Assistant Principal; Middle School

Job Description

Basic Function: Under the direction of the Principal, the middle school assistant principal functions as the administrative and executive assistant to the school principal.

• Assists the school principal in all activities related to the school's curriculum, programs, personnel, and facilities, as assigned.
• Assumes assigned responsibility for curriculum development, including instructional materials, supplies, technology, and textbooks.
• Coordinates various school activities such as assembly programs, rallies, commencement exercises, contests, student/staff recognitions, and achievement awards.
• Administers student discipline programs, including student counseling, parent and teacher conferences, and liaison with local law enforcement and social service agencies.
• Participates in assigned administrative procedures and reports such as attendance, discipline, and periodic reports to the Superintendent.
• Assists in the selection, employment, and performance evaluation of certificated and classified personnel, including interviews, classroom visits, in‑service training, and teacher observations.
• Coordinates safety and health care services and activities such as community‑based programs, evacuation drills, and violence prevention and control.
• Acts as co‑chairperson and/or representative for general public relations functions and community activities such as awards night, back‑to‑school night, parent and community activities, and special events.
• Assists in supervising the maintenance of the school's equipment, facilities, and general premises.
• Participates in the organization and implementation of extra‑curricular activities ensuring orderly events, controlled crowds, and safety and health precautions.
• Administers student activity program, including student government activities, associated student body budgets, and supervises all school public performances.
• Assists with school counseling, guidance, attendance, Special Education, and other programs designed to help students meet high academic standards.
• Provides administrative support for the District's summer school services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Valid California Teaching Credential
• Valid Administrative Services Credential (or Certificate of Eligibility)
• Five years of classroom teaching experience
• Valid California driver's license
• Must reside within 45 minutes of the GUSD Administration Office

• Masters Degree
• Previous administrative experience

• School reform research and implementation strategies
• Human needs assessment
• Curriculum development with technology infusion
• School finance and budgeting
• Collective bargaining
• Administration of district policies, local, state, and federal laws pertaining to schools, staffing organization, selection, and supervision of personnel
• Effective communication skills, including initiating discussions, listening, clarifying, and facilitating interaction among group members
• Verbal communication with diverse educational and cultural backgrounds
• Research, reading, and public speaking
• Writing skills for effective communication in reports, letters, memorandums, and survey questionnaires with understanding of goal‑setting techniques including needs assessment and evaluation
• High degree of self‑restraint, judgment, and strategies in dealing with a variety of people under varying conditions
• High degree of skill in defining problems, collecting information, evaluating solutions, and drawing valid conclusions
• Effective screening of applicants, conducting job‑related interviews, selecting candidates, and training and evaluation of personnel

• Office environment
• Outdoors
• Driving a vehicle or cart to conduct business

• Sufficient hearing for in‑person and telephone conversations
• Sufficient physical mobility to move about the campus and drive a car
• Sufficient vision to read printed material
• Ability to speak with an understandable voice and sufficient volume to be heard at normal conversational distance, on the telephone, and while addressing groups
• Physical, mental, and emotional stamina to endure long hours under stressful conditions
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