Interim Elementary Assistant Principal at John F. Kennedy School (For remainder of 2026-2027 SY)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1) Current MA DOE Principal/Assistant Principal Licensure 2) Three years' successful elementary teaching experience 3) Alternate credentials acceptable to the School Committee

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: This position reports to the building Principal.

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Ensure that all teachers design effective and rigorous standards-based units of instruction consisting of well-structured lessons with measurable outcomes.
• Ensure that instructional practices in all settings reflect high expectations regarding content and quality of effort and work, engage all students, and are personalized to accommodate diverse learning styles, needs, interests, and levels of readiness.
• Ensure that all teachers use a variety of formal and informal methods and assessments to measure student learning, growth, and understanding and make necessary and reflective adjustments to their practice when students are not learning.
• Provide effective, timely and meaningful feedback to staff in relation to evaluation which should be in alignment with state regulations and contract provisions.
• Support the principal in utilizing multiple sources of evidence related to student learning, including state, district, and school assessment results and growth data, to inform school and district goals and improve organizational performance, educator effectiveness, and student learning.
• Develop, implement and assist in maintaining a consistent discipline policy throughout the student body; deal with special cases as necessary.
• Manage the daily issuance of detentions, in school and out of school suspensions for disciplinary and/or attendance policy violations.
• Ensure appropriate supervision of ancillary services, including lunches, health and safety programs, fire drills/safety drills, after school activities, including extra curricula events and special events.
• Oversee the arrival and dismissal of students.
• Assist the principal in monitoring compliance with federal, state, and local mandates and guidelines related to local and state testing programs and the local special education program. Understand and comply with state and federal laws and mandates, school committee policies, collective bargaining agreements, and ethical guidelines.
• Assists principal in developing the building schedule, MCAS schedule and parent/teacher conference schedule.
• Actively ensure that all families are welcome members of the classroom and school community and can contribute to the classroom, school, and community's effectiveness.
• Collaborate and engage in two-way, culturally proficient communication with families to support student learning and development both at home and at school.
• Address family concerns in an equitable, effective, and efficient manner.
• Ensure that policies and practices enable staff members and students to interact effectively in a culturally diverse environment in which students' backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Assist in engaging all stakeholders in the creation of a shared educational vision in which every student is prepared to succeed in postsecondary education and become responsible citizens and community contributors.

Assume the duties and authority in the absence of the principal in his/her absence.

Perform other administrative duties as requested by the principal.