Assistant Principal of Student Culture-DSA Discovery

Job Description

Position:
Assistant Principal of Student Culture

Department/Campus:
Campus

Reports to:

Principal

Work Hours / Days:
Normal School hours / 210 days

Responsible for assisting the principal to provide the cultural and administrative leadership necessary for addressing student safety, well-being, social-emotional learning, school discipline, and overall school effectiveness to create a strong culture for learning.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 5 years of teaching experience in a PK-12 setting (Dove Experience preferred)
• Elementary Experience (preferred)
• Master’s Degree (preferred)

• Understands and supports the mission, vision, and values of DOVE Schools.
• Investigate and resolves all discipline problems in a fair and just manner.
• Investigates student complaints and grievances.
• Interviews students and witnesses in disciplinary investigations.
• Investigate, adjudicate, and monitor minor infractions of the school code in the form of progressive discipline such as detentions, classroom referrals, Saturday detention, and in‑school suspension.
• Maintains disciplinary records required by policy, regulation, law, or good practice.
• Develops and administers disciplinary procedures in accordance with district policies and state laws; receives referrals and confers with students, parents, teachers, community agencies, and law enforcement; responds to and resolves parent, student, and staff concerns and complaints; serves on discipline or expulsion panels as assigned.
• Supervises students on campus before and after school; monitors students during lunch, recess, passing periods, and other activities.
• Instructs students on inappropriate behavior; disciplines students in accordance with established guidelines.
• Works with the Principal to establish a safe and secure learning environment for students.
• Develops plans for emergency situations in collaboration with other administrators, staff, and public safety agencies; directs the work of yard duty staff and crossing guards; plans and debriefs emergency drills; updates the school safety plan.
• Prepares and maintains a variety of district, county, state, and federal records and reports; directs preparation of records and reports by staff.
• Participates in administrative meetings and training to improve administrative skills; maintains current knowledge of the district’s adopted curriculum.
• Provides and maintains appropriate communication with family and community, including law enforcement agencies and the judicial systems.
• Works with community and government agencies on problems relating to drug abuse and truancy.
• Serves as liaison between school and home.
• Serves as liaison between the school and juvenile court.
• Represents the school system at community meetings and conferences.
• Participates in the creation and implementation of the campus’s emergency evacuation and preparedness plan.
• Mentor and counsel at‑risk students and students in need of additional staff support.
• Develops guidelines for proper student conduct and implements disciplinary procedures and policies that ensure a safe and orderly environment at the assigned school.
• Establishes clear expectations, systems, and routines for behaviors, including social and emotional supports.
• Leads strategies to proactively provide and coordinate student support services.
• Supervises teacher classroom management.
• Trains staff on student code of conduct and implementation of discipline.
• Develops and implements teacher orientations.
• Maintains records of disciplinary actions taken to ensure that the student code of conduct is administered properly.
• Communicates with parents and key stakeholders regarding student discipline and safety.
• Maintains a safe and orderly school environment.
• Monitors the school grounds actively for safety checks.
• Monitors student attendance and truancy, recruitment, enrollment, and retention activities.
• Assists in recruiting, selecting, and retaining highly effective teachers and staff.
• Establishes and implements a plan for Well‑being learning across the school aligned with DOVE priorities.
• Leads Character School application and…