Assistant Principal

Position Info:

• Current District Employees must apply within 5 days of the position posting date or the position will remain open until filled.

Benefit Info:

Benefit eligible:

• Benefits offered: •Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription (SEBB) •Long-Term Disability Insurance •Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance and Life Insurance •Retirement •Sick, personal, bereavement leave •Health Reimbursement Arrangement (VEBA) •Employee Assistance Program •Stipends based on position per CBA •Enrichment Stipend-$1,968-$4,062. *Optional Benefits: •Additional life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance •Deferred compensation •Annuities (403(b), Roth) •Medical flexible spending arrangement •Limited purpose flexible spending arrangement •Dependent care assistance program

TITLE: Assistant Principal – High School

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Building Principal, under the direction of the Building Principal, assists in the development and evaluation of the instructional program. This position will assist in the direction and evaluation of all assigned staff, provide leadership for continual interpretation of instructional programs to school staff and service area citizen groups, interpret district policies to school staff, parents, and students, assume responsibility for planning, scheduling, and staffing assignments and assume any other duties as directed by the principal. This position will also work collaboratively with the building principal to implement the School Improvement Plan (SIP) and subsequently monitor and adjust the plan in order to improve overall student achievement. The Assistant Principal must exhibit exceptional abilities in communications, human relations, and instructional leadership. The Assistant Principal must also display enthusiasm, dedication, integrity, and a commitment to all students.

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in the field of education, preferably in educational administration
• Washington State Secondary Principals’ Credential
• Effective communicator
• Ability to implement positive discipline/attendance procedures at the secondary level
• Ability to establish relationships with students, parents and community

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful teaching experience at the high school level
• Demonstrated ability to bring people and resources together around best practices
• Demonstrated ability to work well with people, maintain positive working relationships, and solve problems
• Effective oral and written communication skills with proficiency in both Spanish and English
• High level of integrity and a commitment and follow-through
• Model listening to and partnering with students, staff, and adults from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds

Special Requirements:

• Successful Washington State Patrol and Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint clearance
• I-9 employment eligibility in compliance with the Immigrations Reform and Control Act
• HIV/HBV training (obtain within 60 days of hire date – District provided)
• Human Resources new hire training (obtain within 60 days of hire date – District provided)

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

The list of position responsibilities are not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary.

• Create a school culture that promotes the ongoing improvement of learning and teaching for students and staff:
  • Develop and sustain focus on a shared mission and clear vision for improvement of learning and teaching
  • Engage in essential learning conversations for ongoing improvement
  • Facilitate collaborative process leading toward continuous improvement
  • Create opportunities for shared leadership

• Provide for school safety:
  • Provide for physical safety
  • Provide for social, emotional and intellectual safety

• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of a data-driven plan for increasing student achievement, including the use of multiple student data elements:
  • Recognize and seek out multiple data sources
  • Analyze and interpret multiple data sources to inform school-level improvement efforts
  • Implement data-driven plans for improved teaching and learning
  • Assist staff to use data to guide, modify and improve classroom teaching and student learning
  • Provide evidence of student growth that results from the school improvement planning process

• Assist instructional staff with alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment with state and local district learning goals:
  • Assist staff in aligning curricula to state and local district learning goals
  • Assist staff in aligning best instructional practices to state and district learning goals
  • Assist staff in aligning assessment practices to best instructional practices

• Monitor, assist and evaluate effective instruction and assessment practices:
  • Monitor instruction and assessment practices
  • Assist staff in developing required student growth plan and identifying valid, reliable sources of evidence of effectiveness
  • Assist staff in implementing effective instruction and assessment practices
  • Evaluate staff in effective instruction and assessment practices
  • Provide evidence of student growth of selected teachers

• Manage both staff and fiscal resources to support student achievement and legal responsibilities:
  • Manage human resources (assignment, hiring)
  • Manage human resources (ongoing professional development)
  • Manage fiscal resources
  • Fulfilling legal responsibilities

• Partner with the school community to promote student learning:
  • Communicate with the community to promote learning
  • Partner with families and school communities

• Demonstrate commitment to closing the achievement gap:
  • Identify barriers to achievement and know how to close resulting gaps
  • Demonstrate a commitment to close the achievement gap
  • Provide evidence of student growth in learning

OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Serves on a variety of committees; coordinates special projects
• Performs related duties as assigned

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical/mental requirements described are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job and may be supplemented as necessary.

This position involves sitting a portion of the time, but does require walking and standing for extended periods. This position requires accurate perception of sound, near and far vision, depth perception; handling and working with educational and psychological materials; and providing highly technical oral and written information and reports. The job is performed with the majority of time spent indoors and under minimal temperature variations; a portion of the day will be time spent outdoors and is subject to a variety of changing weather conditions and potentially uneven/slippery surfaces.

Additional physical requirements include the following:

• Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving 10 to 20 pounds;
• Specific vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus;
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time;
• Manual dexterity for the purpose of using a telephone and data entry;
• Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids;
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone; and
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS

This position is that of Assistant Building Principal and is represented by the Monroe Principals’ Association. This position will work a schedule of 260 days. Salary and benefits as determined by the Monroe Principals’ Association.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES

Performance shall be evaluated annually according to Board and administrative policies and procedures.