What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Principal position at Central Office?
Title: Assistant Principal
(Grades 9-12)
Reports to: Principal
Salary: State Salary Plus Local Supplement
* This posting will also be used to capture applications for future unanticipated Building-Level Openings for the 2026-2027 school year. *
Dare County Schools is looking for a dynamic and innovative Assistant Principal that will enhance high quality teaching and learning.
Qualifications: • Classroom Teaching Experience required
- Eligibility for North Carolina Principal Licensure required
Supervises: • Will supervise as assigned by the principal
Essential Job Functions
- Assists in the implementation of student orientation, registration and scheduling
- Assists in ensuring that the district mission statement is carried out and that the School Improvement Plan is adhered to by all stakeholders of the school
- Assists in the evaluation of all employees
- Serve as the Schools Testing Coordinator
- Assists the principal in involving the staff in setting budget priorities
- Acts to upgrade own professional knowledge and skills
- Uses and promotes technological tools
- Assists to define and disseminate information about school disciplinary policies and procedures to parents, students, staff and community
- Communicates and carries out established policies, delegates and accepts responsibility for completion of tasks and communicates program goals, objectives and policies to the community
- Assist in supervising and maintaining auxiliary services and uses community resources to supplement the school program
- Promotes and maintains open communications, promotes positive student attitudes respects dignity, worth of staff, students and complies with established lines of authority
- Assists in completion of records and reports in the supervision and inventory of necessary supplies, equipment and materials
- Has knowledge in curriculum and instruction, can coach educators with designing personalized instruction, utilization of data (EVAAS, Benchmarks, EOC’s/EOG’s, local assessments)
- Understands the Exceptional Children process, and can carry out the role of LEA
- All other duties assigned by the Principal