Assistant Principal

Job Summary: To assist the principal in directing, supervising, and implementing the educational program within the building and maintaining an effective learning climate in the building..
Essential Functions:

• Assists the principal in the overall administration of the school and serves as principal in his/her absence; Assists the principal and office staff in coordinating transportation, custodial, cafeteria, and other support services. 20%
• Supervises building staff as assigned by the principal. Assists in the orientation and induction of newly assigned staff members and evaluates and nurtures the development of staff members regarding their individual and group performance. 10%
• Maintains active relationships with students, parents/guardians, professional, and nonprofessional personnel; acts as liaison between the school and the community, interpreting activities and policies of the school; encourages community participation in school life; and initiates and encourages cooperative relationships with community entities/groups. 10%
• Monitors and supports the attendance, conduct, and maintenance of health of students, enforces guidelines to oversee student conduct that fosters consistency in application and enforcement of student discipline policies and procedures, enforcing positive behavior systems, and offers resources such as professional development, prevention programs, and character training to support these guidelines. Supervises proper implementation of searches, investigations and student drug detection programs. Ensures disciplinary actions comply with students’ due process rights. Supervises the reporting and monitoring of student attendance and works with District staff for investigative follow-up actions. 10%
• Acts as liaison between the school and community, interpreting activities and policies of the school and encouraging community participation in school life. Makes arrangements for conferences between parents and teachers and, maintains active relationships with students, parents, professional and nonprofessional personnel. Coordinates student activities that support the instructional program and attends special events held to recognize student achievement and other school-sponsored activities, and functions. Attends or acts as a representative at special education meetings related to pupil services and programming. 10%
• Assists in development and coordination of student activities that support the instructional program and meet community needs to include athletic programs, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities. Attends special events held to recognize student achievement and other school-sponsored activities, functions, and athletic events. 5%
• Assists in the development of building schedules and assists in the scheduling of extracurricular, intramurals, and afterschool activities; Assists in the preparation of teaching schedules as well as, prepares schedules for building staff to include paraprofessionals in professional development. 5%
• Maintains the confidentiality of student records and information as part of exercising professional duties and discretion in sharing such information. Assists in guiding the preparation for and ensuring integrity in the administration of federal, statewide and local student assessments. 5%
• Checks supplies, textbooks and equipment, conducts inventories, maintains records, and checks on receipts for such material during the summer months. Assists in requisitioning supplies, textbooks, and equipment, conducting inventories, maintaining records and checking on receipts for such material. 5%
• Abides by and assists in monitoring building-wide compliance with federal, state and local school laws and regulations, mandated programs, District policies and administrative regulations and applicable collective bargaining agreements. Recommends changes to District policies or administrative regulations. Reviews and abides by Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators. 10%
• Assists in the coordination of proper care and maintenance of facility; assists in conducting safety inspections and safety drill practice activities. Monitors and supports the safety and administration of the school plant to include planning and supervising fire drills and an emergency preparedness program. Supervises the daily use of the school facilities for both academic and nonacademic purposes and provides for adequate inventories of property under his/her jurisdiction and for the security and accountability for that property. 5%
• Works with faculty in compiling budget requests data; assists in maintaining and controlling various local funds generated by student activities. 5%

Licenses and Certifications: Principal Certification required
Salary in accordance with the ACT 93 agreement. Range E: $97,889 - $126,146