ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL

Salary established by the Board of Education.

Terms of Employment: Eleven-month year.

Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the Board's policy on evaluating professional personnel.

Qualifications: A minimum of an AA in School Administration

Reports To: School Principal

Job Goal: To provide leadership and supervision through administrative skills, to promote the educational development of each student.

Mission and Goals:

1. Works with the Superintendent, principal, and those whom they supervise to articulate and promote the school system's vision of learning and teaching
2. Monitors and evaluates progress toward accomplishment of system goals and objectives. Uses student data to identify program needs
3. Develops goals and objectives, programs, and operations that are consistent with the school system vision, mission, and goals
4. Ensures that unit and program plans are consistent with the system's strategic plan
5. Organizes daily, monthly, and yearly schedules to facilitate learning and teaching in the schools
6. Communicates high expectations of students, staff, and parents/guardians
7. Creates, identifies, encourages, and supports innovative ideas that in turn support learning and teaching in the schools

Assessment & Student Performance:

1. Emphasizes and relates the importance of the Mississippi Assessment System to students, faculty/staff, parents, and the community (Instructional Curriculum Assessment Log, Newsletters, PTO, faculty meetings, professional development, announcements, etc.)
2. Shows evidence of student growth based on the Mississippi Curriculum Tests, FLE*, and Subject Area testing program over two years
3. Makes changes in the curricular and instructional program based upon evaluation of student achievement data (Subject Area testing, Mississippi Curriculum Test)
4. Establishes an effective plan for continuous improvement on the Mississippi Assessment System and revises the plan as needed by the end of each April (Mississippi Curriculum Tests, Subject Area tests, Instructional Curriculum Assessment Log, School Renewal, Strategic Plans, Title I School Wide Plan, etc.)
5. Establishes a plan for intervention based upon an evaluation of program needs (Promotion/Retention Rates, Progress Reports, Report Cards, Child Find, Dropout Rate, Subject Area tests, Mississippi Curriculum Tests)
6. Assists the principal in monitoring daily classroom assessments (Instructional Curriculum Assessment Log, review of teacher-made tests)

Instructional Staff:

1. Establishes an ongoing evaluation plan for monitoring classroom instruction (Instructional Curriculum Assessment Log, Classroom observations, evaluations, lesson plans, etc.)
2. Leads and facilitates the instructional staff in ongoing and continuous analysis and planning for curriculum and instructional improvement (Professional Development, Grade-level/Subject Area meetings, Student/Teacher Support teams, etc.)
3. Selects effective staff to meet identified needs of the instructional program

Accreditation Standards:

1. Communicates and follows established procedures in the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards and other applicable state and federal regulations.
2. Formulates improvement plans based on most recent results of the Mississippi Accreditation Model. Demonstrates evidence of school improvement on the Accreditation and Growth components of the Mississippi Accreditation Model
3. Formulates plans for improvement based on established standards for growth.
4. Demonstrates evidence of school improvement on the growth standards

Student Discipline:

1. Maintains accurate and organized records for student discipline (Student files, discipline reports, actions, parent conferences, IEP meetings, etc.)
2. Follows district policies when administering student discipline (Corporal punishment, suspensions, expulsions, etc.)
3. Ensures that disciplinary actions are administered according to established policies
4. Develops a plan for ensuring faculty and staff maintain appropriate and timely communication with parents concerning disciplinary referrals and actions (Parent conferences, telephone calls, etc.)
5. Monitors the discipline program at the school and maintains timely and appropriate communication between teachers and the administration (Classroom discipline, follow-up procedures, etc.)

Supervision:

1. Has an established school-wide security plan (Fire, bus, MHSAA, daily routines, extracurricular, etc.)
2. Establishes and monitors a plan for the supervision of students at all times (Buses, recess, halls, extracurricular, MHSAA, clubs, etc.)
3. Monitors and evaluates classified personnel and programs (Food Service, maintenance, bus drivers, etc.) Administers and supervises extracurricular activities

Communication:

1. Uses appropriate grammar and syntax - verbal and written
2. Communicates pertinent information from meetings, conferences, and other sources in a timely and accurate manner (Administrator's meetings, professional development opportunities, memos, etc.)
3. Provides a written, organized monthly calendar for communicating with the Superintendent's office, faculty, and staff
4. Demonstrates courtesy and impartiality in relationships with faculty, staff, and other associates
5. Provides an opportunity for faculty and staff input and incorporates their recommendations into the decision-making process where appropriate (School Renewal, Strategic Plans, EEF, Textbooks, etc.)
6. Communicates school and organizational goals periodically throughout the school year (PTO, newsletters, etc.)
7. Listens effectively to the ideas, grievances, and complaints of parents and makes a reasonable effort to resolve such issues
8. Informs the community of school and organizational goals throughout the school year (Civic clubs, booster clubs, newsletters, etc.)

General:

1. Studies and follows district policies applicable to the operation of a school as established by the Board of Education
2. Follows any further rules or requirements as set forth by the Superintendent of Education
3. Performs any other tasks as required by the Superintendent of Education, the designee of the Superintendent, and the school principal

For Additional Information: Contact: Dr. Alonda Nicholson Phone: 601-437-4190 Email: anicholson@claiborne.k12.ms.us