Assistant Principal - Andover High School

Purpose:

Under direction, assist in the administration of a secondary school facility; plan, develop, organize, coordinate and supervise the student attendance, behavior management, counseling and guidance, site safety and security, and extracurricular activity programs; assist in the planning, development, and implementation of site, instructional, and operational goals and objectives, and in the evaluation of the effectiveness of educational programs and personnel performance;

perform other related functions as directed.

Qualifications:

Valid Kansas Administrative Licensure appropriate to specific level.

Supervisor:
Steen Danielsen, Building Principal

• Foster good school-community relations by keeping the community aware of and responsive to the activity program.
• Review, evaluate, and enforce student attendance processes and procedures, and, as needed, recommend revisions to the process.
• Supervise the reporting, monitoring, and enforcement of attendance policies (building and state).
• Propose schedules of extracurricular activities during the school year and also supervises the scheduling of such activities during the advisory/seminar period.
• Ensure that the student planner includes the customized calendar of school events.
• Monitor and address student discipline, safety and welfare issues by holding meetings with students, parents, investigating incidents, documenting findings, contacting proper authorities and conforming to legal requirements and regulations.
• Work with public safety and youth service agencies in resolving student management, attendance, and welfare problems.
• Assist in maintaining discipline throughout the student body, and deals with special cases as necessary.
• Review, and evaluate instructional and non-instructional personnel performance.
• Conduct informal observations of all faculty at all times during the year and school day.
• Assist in the planning, development, organization, coordination, and supervision of instructional programs and activities including those that occur in advisory/seminar.
• Advise, counsel and assist instructional, and support personnel in problem solving activities pertaining to student behavior management.
• Assist in the development of all building procedures and policies.
• Assist in working with department heads and faculty in compiling annual budget reports.
• Assist in the enforcement of national, regional, state, conference, district, and building policies.
• Supervise employees including assigning and directing work, interviewing and hiring, evaluating performance, disciplining, resolving problems.
• Attend instructional development meetings, conferences, and training.
• Attend, prepare for, and lead parent meetings and conferences to address student related issues.
• Attend, organize, and assist in directing various in-building committee meetings including department chair meetings, staff meetings, activities and coaches meetings, academic issue meetings, academic collaborative team meetings, etc.
• Attend and assist with administrative team meetings at building and district level.
• Serve with parent, faculty, and student groups as requested in advancing educational and related activities and objectives.
• Act as a motivational leader in the activity program and educational leadership role.
• Assist in safety inspections and safety drill practice activities.
• Assist in implementation of the crisis plan if and when the unforeseen occurs.
• Assist in planning, and implementing supervision of buildings, activities, and students.
• Assist in the supervision of student activities and athletic activities before, during, after school and in evenings and on weekends.
• Assist in the daily supervision of the cafeteria before school and during the lunch period.
• Assist in supervision of custodians in the building to ensure continuous feedback on daily maintenance issues.
• Perform needs assessments and other research and development functions and activities including the drug/alcohol/tobacco risk surveys, graduate follow up surveys, staff proficiency surveys, etc.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate implementation of professional learning activities.
• Assist in development and implementation of professional growth activities and the means to document individual professional goals and growth.
• Work with district and building leadership to organize, design, implement and evaluate New Teacher Induction and Mentor programs that focus upon state standards for educators and teacher performance.
• Demonstrate effective human relations and communications skills.
• Comply with KSHSAA rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Requires the ability to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods.
• Occasionally requires the ability to manually move, lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects or materials.
• Occasionally requires the ability to stoop, bend and/or reach.
• Must be able to work indoors and outdoors year-round.
• Must be able to work in noisy and crowded…