Assistant Principal

Lee County Schools - AL East Smiths Station Elementary School - Smiths Station, Alabama Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5551817
Final date to receive applications: Mar 09, 2026 11:59 PM (Central Standard Time)
Posted: Feb 23, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

• Must comply with all employment criteria legally established by the Lee County Board of Education.
• Possession of a valid and appropriate Alabama Professional Leadership certificate.
• Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Educational or Instructional Leadership.
• Three or more years of successful teaching experience.
• Working knowledge of the Lee County School System and the attendance area.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Background Check

Required:

(HB 402 ACT 99-361 Alabama Legislature) Upon offer of employment, employees will be required to submit legible fingerprints for a background review by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

FLSA Status: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

SUPERVISES: Personnel attached to the school as assigned by the principal.

JOB GOAL: Assists the principal in the areas of leadership, supervisory, and administration skills so as to promote the educational development of each student.

• Attend on a regular and predictable basis.
• Complete assigned tasks in a safe manner and in a constant state of alertness.
• Uphold Board policies, including the anti-harassment program.
• Work in a cooperative manner with students, teachers, staff, supervisors, and the public.
• Work effectively and efficiently under time and productivity standards.

• Assists the principal in the supervision and evaluation of the performance of school personnel in accordance with the District’s adopted uniform guidelines for evaluation and assessment.
• Assumes responsibility for the bus discipline.
• Helps monitor the progress of pupils, and reports such progress to parents.
• Provides leadership in curriculum and instruction by demonstrating lessons for teachers in the latest teaching strategies and techniques.
• Provides leadership in the effective use of technology as a teaching and learning tool.
• Supervises the curricular and extra-curricular programs of the school.
• Assists the principal in developing and implementing instructional strategies.
• Assumes responsibility for ensuring proper attendance procedures and follow-up activities are on-going for students.
• Uses a participatory management system, which provides staff involvement in appropriate decision making.
• Strives to create a school climate which is positive and productive for students, staff, and community.
• Attends and participates in student, staff, and school related community functions.
• Manages time effectively so that priorities are attended to in an effective manner.
• Interacts with parent, student, and staff concerns in a sensitive, timely manner.
• Returns all phone calls from parents/guardians on the same day received.
• Checks the maintenance of the building and grounds daily and takes appropriate action to report any discrepancies.
• Participates in district-level activities as assigned by the superintendent.
• Helps to ensure proper maintenance and control of site-based and student funds.
• Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary, according to due process to the rights of students.
• Serves as the principal-designee when so designated by the principal or superintendent.
• Facilitates and placement and social adjustment of all new students to the school.
• Takes all appropriate actions to ensure any potential gang or gang‑related activities are eliminated.
• Serves as a contact with police, probationary officers, and other agencies that deal with attendance and behavioral concerns.
• Performs any other assignment deemed necessary by the Principal and/or the Superintendent to assist in the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the school.

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