills safety committee meetings staff development and general campus security.
• Manage staff leave and coverage
• Ensure adherence to campus budget management purchasing and inventory

Effective Well-Supported Teachers

• Assists the campus principal in routinely implementing targeted and personalized strategies to induct support grow and retain effective educators
• Conducts rigorous calibrated and supported observations
• Supports the campus principal to personalize and align professional development
• Reinforce expectations for staff performance with regard to instructional strategies and classroom management

Positive School Culture

• Collaborates to establish clear expectations driven by data and proactive systems for behaviors including social and emotional supports
• Aligns the vision mission and goals to a safe environment and high expectations
• Act as campus behavioral coordinator in accordance with state laws and regulations.
• Work with faculty and students to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances the school climate.
• Ensure that school rules are uniformly applied and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable in accordance with the student handbook.
• Conduct conferences about student and school issues with parents students and teachers.
• Manage attendance records including watch-list communication with parents students and administration
• Ensure that students are adequately supervised during non-instructional periods.
• Manages school organizations.
• Provides administrative level liaison with internal and external stakeholders and community programs.
• Productively involves and coordinates family and community involvement
• Assists principal in implementation of strategies to proactively provide and coordinate student support services

High Quality Curriculum and Effective Instruction

• Supports the campus principal in ensuring fidelity of implementation with state and district curricula and assessments

• Actively supports the development of effective routines instructional strategies and experiences for all students
• Collaboratively monitors multiple forms of data to guide instructional decisions and performance
• Supports implementation of high-quality standards-aligned curriculum

Other Duties

• Adhere to legal ethical and professional standards for school principals including current professional standards of competence and practice
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law State Board of Education rule and local and board policies and procedures. Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations
• Be the Administrator on Duty as needed for Athletic/Academic/Social events as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills that may be required.

Required Experience:

Staff IC