Assistant Principal - High School

Overview

DEPARTMENT/SITE: High School

QUALIFICATIONS: Mississippi Administrators license - 486

A minimum of three years successful experience as a classroom teacher

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

SUPERVISES: Teachers, Assistant Teachers, Office Staff, Cafeteria Workers, Custodians, and Students

JOB GOAL: To be an instructional leader, role model for students, to assist guidance in the education of students, and to provide leadership to students, parents, and staff.

• Perform teachers and staff evaluations and observations as assigned in accordance with district procedures.
• Effect improvement of teacher instruction and management through regular classroom visits and teacher coaching.
• Develop and follow-through with intervention plans for teachers having problems.
• Monitor instructional management plan as needed.
• Assist teachers at classroom level in dealing with discipline and classroom management and in consistently following the school-wide plan.
• Assign consistent and appropriate discipline action for classroom referrals, major discipline referrals and students reaching their limits.
• Maintain accurate discipline files.
• Follow all due process guidelines.
• Make referrals to appropriate agencies when called for (guidance, welfare, youth court, etc.).
• Constantly assess current procedures and policies and continually develop new ways to improve the school.
• Assist in problem solving for teachers, students, and parents.
• Supervise students in halls, restrooms, cafeteria, during class changes, and at school-sponsored activities.
• Lead staff development as assigned.
• Intervene with at-risk students (behavior, attendance, academic, and social).
• Secure facilities daily.
• Schedule class and club activities as the need arises.
• Coordinate opening of school and closing of school tasks as assigned.
• Develop and maintain excellent public relations practices.
• Work with parents and the community for the benefit of the students and the total school community.
• Monitor teachers serving duty posts and supervise break areas during lunch.
• Monitor instructional management, peer review, and formally evaluate teachers as assigned.
• Coordinate book ordering, distribution, requisition, collections, and accounting for all books and related instructional material.
• Maintains an inventory of books, supplies, and instructional equipment
• Supervise and enforce in-school suspension rules and procedures.
• Assist the principal in preparing the school budget.
• Monitor daily attendance of students and notify parents and the Jackson County Attendance Officer of any problems that occur.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal.

220 days

Salary for this position shall be commensurate with the years of experience as determined by policies and procedures of the Moss Point School District's Administrative Salary Schedule as approved

by the Board of Trustees

Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board Trustees' policy on evaluation of District personnel.