QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION:

• Master's Degree
• Administrative certification issued by the Texas Education Agency
• Minimum three years of classroom teaching experience
• Minimum required age of 21

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT:

• Systematically and continuously, monitor instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program outcomes; use these findings for corrective action and improvement, as well as for recognition of success.
• Work with staff to plan, implement and evaluate the curriculum on a systematic basis.
• Ensure that curriculum renewal is continuous and responsive to student needs.
• Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional goals.
• Evaluate and recommend improvement in the purposes, design, and implementation of the instructional program, as well as other support programs related to the mission of the school.
• School/Organizational Climate
• Communicate and promote high expectation levels for staff and student performance in an enabling, supportive way; provide proper recognition of excellence and achievement.
• Establish and maintain an environment, which is conducive to positive staff morale and directed towards the achievement of the school's mission in accordance with AISD goals.
• Foster collegiality and team-building among staff, encouraging their active involvement in decision-making.
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, parents, and community; project a positive image that enhances the school's mission.
• Mediate and facilitate the effective resolution of conflicts in a timely fashion.
• Assess the school climate and use resultant data to develop improvement plans collaboratively with others.
• Have a clear sense of the school's mission; actively involve the staff in planning and decision-making in order to accomplish the mission.
• Initiate and support programs and actions that foster learning and facilitate a positive, caring climate, as well as an orderly, purposeful environment for students of AISD.

SCHOOL/ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT:

• Determine and build a common vision for school improvement; direct planning activities and implement programs collaboratively to ensure attainment of the school's
• Identify, analyze and apply research findings (e.g., effective school research correlates) to facilitate school improvement.
• Develop (as necessary), maintain and utilize appropriate information systems and records necessary for the attainment of the school's mission and overall school improvement efforts.

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT:

• Use developmental supervision effectively and comprehensively with all staff by systematically observing instruction, recording observations and regularly conducting formative and summative evaluation conferences.
• Apply state/district appraisal systems appropriately and ensure that evaluations clearly and accurately represent staff performance.
• Confer with subordinates regarding their professional growth; work jointly with them to develop and accomplish improvement goals.
• Identify, provide and/or encourage participation in available in-service training options to address the goals identified through the growth planning process.
• Clearly define expectations for staff performance regarding instructional strategies, classroom management and communication with the public.
• Encourage personal and professional growth and leadership among the staff; recognize exemplary performance.
• Be effective in interviewing, selecting and orienting new staff; make sound recommendations relative to personnel placement, transfer, retention, and

ADMINISTRATION AND FISCAL/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT:

STUDENT MANAGEMENT:

• Work with faculty and staff to implement a student management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances school climate.
• Effectively develop and communicate with students, staff, and parents school guidelines for student conduct.
• Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that consequences of misconduct are applied equitably to all students.
• Effectively conduct conferences with parents, students, and teachers concerning school and student issues, conveying both positive aspects of student behavior as well as problem areas.
• Encourage plans for improved student behavior that reflect additional opportunities for learning.

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT:

• Use the information provided through assessment instruments, the district appraisal process and evaluate feedback from line supervisors to improve performance.
• Strive to improve leadership skills through self-initiated professional development activities (e.g., undertaking professional reading, attending conferences and participating in training programs).
• Utilize information gained in professional development programs for self-improvement.
• Disseminate ideas and information to other professionals; provide leadership in addressing challenges facing the profession.
• Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical manner in accordance with TEA Code of Ethics.

SCHOOL/COMMUNITY RELATIONS:

• Articulate the school's mission and campus plan to the community and solicit their support in achieving the goals of the campus.
• Demonstrate awareness of school/community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
• Demonstrate the use of appropriate techniques for effective community and parent involvement.
• Emphasize and nurture two-way communication between the school and community.
• Project a positive image of the community.

PAY GRADE INFORMATION:

• Principal Substitutes are paid the minimim daily pay of the range below:
  • Principal Elementary; Dual Language/Fine Arts - ADMIN 7
  • Principal Junior High, Alternative High School - ADMIN 8
  • Principal High School; CTC; Early College High School - ADMIN 9