6-12 Assistant Principal

Job Description

The Iron Mountain Board of Education hereby posts the following position for 2026-2027:

POSITION: 6-12 Assistant Principal (220 days)

REPORTS TO: Superintendent, Building Principals

SUPERVISES: Teachers, support staff, student teachers, and volunteers as designated by the principal.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess valid Michigan Administrative Certificate.
• Demonstrated successful leadership in public school.
• Demonstrated leadership in working with professional staff, students, and the community.
• Demonstrated success in facilitating parental involvement, and community development.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assists the principal in the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts related to student academic achievement, ensuring that the school meets or makes satisfactory progress towards District standards and goals.
• With the principal, provides instructional leadership for school staff; identifies, implements, and monitors school-wide strategies that challenge high achievers and accelerates learning for low achievers; assists in developing appropriate staff development programs designed to improve skills in teaching early adolescents.
• Assists in the development, implementation and evaluation of data-driven procedures in collaboration with building leadership teams and staff.
• Supervises and evaluates school staff; models District standards of ethics and professionalism; monitors, assists, and evaluates staff implementation of school improvement plans and effective instructional and assessment practices.
• Assists in maintaining a safe and orderly school environment; ensures a positive internal and external appearance of the building in partnership with teachers, parents, students, custodians and other staff; prepares emergency procedures and communicates them to students, teachers, and staff; collaboratively develops and implements a school discipline plan that contains clear expectations, a system of positive reinforcement, and sequential, consistent, progressive consequences; analyzes and utilizes student discipline data to ensure effectiveness of behavioral interventions.
• Assists in shaping a school culture conducive to continuous improvement for students and staff; fosters, recognizes, and supports ethnic, cultural, gender, economic and human diversity throughout the school community, while striving to provide fair and equitable treatment and consideration for all.
• Assists in administering and managing human resources.
• Assists with the development of effective community relationships; seeks community support to form new partnerships as aligned with the school mission, vision and goals.
• Performs other functions and duties as assigned by the principal.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and benefits as determined by the Board of Education and one that is

commensurate with qualifications and experience.

EVALUATION: Performance evaluation for this position will be evaluated per district board policy and administrator evaluation guidelines.

CLOSING DATE OF APPLICATION: Open until filled.

IRON MOUNTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER