Class Title: Elementary Assistant PrincipalDepartment: AdministrationClassification: Administrator - 200 days, 10 days before opening and 10 days after closingImmediate Supervisor: PrincipalCLASS DESCRIPTION: Assists the Principal to provide 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 the staff in all areas of the School Improvement Plan. Ensures a safe, pleasant and effective educational atmosphere, provides discipline as necessary and enforces district policy.
Assists the Principal to manage employees in the elementary school. Supports the Principal in setting the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of the staff within the school. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations 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.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Assistant Principal will assist the Principal to: Manage all building staff Provide general supervision of students Schedule teachers and students Create a master schedule to effectively utilize available resources. Facilitate in-service training/professional development for staff Supervise extra-curricular activities Create and encourage a building vision. Direct the staff in addressing the needs of all students through differentiated instruction. Establish priorities for educational materials to meet the needs of students and prepare and help prepare the budgetEvaluate personnelParticipate on SIT, MTSS, Faculty Advisory or other committees as necessary As directed by the Principal, the Assistant Principal: Manages the physical plant in terms of safety and welfare of students and staff.
Resolves staff problems and provide support to teachers Maintains the discipline and morale of students by carrying out the provisions of the Student Rights and Responsibilities in a consistent and fair manner Utilizes the parameters of all negotiated contracts Evaluates performance and effectiveness of programs and staff Interacts with students in a constructive manner to encourage each individual to perform at their highest level. Possesses strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize a multitude of tasks. Maintains relations with parents, parent groups, and school volunteers and outside agencies. Participates in district-wide activities, in-services and committees, as appropriate.Implements policy and procedure changes from the Board, or the State and Federal level at the building level.
Continually monitors student achievement Maintains current educational/administrative certificate by meeting required course work under Act 45. Provides instructional and curricular leadership through the development of appropriate programs and expectations outlined in the School Improvement Plan.. Ensure quality instruction is taking place in all classrooms as outlined in the School Improvement Plan. Other duties as assigned by the Principal.Keep current on state (RIDE) directives/mandates/ initiatives and or federal changes that impact education.QUALIFICATIONS: 1.
Masters Degree or higher 3. A valid Rhode Island Teaching Certificate with five years of successful teaching experience 4. A valid Rhode Island Administrative CertificatePHYSICAL DEMANDSThe physical demands described 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.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work in a variety of physical positions, including sitting, bending, stretching, standing, and walking. The employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear.The employee is frequently required to use hands, handle or feel. Frequent and repetitive hand and finger movements are required when using writing tools and computers. The employee must be able to perform physical activities such as, but not limited to, lifting and/or moving objects up to ten (10) pounds.
Specific vision abilities include close vision. WORK ENVIRONMENTThe work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to noise levels normally found in an office and/or school environment.The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.