Job Title: Assistant Principal MS 26-27 Reports to: Principal Pay Grade: Administrative Professional - PG 5 Dept: Campus Wage Status: Exempt Days: 220 Primary Purpose: Assist the school principal in overall administration of instructional program and campus level operations. Coordinate assigned student activities and services. Qualifications: Education: Masters degree Certification: Texas Assistant Principal or other appropriate Texas certificate Certified Professional Development and Appraisal System (PDAS) appraiser Special Knowledge/Skills: Thorough understanding of school operations Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills Ability to coordinate campus support operations Experience: Thorough understanding of school operations Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills Ability to coordinate campus support operations Major Responsibilities and Duties: • Participate in development and evaluation of educational programs. • Encourage and support development of innovative instructional programs, helping teachers pilot such efforts when appropriate. • Promote the use of technology in teaching/learning process. • Promote a positive, caring climate for learning. • Deal sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds. • Communicate effectively with students and staff. • Participate in development of campus improvement plans with staff, parents, and community members. • Help principal develop, maintain, and use information systems to maintain and records to track progress on campus performance objectives and academic excellence indicators. • 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. • Supervise operations in principals 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 rule, and board policy. • 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. • Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment. • Articulate the schools mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission. • Demonstrate awareness of school-community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs. • Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement. • Perform other related duties as assigned within the appropriate skill and experience capabilities expected for this position. Supervisory Responsibilities: Share supervisory responsibility for professional staff with school principal. Supervise teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, clerical personnel, and others as assigned. Equipment Used: • Personal or laptop computer • Printer • Copier • Fax machine • Shredder • Calculator • Telephone • Electronic mobile devices • Projector • Display monitor Working Conditions: • Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress. Work with frequent interruptions. • Physical Demands: Occasional district-wide travel, occasional prolonged and irregular hours. • Environmental Factors: Regularly sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; frequent repetitive hand motions; prolonged use of computer; occasionally lift and/or move up to 10-50 pounds; occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; vision abilities include close vision and color vision; regularly work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress; the noise level is usually moderate. The College Station Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer. CSISD does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, religion, gender, age, national origin, or disability.