Assistant Principal - Phoenix

• Position Type:
  Administration/ Assistant Principal
• Date Posted: 10/19/2026
• Location:
  
  School for the Deaf-Phoenix

Assistant Principal

Location:

Phoenix

Employee Status:
Permanent

Hours Per Week: 40

Work Calendar: 12-Month

Pay Rate: $71,635-$87,323

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION CLASS SUMMARY

• Assists the Principal in School Improvement activities
• Assists the Principal in providing a comprehensive educational program for students
• Assists the Principal in improving student performance by:
• Assessing educational and programming needs
• Coordinating the use of instructional tools and strategies
• Collecting data for evaluating and reporting student progress
• Coordinating overall after-school programs, activities, and functions
• Assists the Principal in student management:
• Implements appropriate procedures and maintains consistent practices within the school discipline program
• Serves as liaison with student support services such as transportation
• Assists the Principal in staff development by:
• Identifying topics for staff development
• Planning and coordinating school-wide staff development activities
• Researching and disseminating information on best practices for school improvement goals
• Assists the Principal with planning activities for accreditation and preparing accreditation documents
• Assists the Principal with the walk-through observations, formal observations and evaluation of teaching staff
• Assists the Principal with the evaluation of non-teaching staff
• Assists the Principal with creating and managing budgets, requisitions and allocation of supplies, equipment and instructional materials
• Assists the Principal with the preparation of class schedules, cumulative records and IEP/MET documents
• Assists the Principal with the hiring of teaching and other staff
• Assists the Principal with monitoring the safety and security of the school campus
• Position will be responsible for some or all of the listed duties and/or additional duties that occur from time to time.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Three years experience as a teacher, preferably of students who are Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• Two years as a supervisor or administrator in an educational setting with experience in supervision/management, team leadership, and budget administration
• Demonstrated background in developing student specific interventions, curriculum, and instruction
• Fluent in ASL (if applicable)

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to obtain and maintain an Arizona Department of Public Safety IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Defensive Driver Training Program to be completed by all agency personnel that drive on State business.
• Masters Degree in Education of the Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Educational Leadership
• Arizona Principal's Certification or eligible for Certification by the Arizona Department of Education (Must complete Arizona Principal Certification within two years of hire)

KNOWLEDGE OF

• Policies, procedures, and programs of the immediate work unit
• Principles and practices of administration and management
• Agency or program rules, regulations, and operating procedures
• Applicable federal and state laws as they apply to the position
• Best practices in education and learning for students with special educational needs
• Best practices in education and learning for students in the general curriculum
• Deafness and blindness and the effects on instruction for students who are deaf/HH or blind/VI
• Instructional methods for use with students who are deaf/HH or blind/VI
• Student assessments in standardized testing, Arizona State Standards, and progress monitoring of students (report cards, IEP progress reporting, curriculum based measures, etc.)
• Effects of reasonable accommodations and instructional modifications for students who are deaf/HH or…