Assistant Principal of Culture

The Assistant Principal of School Culture at Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy (HFCA) serves as a key member of the campus leadership team and is responsible for leading the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of a safe, structured, and high-expectations school environment. This leader establishes clear systems, routines, and accountability measures that promote consistency across classrooms and common spaces while fostering a strong sense of belonging and scholar ownership.

The Assistant Principal oversees comprehensive student culture systems that support scholars academically, socially, and emotionally, including discipline frameworks, restorative practices, attendance initiatives, behavioral interventions, and student engagement efforts. This role monitors culture data trends, leads proactive interventions, and partners with families to ensure student success. In close collaboration with instructional leaders, the Assistant Principal ensures that culture systems and academic priorities operate in alignment, supporting teachers in maintaining strong classroom management and maximizing instructional time. Through visible leadership, coaching, and consistent follow-through, this leader cultivates a positive, achievement-oriented school climate where scholars and staff thrive.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

School Culture & Climate Leadership

• Design, implement, and sustain a culture of high expectations aligned to HFCA’s PRIDE values.

• Establish and reinforce consistent campus-wide systems for behavior, accountability, and scholar recognition.

• Serve as a visible and consistent presence throughout the building during arrival, transitions, lunch, dismissal, and events.

• Lead Tier 1- 3 behavior supports as needed.

• Partner with counselors, deans, student life, and academic leaders to support the whole scholar.

• Lead initiatives that strengthen scholar belonging, engagement, and identity development.

• Owns implementation of HFCA's SEL curriculum across the campus.

• Oversee campus safety protocols, drills, and emergency procedures in partnership with campus administration.

Positive Discipline & Restorative Practices

• leads in-the-moment response to safety and behavior incidents

• Supervise and improve discipline systems to ensure consistency, fairness, and alignment with HFCA values.

• Suspension/expulsion documentation and compliance reporting.

• Ensure discipline practices are strengths-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive.

• Maintain accurate discipline and attendance records; analyze trends and share insights with leadership.

• Support staff in implementing proactive classroom management systems.

• Develop intervention plans that reduce repeat behaviors and increase scholar retention.

• Lead restorative conversations with scholars and families when necessary.

Student Engagement & Retention

• Lead efforts to improve scholar attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism.

• Collaborate with families to address attendance and behavior concerns.

• Support new scholar onboarding and orientation programming.

• Develop systems to strengthen scholar retention year over year.

• Partner with Student Life and Athletics to promote extracurricular engagement.

Instructional & Leadership Collaboration

• Serve as a member of the campus leadership team.

• Partner with the Principal and instructional leaders to ensure culture systems support academic achievement.

• implements and maintains HFCA's schoolwide culture systems with fidelity

• Conduct classroom walkthroughs with a focus on engagement, classroom environment, and scholar culture.

• Support teacher development in classroom management and culture-building practices.

• Assist in staff recruitment, hiring, and onboarding of mission-aligned educators.

• Co-lead professional development related to culture, engagement, and scholar support.

Staff Supervision

• Directly supervise and support designated student support personnel (e.g., Deans, Student Life Coordinators, Counselors, etc.).

• Provide coaching and feedback to staff responsible for culture and scholar support initiatives.