Elementary Assistant Principal Job Wichita Falls area,Texas USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Elementary Assistant Principal: Fowler Elementary

Assistant Principal-Elementary

Reports to:

Principal

Dept./School:
Fowler Elementary

Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt/ 205 Days

Pay Grade:
Instructional 4

Primary

Purpose:

Assist the school principal in overall administration of instructional programs and campus level operations. Coordinate assigned student activities and services.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Master's degree

Hold a valid Administrative Certificate, Texas Mid-Management, Principal or other appropriate Texas certificate

Certified appraiser for current district appraisal system

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

Thorough understanding of school operations

Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

Ability to coordinate campus support operations

Experience:

Three years of experience as a classroom teacher

Major

Responsibilities and Duties:

Instructional Management:

Participate in the development and evaluation of educational programs.

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

Promote the use of technology in the teaching/learning process.

Promote a positive school/organizational climate.

Deal sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Communicate effectively with students and staff.

School/Organizational Improvement:

Participate in the development of campus improvement plans with staff, parents, and community members.

Help the 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 conferences. Serve as second appraiser for designated teacher appraisal system.

Assist principal in interviewing, selecting, and orienting new staff.

Administration and Fiscal/Facilities Management:

Supervise operations in principal's absence.

Help plan daily school activities by participating in the development of class schedules, teacher assignments, and extracurricular activity schedules.

Supervise reporting and monitoring of student attendance and work with attendance clerk on follow-up investigations.

Work with department heads and faculty to compile annual budget requests based on documented program needs.

Requisition supplies, textbooks, and equipment; check inventory; maintain records; and verify receipts for materials.

Assist with safety inspections and safety-drill practice activities.

Coordinate transportation, custodial, cafeteria, and other support services.

Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rules, and board policy.

Student Management:

Ensure that students are adequately supervised during non-instructional periods.

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

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

Conduct conferences on student and school issues with parents, students, and teachers.

Professional Growth and Development:

Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment.

School/Community Relations:

Articulate the school's mission to community and solicit its support.

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

Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

Other:

Regular attendance

Other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

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

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Work with frequent interruptions. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom equipment. Occasional district-wide travel; occasional prolonged and irregular hours.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

Applicants for all positions are considered without regard to race, color, sex, (including pregnancy), national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status. Additionally, the district does not discriminate against an applicant who acts to oppose such discrimination or participates in the investigation of a complaint related to a discriminating employment practice.

The district Title IX Coordinator is Jennifer Spurgers, Director of Human Resources, 1104 Broad St., Wichita Falls, TX

Questions regarding posted positions should be addressed to human resources .