Title:Assistant Principal

Reports to: Principal

Terms of Employment:Elementary Schools-10 Months

                                 Middle/High Schools-11 Months

Salary: Pay Grade-Assistant Principal Salary Plus Supplement

GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

The assistant principal serves as a member of the administrative team to develop and implement the total school program.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Pre-Class Organization: assists to implement student orientation and registration activities.
• Planning the School Program: assists in the development and establishing of the school goals and objectives and the planning of the schools instructional program.
• Implementing the School Program: assists to provide direction to staff in implementing goals and objectives and interacts and meets with staff to assist in their development.
• Evaluation and Remediation of the School Program: assists in the evaluation of the school program and of staff and assists to initiate needed improvements.
• Involving the Staff in Budget Allocations: involves the staff in setting budget priorities.
• Keeping Professionally Competent: acts to upgrade own professional knowledge and skills.
• Coordinating Budgets and Schedules: assists in the preparation and management of budgets and schedules and in the coordination and implementation of the co-curricular program.
• Handling Disciplinary Procedures: assists to define and disseminate information about school disciplinary policies and procedures to parents, students, staff and community.
• Coordinating and Communicating the Schools Formal Structure: communicates and carries out established policies, delegates and accepts responsibility for completion of tasks and communicates program goals, objectives and policies to the community.
• Coordinating School Services and Resources: assists in supervising and maintaining auxiliary services and uses community resources to supplement the school program.
• Facilitating Organizational Efficiency: promotes and maintains open communications, positive student attitudes, respects dignity, worth of staff, students, and complies with established lines of authority.
• Assisting in Record Keeping: assists in completion of records and reports and in the supervision and inventory of necessary supplies, textbooks, equipment and materials.

MINIMUMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Hold a current North Carolina administrator license.
• Knowledge of current requirements under the North Carolina Accountability Program.
• Understanding of how to interpret test data. 
• Knowledge of legal, financial, and organizational requirements.

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Performs other related work as required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of typing, grasping, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.  Must be able to perform sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.  Some positions assigned to this class may require light work exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.

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