Assistant Principal Middle School Job Renton area,Washington USA,Education / Teaching

The primary purpose of this position is to assist the building principal in providing instructional leadership by establishing, promoting, and leading efforts that align with the District’s goal of “High quality instruction and learning for EVERY child, EVERY day, in EVERY classroom and environment”. The middle school assistant principal will foster an environment characterized by high expectations, data-driven decision making, continuous improvement, capacity building, and cultural competence.

Under the direction of the building principal, the assistant principal is responsible for leading, supporting, evaluating, and assisting in the supervision of building staff in the daily operation of the assigned school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS*

The Renton School District is laser-focused on hiring talented leaders to continually drive high-quality outcomes for students through raising academic achievement and closing opportunity gaps. Essential functions in this section are all grouped by elements in the Renton Strategies for Highly Effective Principals. These strategies are aligned with the Leadership Framework developed by the Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP) which forms the basis for principal and assistant principal evaluation in Renton School District.

Instructional

Leadership

Establishes a mission and vision focused on shared goals and high expectations for all students.

Assists in developing and sustaining a focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improvement of learning and teaching.

Promotes an environment which fosters high expectations for students, staff, and self.

Assists in the facilitation of collaborative processes leading toward continuous improvement.

Supports inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services and those learning English as a second language.

Implements rigorous standards-based curricula and assessments

Supports high expectations for self, staff, and students in the implementation and delivery of standards based curricula.

Assists staff in implementing and aligning curricula to state and district standards.

Participates in creating and monitoring systems that ensure teachers utilize formative assessments to adjust instruction for improved student learning.

Uses relevant data to design, implement, and evaluate an aligned strategic plan that drives continuous improvement (and ensures effective core instruction and interventions)

Participates in data-driven conversations with individuals and groups of teachers to review student level data, discuss instructional implications, and build the capacity of teachers to lead and perfect their craft.

Locates, analyzes, and interprets multiple data sources to inform continuous school-level improvement efforts.

Assists staff in identifying and implementing proven instructional practices that are aligned with state and district learning goals.

Ensures that data reflecting the diversity of students are available for teachers to analyze and use in the development of appropriate instructional strategies.

Assists in providing evidence that reflects student growth and is aligned with the school improvement plan.

Strategic and Organizational Leadership

Assists in management of both staff and fiscal resources in support of student learning.

Assists in analyzing instructional employees’ knowledge, skills, and abilities as related to the adopted instructional framework, and provides or directs staff to appropriate professional development opportunities.

Utilizes staffing and scheduling practices in a manner that ensures the school day and school year maximize instructional time to benefit all students.

Manager of Talent:
Increases teacher effectiveness through professional learning and rigorous supervision and evaluation

Monitors instruction and assessment practices by using the District’s instructional framework to describe, analyze, and critique teacher performance, and to implement growth strategies where appropriate.

Utilizes coaching skills to build capacity in support of the core mission of the District.

Supports the utilization of Professional Learning Communities to assist staff in analyzing data that reflect…