Assistant Principal - Elementary Schools

Assistant Principal - Elementary Schools

The Assistant Principal will assist the building principal in providing instructional leadership. The 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.

• Assists in developing and sustaining a focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improvement of learning and teaching.
• Promotes an environment that 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.
• Assists in ensuring the implementation of the district strategic plan.

• 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.

• Participates in data‑driven conversations with teachers to review student level data, discuss instructional implications, and build the capacity of teachers to lead and refine instruction.
• Locates, analyzes, and interprets multiple data sources to inform continuous school‑level improvement efforts.
• Assists staff in identifying and implementing proven instructional practices aligned with state and district strategic plans.
• Ensures that data reflecting the diversity of students are available for teachers to analyze and use to develop appropriate instructional strategies.

• Assists in managing staff and fiscal resources in support of student learning.
• Assists in analyzing instructional employees’ knowledge, skills, and abilities and directs staff to appropriate professional development opportunities.
• Utilizes staffing and scheduling practices to maximize instructional time for all students.

• Monitors instruction and assessment practices and uses the district’s instructional framework to describe, analyze, and critique teacher performance.
• 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 and informing improvement.
• Assists in ensuring teachers receive regular, direct, actionable feedback to grow professionally and increase instructional consistency across all classrooms.

• Utilizes knowledge of effective instruction and other attributes of successful instructional staff to assist in developing activities and processes that result in the selection of highly qualified instructional staff.
• Assists in assigning staff to specific positions to maximize the application of knowledge and experience to desired student outcomes.
• Deals with employee discipline in a manner that protects due process rights while confronting unacceptable behavior.
• Utilizes performance appraisal systems to recognize outstanding performance and address substandard performance.

• Leads for equity toward college and career readiness.
• Nurtures a school environment that celebrates, respects, and values diversity, making teaching and learning relevant and meaningful to students of various cultures.
• Publicly draws attention to all equity gaps that exist for various groups of students with plans to address their elimination.
• Initiates activities and discussions that increase cultural competence of staff, informing and expanding teaching practices within classrooms.

• Actively identifies communication strategies that articulate the successes…