4th-5th Assistant Principal/Curriculum Coordinator (K-12)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Title: 4^Th - 5^TH Assistant Principal / Curriculum Coordinator (K-12)

Job Goal: Assists the Principal in providing instructional leadership to staff, including curriculum planning, review, and implementation; and professional development. Assists in the day-to-day building administration and the safety and welfare of students, staff, volunteers, and activities. Leads staff in implementing quality instruction. Ensures a safe, pleasant, and effective educational atmosphere, provides discipline as necessary, and enforces school policy. Assists the Principal in managing employees in the elementary school. Supports the Principal in setting the overall direction, coordinating, and evaluating the staff within the school. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsible for interviewing, making recommendations for hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

As Curriculum Coordinator: Design, evaluate, and update educational programs, standards, and learning materials to improve student outcomes.

Reports to: North Elementary Principal

Supervises: Teachers, support staff, student teachers, and volunteers as designated by the Superintendent.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Educational Leadership or School Administration preferred
• Must hold or be enrolled in a program that leads to a Michigan Elementary Administrator’s Certificate
• Must hold a valid Michigan Teaching Certificate or have a minimum of three (3) year’s experience in Elementary Administration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Assistant Principal will assist the Principal to:

1. Implement the tenants of Professional Learning Communities.
2. Manage all building staff and provides general supervision to students.
3. Assign teachers to classrooms and students to classes.
4. Create master schedule to effectively utilize available resources.
5. Facilitate in-service training/professional development for staff
6. Supervise extra-curricular activities
7. Create and encourage a building vision.
8. Direct the staff in addressing the needs of all students through differentiated instruction.
9. Establish priorities for educational materials to meet the needs of students and prepares the School budget, works with the Business Manager on budgeting and purchasing.
10. Work with Central Administration personnel to coordinate processes for the effective functioning of the school.
11. Work with the Director of Special Education to assure the appropriate programming for special needs/at-risk students.
12. Determines staffing needs and submits recommendations to the Central Administration.

As Curriculum Coordinator:

• Curriculum Development: Research and map K-12 curriculum frameworks to align with state standards
• Instructional Support: Oversee the training of teachers on new content, instructional strategies, and digital tools.
• Data Analysis: Evaluates students’ assessment data to identify gaps and update curriculum effectiveness.
• Resource Selection: Review, recommend, and manage the adoption of textbooks and educational technology.
• Collaboration: Work with administrators, teachers, and specialists to ensure cohesion across grade levels.
• Professional Development: Organize and lead workshops to improve teaching and subject matter expertise.

As directed by the Principal, the Assistant Principal/Curriculum Director

1. Manages the physical plant in terms of safety and welfare of students and staff.
2. Resolves staff problems and provides support to teachers
3. Maintains the discipline and morale of students by carrying out the provisions of the Student Rights and Responsibilities in a consistent and fair manner
4. Utilizes the parameters of all negotiated contracts
5. Evaluates the performance and effectiveness of programs and staff
6. Interacts with students in a constructive manner to encourage each individual to perform at their highest level.
7. Possesses strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize a multitude of tasks.
8. Maintains relations with parents, parent groups, and school volunteers and outside agencies.
9. Participates in district-wide activities, in-services and committees, as appropriate.
10. Implements policy and procedure changes from the Board, or the State and Federal level at the building level.
11. Continual monitoring of student achievement
12. Maintains current educational/administrative certificate.
13. Instructional and curricular leadership through the development of appropriate programs and expectations.
14. Ensure quality instruction is taking place in all classrooms.
15. Other duties as assigned by the Principal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting for an extended period of time
• Walking and standing for prolonged periods
• Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling 35 pounds • Ability to kneel, crouch, bend and reach to retrieve and handle materials, supplies and equipment
• Moving fingers and hands in a repetitive manner
• Ability to speak clearly and distinctly when communicating
• Hearing clearly
• Adequate vision to perform duties

Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional and technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of staff, parents and the general public.

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in a specific field. Ability to create and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, and the community. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both in oral and written form. Demonstrates awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies. Ability to use a personal computer and related software.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties may be assigned.

Terms of Employment: Salary and benefits as determined by the Board of Education and one that is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Flexible schedule to supervise/attend events, activities, and meetings held evenings and weekends.

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