Assistant Principal High School

2024-2025 School Year

HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

HAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS 01830

ANTICIPATED OPENING

ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION

HAVERHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS A DIVERSE ENVIRONMENT AND IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION

Title of Position: ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - HIGH SCHOOL

ANTICIPATED OPENING -Bilingual preferred

Work Year: 12 Months

Effective Date

of Employment: July 1, 2024

Salary: Placement on the Administrative Salary Scale according to education and experience.

• Competitive Salary

• Nine GIC Health Plan Options

• Dental Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Life Insurance Options

• Auto and Home Insurance Options

• Wellness Programs and Discounts

• Employee Assistance Programs

• Credit Union with Competitive Rates

• 403 (b) Retirement

• Vacation, Personal and Sick Days

Salary: Placement on the Administrative Salary Scale according to education and experience.

Organizational Relationship

or Line of Authority: Directly responsible to the High School Principal for matters pertaining to the building and to the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designees.

Statement of Duties:

• Serves as a support to the Principal and Associate Principal in the overall administration of the school.

• Provides instructional leadership and supervision of staff.

• Works with building administrators to create an optimum learning climate for all students that promotes positive student interactions, learning, and quality curriculum.

• Supervises and evaluates teachers and support staff according to performance standards.

• Implements effective discipline and security policies.

• Assists the Principal in the preparation of all mandated state and federal reports.

• Prepares and assists in the preparation of state and federal grants and reports.

• Assumes direct administration, supervision, and coordination of assigned grade levels.

• Works with the Director of Guidance/MCAS to ensure that student support teams are implemented to address specialized student needs.

• Provides leadership in developing support systems for students such as conflict mediation, teacher/student support teams, mentors - to minimize disruptive student behavior.

• Works with parents and students on problems related to behavior and attendance.

• Coordinates with the Associate Principal all class activities through graduation.

• Participates in the staff selection process.

• Assists the Principal in professional development, curriculum instruction, and student assessment.

• Supervises school functions.

• Assists in the coordination of orientation programs as requested.

• Works with the community and government agencies on student related problems.

• Supervises and directs the daily schedule of security personnel.

• Maintains accurate disciplinary records and monitors the progress of individual student behavior.

• Supervises the reporting and monitoring of student attendance.

• Assists in the development and implementation of school policies.

• Participates, whenever necessary, in team meetings, and individual or group conferences related to student programming and placement.

• Implements designed practices to maintain safe, healthful school facilities.

• Assists in the development of the master schedules and student and teacher schedules in collaboration with counselors and curriculum supervisors.

• Assists the school principal in establishing and sustaining relationships with the business community and other youth serving organizations to foster understanding and solicit support for students and their families.

• Monitors halls, school grounds, and pupil movement to ensure a safe and orderly environment at the assigned school.

• Attends and supervises after-school, evening, and weekend school sponsored events and activities as assigned.

• Articulates and supports school safety initiatives to the faculty and school community.

• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

• Works the requisite hours needed to meet the responsibilities of the aforementioned job description and be responsible for other instructional and general duties as indicated by the directives of the Superintendent of Schools or his/her designee, and policies of the Haverhill School Committee.

Qualifications:

• Licensed as a Principal/Assistant Principal from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (9-12).

• Minimum of a Master's Degree with graduate work in educational leadership to include, curriculum development, supervision, budget, evaluation and assessment.

• Can demonstrate a minimum of five (5) years successful experience as a teacher at the high school level.

• Demonstrated experience as an administrator preferred.

• Bi-lingual Preferred

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent of Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

Closing Date for Receipt

of Application: June 15, 2024

Applicant Tracking Posting #:

Address all Applications and

Letter of Intent to:

Haverhill Public Schools

Human Resource Department

4 Summer Street - Room 104

Haverhill, MA 01830

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Haverhill Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is in compliance with Federal regulations prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability.