Decatur Public Schools Decatur , IL 62523
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Position Type:
Administration/Assistant Principal
Date Posted:
10/3/2024
Location:
Stephen Decatur Middle School
Date Available:
ASAP
Closing Date:
11/04/2024
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320.24A
TITLE: Middle School Assistant Principal
QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's Degree with training in administration and/or supervision preferably at the middle school level.
Illinois State Administrative Certificate with general administrative endorsement.
Five years of successful teaching, administrative or supervisory experience.
Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
Ability to exert strong leadership in the administration of a middle school and in the handling of a wide variety of student problems.
Knowledge of sound middle school educational programs.
Thorough knowledge of adolescent counseling, guidance, and psychology, and the ability to translate same into sound practice.
Ability to make firm decisions in the areas of responsibility and to delegate responsibilities to members of the middle school staff.
Ability to develop and implement short- and long-range educational plans and programs at the middle school level.
Ability to function effectively as a member of the middle school administrative team.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Experience:
Five years or more of successful teaching, support, administrative or supervisory experience at the middle school level is preferred.
Three years of successful experience in a certified position is required.
REPORTS TO: The Principal
IS A MEMBER OF:
School's administrative cabinet
MAINTAINS LIAISON WITH:
JOB GOAL: To assist the principal in providing school wide leadership and to learn the role of the principal.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
(The following are the essential fundamentals to include but not limited to the following job duties.)
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary is based upon the salary schedule established by the Board
200 days per year
GRADE LEVEL:
14
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.
Physical Demands
Handle work which deals mostly with people, objects, equipment in a general setting; depth perception and field of vision are important. Employee regularly is required to bend, stoop, twist, turn, reach, lift (up to 50 pounds), carry, pull, push, climb, and kneel; walking and standing approximately 50-75% of each shift. Employee must recognize differences in sound, such as voices/noises that are loud and playful instead of angry and combative; ability to differentiate tones and volumes in conversation.
Mental Demands
Administrator must ensure that children are supervised at all times, and that children are involved in safe and appropriate activities. There may be a number of situations happening at once, and the Administrator must be prepared to handle accidents and emergencies at any time.
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 Administrator will be working in a busy and occasionally noisy environment. There may be a number of activities and situations happening at once, and the Administrator will have to supervise, or make sure students are supervised at all times.
Approved July 8, 1997
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Decatur Public Schools