Job Title:         Middle School Assistant Principal                           Wage/Hour Status:  Exempt        

Reports to:      Middle School Principal                                          Pay Grade:  Admin/Prof 3

Dept./School:  Middle School                                                        Date Revised:  2018

Primary Purpose:

Assist the school principal in overall administration of instructional program and campus level operations. Coordinate assigned student activities and services.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Master’s degree

Texas assistant principal or other appropriate Texas certificate

Certified appraiser

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Thorough understanding of school operations

Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Ability to coordinate campus support operations

Experience:

Two years experience as a classroom teacher

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional Management

1. Participate in development and evaluation of educational programs.
2. Encourage and support development of innovative instructional programs, helping teachers pilot such efforts when appropriate.
3. Promote the use of technology in teaching/learning process.
4. Follow and ensure that the LEISD curriculum implementation calendar is followed and that teachers are implementing each curriculum element outlined by six weeks period.
5. Identify what teaching staff needs to know and be able to gather, analyze, and use student assessment data at both the campus and classroom levels.
6. Ensure that each department meets in a Professional Learning Community on a regular basis to foster long term commitment to excellence. Be present for PLC meetings to ensure an atmosphere of collaborative experimentation that leads to continuous improvement, and that professional dialogue drives day to day decisions.
7. Identify areas of needed professional development and schedule workshops as necessary to assist staff in the effective implementation of the TEKS Resources curriculum.
8. Evaluate the progress that staff has made in achieving competencies related to TEKS Resources and student performance. Use this information to design a professional development plan to move the program forward.

School/Organizational Climate

1. Promote a positive, caring climate for learning.
2. Deal sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds.
3. Communicate effectively with students and staff.

School/Organizational Improvement

1. Participate in development of campus improvement plans with staff, parents, and community members.
2. Help principal develop, maintain, and use information systems to maintain and records to track progress on campus performance objectives and academic excellence indicators.

Personnel Management

1. Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences.
2. Assist principal in interviewing, selecting, and orienting new staff.

Administration and Fiscal/Facilities Management

1. Supervise operations in principal’s absence.
2. Help plan daily school activities by participating in the development of class schedules, teacher assignments, and extracurricular activity schedules.
3. Supervise reporting and monitoring of student attendance and work with attendance clerk on follow-up investigations.
4. Work with department heads and faculty to compile annual budget requests based on documented program needs.
5. Requisition supplies, textbooks, and equipment; check inventory; maintain records; and verify receipts for materials.
6. Assist with safety inspections and safety-drill practice activities.
7. Coordinate support services as needed.
8. Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and board policy.

Student Management

1. Ensure that students are adequately supervised during non instructional periods.
2. Help to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior.
3. Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable.
4. Conduct conferences on student and school issues with parents, students, and teachers.

Professional Growth and Development

1. Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment.

School/Community Relations

1. Articulate the school’s mission to community and solicit its support in realizing mission.
2. Demonstrate awareness of school-community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.
3. Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

Other

1. Maintain confidentiality.
2. Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Share supervisory responsibility for professional staff with school principal. Supervise teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, clerical personnel and others as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Work with frequent interruptions. Occasional districtwide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.