Assistant Principal, Elementary; Emerson

Elementary Assistant Principal

Exempt status:
Exempt

Number of days:
According to district approved calendar

Department:
Campus assigned

Reports to:

Principal and Executive Director Teaching & Learning

Supervises:
As assigned

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university
• Valid Mid-Management or Principal Certificate
• Certified in the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS)
• Pass Bilingual or ESL exam through the Texas Education Agency. After two unsuccessful testing attempts, employee must attend 6 hours of ELL professional learning provided by the MISD's ELL Department. Must be completed by the end of the first contract year

• A minimum of three year's successful teaching experience (teaching level preferred matching level of position selected)

Instructional Management

• Interpret the MISD curriculum guides and assist in program implementation.
• Assist with the administration of system-wide and special testing programs.
• Assist with the monitoring and reporting of teachers' methods of charting pupil progress.
• Develop an awareness of special programs such as Reading Recovery (elementary level), resource, library, gifted, special education and ARD's, bilingual or ESL, federal and others.
• Follow state and local policies related to the teacher appraisal process.
• Conduct classroom observations and teacher conferences in a professional manner.
• Participate in school improvement activities as delegated by Principal.

School/Organization Climate

• Promote a positive student learning environment and positive staff morale within the district by providing in-class support in the areas of classroom management, positive student reinforcement, motivational strategies, and maintenance of positive student rapport.
• Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional goals.
• Foster collegiality and team building among staff; encourage their active involvement in the decision process.
• Provide for two-way communication with superintendent, staff, students, parents, and community.
• Communicate and promote expectations for high level performance from staff and students; recognize excellence and achievement.
• Facilitate effective and timely resolution of conflicts.

School/Organization Improvement

• Participate in required reporting and accounting procedures such as textbook management, attendance, inventory, etc.
• Assist in the planning and preparation of the school budget.
• Assist in constructing schedules for the campus.
• Assist in planning and conducting fire and disaster drills.
• Assist in orienting and monitoring the work of substitutes.
• Implement policies contained within the current policy handbook adopted by the MISD Board of Trustees.
• Make appropriate decisions and accept responsibility.

Personnel Management

• Develop an agenda and conduct faculty meetings.
• Assist teachers as needed in classroom instruction.
• Assist principal in teacher assessment to determine staff development needs.
• Assist in the selection interview process of campus staff.
• Assist in the recruitment and selection interview process at district level as assigned by the Superintendent or his designee.
• Assist with the mentoring process of new hires at campus level as assigned by the principal or his designee.
• Assist in monitoring the effectiveness of assigned mentors at campus assigned by facilitating Mentor-First Year Teacher (FYT) meetings.
• Conduct pre-conferences, observations and post-conferences with assigned new hires to collaboratively identify priorities, select goals and develop a professional growth plan. (Include input from Teacher Supervisors and other appropriate personnel).
• Provide inductees in-class support/resources (observation results, materials, modeling, team teaching/planning, in service, personnel) needed to strive toward mastery teaching and mastery learning.
• Report assessment needs to appropriate personnel, i.e., teacher supervisors, instructional coordinators, computer services, when additional instructional and technical resources are needed for inductees.
• Plan and implement follow-up with inductees to encourage the utilization of materials, skills and instructional models.
• Analyze professional development progress with inductees, maintaining documented progress of teacher goal attainment as it relates to student success.

Administration and Fiscal/Facilities Management

• Coordinate routine maintenance requests and needs.
• Conduct regular building and playground equipment inspections.
• Assist in planning and coordinating the energy conservation activities.

Student Management

• Implement district discipline management plan.
• Supervise pupils in campus area, i.e., halls, cafeteria, playground, crosswalks, bathrooms.
• Assist in registering, orienting and assigning new pupils.
• Assist teachers in identifying reasons for discipline problems and develop a plan of action.
• Investigate student attendance patterns and suggests ways of improving school attendance.
• Participate in accident and vandalism reporting…