HS Assistant Principal

Position Details

• Position Type:
  Administration/ Assistant Principal
• Date Posted: 3/17/2026
• Location:
  
  Hamtramck High School

Assistant Principal – Hamtramck High School

• Valid State of Michigan Teaching Certificate with five (5) years of successful teaching experience
• Master's degree or higher with graduate credit in any combination of education leadership, instructional supervision and evaluation, English as a Second Language, curriculum development, personnel management and community relations
• Demonstrated knowledge of current educational practices, including the School Improvement Process
• Demonstrated leadership ability
• Demonstrated knowledge of technology and the integration of technology within instruction
• Effective team builder who relates well with others
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Utilize and reinforce the district's sense of urgency for student achievement growth
• Promote the professional risk-taking needed to realize continuous academic improvement
• Develop structures within the building that promote collective responsibility
• Navigate district systems to create the systems and policies needed to support rapid turnaround and remove systemic barriers that impede rapid turnaround within the building
• Collaborate with the administrative team to adhere to benchmarks and timelines related to staff evaluation, teacher/staff coaching, and providing high quality feedback to drive instruction
• Respond to district leadership initiatives
• Communicate a common and clear vision for subject-specific instruction
• Routinely observe instruction using classroom walkthroughs and classroom evaluation (informal and formal)
• Provide feedback to teachers that is consistent within instructional expectations as defined by the subject-specific district vision
• Model subject‑specific instruction that is consistent with the district vision
• Identify supports needed for teachers to implement the subject‑specific vision with fidelity
• Leverage district/building‑level supports for teachers (coaches, specialists, outside or ISD consultants)
• Assist teachers in the use of formative and summative assessments to improve instruction
• Support teachers to develop and implement non‑instructional routines to assist with Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and/or Restorative Practices activities. Identify individuals who can share expertise on pedagogical practice or content
• Provide leadership, management, and accountability for all state‑mandated tests
• Support teachers to implement district's subject‑specific vision and/or key ideas from their individual professional development learning
• Promote alignment between district's vision for subject‑specific teaching and learning and what is enacted in the classroom
• Promote compliance related to health and school safety, work to maintain the health and well‑being of staff, students and families
• Promote instructional coordination across regular, English Learner and special education student services
• Develop professional development learning plans around subject‑specific district vision
• Communicate expectations for implementing instructional strategies
• Secure instructional materials to support teachers' implementation of the subject‑specific instructional vision
• Regularly meet with school principal, coaches, specialists, ISD or outside consultants to develop understanding of subject‑specific instructional practices aligned to the vision
• Meet with school principal, coaches, specialists, ISD or outside consultants to discuss teacher learning and implementation of instructional strategies
• Commit to significant improvement in student and teacher performance in a short amount of time
• Other duties as assigned

• Participate in curriculum development and student scheduling
• Maintain current knowledge of trends, developments and research pertaining to high school education
• Responsible for student discipline and school safety
• Facilitate co‑curricular activities including clubs, assemblies and student programs
• Establish and maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning and a climate of respect in which students can succeed
• Advance positive public…