Assistant High School Principal

Gravette School District

Position Description

Position Title: Assistant Principal

Department: Building

Reports To: Principal

Evaluated By: Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt

SUMMARY: Responsible for providing assistance to the principal in the administration of the total school program. Should learn and be able to perform all the essential duties of the principalship in the absence of the principal.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists with staff evaluation.

• Supervises building staff, including class schedules and building problems.

• Supervises staff attendance and assignment of substitute teachers, as assigned.

• Assists with scheduling of special events during the school day.

• Assists with coordinating the development of the master schedule.

• Provides general supervision to students, including extra-curricular activities.

• Maintains relationship with parents and community.

• Serves as test coordinator, as assigned.

• Serves as textbook coordinator, as assigned.

• Monitors student attendance and reporting to parents, as assigned.

• Administers a program of student discipline and interacts with students to encourage positive performance.

• Serves as administrative head of the school in the absence of the principal.

• Communicates regularly with various internal and external publics to develop and maintain a positive school/community relationship.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Supervises employees and students in the school as assigned. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees as assigned; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Masters degree in education; minimum 5 years teaching

experience.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

Valid Building Administrator license at the appropriate level. Holds current Arkansas License.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and analyze, and interpret general business periodicals professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of students, administrators, staff, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in specific field.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.