What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Assistant Principal position at DODGEK12GA?
Title: Assistant Principal
Qualifications: Minimum certification to the Master's level in administration and supervision and Leadership Certification
Reports to: Supervises: Principal
Job Goals:
Assists principal in supervising faculty, staff, and students
To relieve the principal of such impediments as prevent her/him from fulfilling his chief responsibility of promoting the educational well-being of each student in the school.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Assists the principal in the overall administration of the school.
- Serves as principal in the absence of the regular principal.
- Assists in supervision of all programs and activities.
- Serves as School Improvement Coordinator and works with department heads and faculty members for school improvement.
- Assists in requisitioning supplies, textbooks, and equipment, maintaining records, and checking on receipts for such records.
- Cooperates in the conducting of safety inspections and safety drill practices activities.
- Assumes responsibility for custodial issues, cafeteria issues, and other support services as needed.
- Assists in reporting and monitoring of student attendance and assist the counselor with attendance and follow-up activities.
- Assist 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.
- Works with the administrative staff to ensure the successful implementation of all school events.
- Attends special events to recognize student achievement, school-sponsored activities, and functions.
- Conducts staff meetings.
- Develops and implements pro-active discipline approaches by monitoring lunchroom, hallways, and exterior perimeters of school.
- Evaluate assigned staff on a regular basis and per request by principal, organize staff development programs when necessary to improve staff deficiencies found through evaluation.
- Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the principal may from time to time.
- Performs all other duties as requested by the principal.