Elementary Assistant Principal - 2026-2027 School Year

Job Title:                          Elementary Assistant Principal                                                                                                        

Responsible to:                Principal

Qualifications:                                                                                              

Valid teaching certificate and appropriate certificate to act as a principal in the State of Missouri.

Primary Functions:        

To assist the principal in providing schoolwide leadership and to learn the role of the principal.   

General Expectations:

• Supports the mission of Carthage R-9 School District.
• Supports the value of education.
• Become familiar with, enforce, and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations, administrative procedures, other directions given by district administrators and supervisors, and state and federal laws.
• Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
• Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
• Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
• Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required.
• Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
• Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
• Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
• Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
• Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
• Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
• Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes as required by law and Board policy.
• Solve practical problems as needed to complete job duties.
• Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties.

Essential Functions     

• Assists the principal in the overall administration of the school.
• Serves as principal in the absence of the regular principal.
• Assists in the conducting of safety inspections and safety drill practice activities.
• Supervises the reporting and monitoring of student attendance and works with the attendance supervisor for investigative follow-up actions.
• Assists in maintaining discipline throughout the student body and deals with special cases as necessary.
• Serves with parents, faculty and student groups as requested in advancing educational and related activities and objectives.
• Performs such record-keeping functions as the principal may direct.
• Walks about school building and property to monitor safety and security.
• Supervises teachers and departments as assigned by the principal. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as needed.