Assistant Principal

• Position Type: SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION/ ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
• Date Posted: 1/28/2026
• Location:
  
  Perkerson Elementary School

The Assistant Principal supports the school in driving academic and character outcomes for students as a key member of the school's leadership team. Assistant Principals lead instruction, school culture and develop leadership in the school's emerging leaders. In Atlanta Public Schools, we believe that the majority of Assistant Principals are interested in and actively being developed for the Principalship. The Assistant Principal should consider him/herself an apprentice to the Principal and gradually build capacity to lead an APS school.

• Master's Degree in Education or related field required.

• Valid Georgia Professional Certification at Level 5 or higher in a teaching or service field
• Valid Georgia Professional Certification at Level 5 or higher in Educational Leadership Tier I required
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• 3 years of experience as a teacher, counselor, instructional coach or similar role in a K-12 educational setting required

• Demonstrated belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school's unique community
• Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes Lead Academics:
  Instructional Leadership
• Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages
• Demonstrated ability to drive student achievement results through others (direct reports have improved student achievement results)
• Demonstrated expertise in what the grade/department or school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students' knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery
• Led grade/department-wide initiative which resulted in and continues to demonstrate impact on student achievement requiring him/her to establish grade/department-wide vision and measurable goals
• Demonstrated command of instructional design and the benefits and tradeoffs of school design decisions in driving student achievement
• Demonstrated understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. pacing, checks for understanding, students doing the heavy lifting, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
• Demonstrated investment in and understanding of appropriate application of social emotional strategies to promote the development of the whole child Lead Academics:
  Planning & Assessment
• Demonstrated ability to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies
• Demonstrated expertise across a grade/department's standards and how student mastery will be assessed; developing an understanding of instructional design
• Demonstrated skill in data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights from classroom, team or grade-level data
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and ensure positive outcomes of teacher teams and/or professional learning communities

• Demonstrated track record of developing a positive learning culture for adults and students across his/her entire grade/department
• Demonstrated ability to set direction and invest and motivate others to action
• Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives Develop Talent
• Demonstrated ability to support principal on hiring diverse, highly-effective teachers and school staff
• Demonstrated ability to develop teachers through providing helpful feedback and/or professional learning opportunities
• Demonstrated ability to retain the highest performers on his/her team
• Ability to be flexible and adapt as needed between in-person work environments

• Supports development of Principal's school-wide vision and takes an active…