Assistant Principal

Purpose of Position: Provide educational program to residents of the Residential Treatment Center as per State Education Department guidelines.

Specific Responsibilities

• Implement school policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with Federal, State and local regulations
• Instruct and monitor teachers and classroom staff on applicable classroom regulatory requirements and compliance issues
• Monitor implementation of school policies/procedures.
• Attend scheduled meetings and any meetings as directed by the Principal
• Maintain on-going communication within the program and to the RTC, as necessary

 Personnel

• Interview and recommend for hiring-teachers, teacher assistants and classroom aides
• Assist in conducting orientation of staff to school and agency policies and procedures
• Write performance evaluations on teaching assistants and classroom aides with input from classroom teachers.
• Provide ongoing training and support to staff regarding behavior management and educational programming
• Provide ongoing support to educational staff
• Conduct informal classroom observations; provide feedback and recommendations to teachers and classroom staff on their performance
• Maintain oversight of staff certifications and ensure scheduled mentoring for certification, as necessary

Programming

• Instruct teachers in development of daily classroom schedule and monitor adherence to schedules
• Review Educational Evaluations to ensure thorough and descriptive depiction of students’ strengths and needs in order to facilitate academic progress
• Supervise teachers, teaching assistants and classroom aides on developing and consistently implementing individualized behavior management programs and PBIS for each student
• Supervise and train crisis intervention staff. Monitor crisis intervention techniques utilized; conduct team review and provide feedback, oversee revisions of plan as appropriate to situation
• Supervise teachers in implementing functional educational programming consistent with NYS Common Core Learning Standards; ensuring lesson planning is completed and submitted in a timely manner. Periodic review of classroom program books; ensuring progress and needs toward meeting IEP goals is evident
• Assist in the development of the vocational and pre-vocational programs
• Supervise programs and the integration of lesson plans/ IEP goal objectives during specials
• Assist in programming, staffing and class recreational/educational outings during the six-week summer program
• Ensure teacher access to lesson planning materials remains current including internet and print subscriptions
• Ensure materials are accessible for daily programming, requesting order as necessary, including but not limited to; staff protective equipment, student safety and sensory equipment

Other Duties

• Oversee staffing schedule and student attendance on a daily basis
• Assist in the completion and of staff probationary and yearly evaluations
• Supervise student arrival and dismissal daily
• Maintain meeting book including sign-in sheets and minutes
• Coordinate various schedules throughout the school year, including but not limited to; multipurpose room, event transportation, class trips, RTC daily unit coverage

Qualifications

• NYS SBL certification, Master’s degree, experience with population

Relationship with others

• Work closely with all members of the Tyree Learning Center and RTC to provide comprehensive educational program to all students.
• In addition, employees need to possess the following characteristics:

1. 1. 1. Team player within program and with RTC, support staff and families
      2. Strong sensitivity to cultural differences
      3. Strong belief in child’s ability to progress
      4. Ability to maintain respectful partnership with students, staff and families
      5. Ability to set limits and intervene appropriately to maximize learning environment

Working Conditions

• Article 81 school serving MD students ages 5-21on campus of Robert J. McMahon Children’s Center.