Elementary School Assistant Principal

Position: Elementary School Assistant Principal - 2026-2027 school year
217 Workday Calendar

Texas Educator Certificate required

Job Title:

Assistant Principal Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt

Reports to:

Campus Principal Pay Grade:
Five - Admin/professional

Dept./School: MFDES Date Revised:
March 26, 2018

Primary

Purpose:

Assist the school principal in overall administration of instructional program and campus level operations. Coordinate assigned student activities and services for grades Pk-6 elementary school.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Master's degree

Texas Mid-Management or other appropriate Texas certificate Certified PDAS or TTESS appraiser.

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

Thorough understanding of school operations

Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills Ability to coordinate campus support operations

Experience:

Two years experience as a classroom teacher preferred

Major

Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional Management

* Participate in development and evaluation of educational

* Encourage and support development of innovative instructional programs, helping teachers pilot such efforts when appropriate.

* Promote the use of technology in teaching/learning

* Oversee special programs as directed for the

* Follow and ensure that the PGISD curriculum implementation schedule is followed and that teachers are implementing each curriculum element outlined by six weeks period.

* Identify what teaching staff needs to know and be able to gather, analyze, and use student assessment data at both the campus and classroom levels.

* Ensure that each department meets in a Professional Learning Community on a regular basis to foster long term commitment to Attend PLC meetings to encourage an atmosphere of collaborative experimentation that leads to continuous improvement, and that professional dialogue drives day to day decisions.

* Identify areas of needed professional development and schedule workshops as necessary to assist staff in the effective implementation of the TEKS Resource curriculum.

* Evaluate the progress that staff has made in achieving competencies related to TEKS Resource and student performance. Use this information to design a professional development plan to move the program forward.

School/Organizational Climate

* Promote a positive, caring climate for

* Deal sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural

* Communicate effectively with students and

School/Organizational Improvement

* Help campus principal develop, maintain, and use information systems to maintain and records to track progress on campus performance objectives and academic excellence indicators.

Personnel Management

* Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation

* Assist campus principal in interviewing, selecting, and orienting new staff as

Administration and Fiscal/Facilities Management

* Supervise operations in principal's

* Help plan daily school activities and extracurricular

* Requisition textbooks and equipment; check inventory; maintain

* Coordinate safety inspections and safety-drill practice

* Coordinate support services as

* Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, and board

* Assist with maintenance/facilities requests as

Student Management

* Ensure that students are adequately supervised while at school or related

* Help to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student

* Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and

* Conduct conferences on student and school issues with parents, students, and

Professional Growth and Development

* Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job

* Maintain confidentiality of

* Other duties as assigned

School/Community Relations

* Articulate the school's mission to community and solicit its support in realizing

* Demonstrate awareness of school-community needs and initiate activities to meet those

* Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Share supervisory responsibility for professional staff with school principal. Supervise teachers, paraprofessionals, clerical personnel and others as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Work with frequent interruptions. Occasional district wide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.