Assistant Principal - St. Charles Borromeo School, Port Charlotte FL

Job Title: Assistant Principal 

Reports to: Principal 

Location: St. Charles Borromeo School

Port Charlotte, FL

Overview:

The Assistant Principal is directly responsible for issues relating to student life at St. Charles Borromeo School including discipline, and concerns related to drugs and alcohol, as well as overseeing the supervision of school activities, both during the school day and after-school hours.

Essential Duties:

• Sustains and strengthens the mission of Bishop Verot and the philosophy of Catholic education.
• Oversees the implementation and enforcement of policies, procedures and guidelines affecting student life, especially discipline and the Honor Code. Amends and maintains the Student Handbook accordingly with the approval of the Principal.
• Creates, implements, evaluated, and adjusts a comprehensive plan for school safety and emergency procedures and makes recommendations to the Principal for improvements.
• Consults with local law enforcement, emergency personnel and other experts in order to best prepare the school community for emergencies and critical incidents.
• Monitors student conduct during the school day, at assemblies and liturgies, and at school-sponsored activities.
• Determines the issuing of demerits, school suspensions and additional disciplinary action for offenses not specifically addressed by the Student Handbook in a manner that is reasonable and consistent.
• Meets with students and/or parents to address disciplinary concerns.
• Oversees the maintenance and upkeep of student disciplinary records.
• Generates letters to be sent to parents as a result of disciplinary probation and monitors students on disciplinary probation.
• Coordinates the random drug-screening program.
• Supervise hallway traffic during school hours and approves a system for hall passes.
• Keeps records of student accidents and injuries.
• Assists with the creation and implementation of a comprehensive plan for school safety and emergency procedures and makes recommendations to the Principal for improvements.
• Supervises the Dean of Students.
• Supervises the School Nurse and monitors attendance policies and procedures.
• Addresses staff members who  fail to take accurate attendance and/or competently supervise students as directed.
• Monitors student attendance and makes disciplinary decisions including academic failures for excessive absences.
• Recommends enrollment status for current students placed on disciplinary probation.
• Focus Group.
• Drug Prevention.
• Administrative Council
• Student Services Committee