Interim HS Assistant Principal

Title: Interim High School Assistant Principal

Reports To: High School Principal

Pay Grade: Administrator

Job Summary: The role of the interim high school assistant principal is to serve as a “leader of learning” who supports the school vision to achieve and sustain high levels of student achievement. The interim assistant principal will collaborate with the school principal in the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidenced-based instructional practices and effective assessment strategies in a continuous cycle of improvement that result in high levels of learning for all students. The interim assistant principal will focus specifically on providing teachers with frequent, focused, instructionally-specific feedback and resources to increase instructional capacity in support of school transformation efforts.

Qualifications:

Minimum qualifications:

• Valid Michigan teaching certificate
• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership, Instruction, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years classroom teaching experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Successful experience as a principal intern, assistant principal, or teacher leader
• Demonstrated results with raising student achievement
• Experience transforming a team or organizational unit
• Experience using a State approved teacher evaluation framework

Knowledge of:

• Student and school performance data
• Leadership practices for learning (e.g., effective processes and collaborative team structures in support of student learning)
• Effective practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, including for special student populations
• Curriculum alignment strategies to ensure focus and coherence within and across grade levels
• Legal, ethical, and professional best practices

Skills in:

• Creating a culturally competent environment where diversity is valued and all students and adults thrive and achieve at the highest levels
• Fostering and maintaining equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for students, families, and employees
• Promoting effective use of technology in the service of teaching and learning
• Building relationships and communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, with many different stakeholders (e.g., students, families, staff members, and the broader community)
• Fostering and maintaining equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for students, families, and employees

Dispositions:

• High expectations for self and others and a belief that all students can learn at high levels
• Commitment to continuous improvement, using relevant data, and providing/receiving actionable feedback
• Resilience in the face of challenges and an orientation toward solutions
• Confidence to lead with humility, authenticity, transparency, and personal responsibility

Essential Job Functions:

• Model effective instructional leadership, high expectations for students and staff, and focus on continuous learning
• Serve as an instructional leader in the building, support the principal in establishing a culture of high expectations for both academics and behavior.
• Design and implement job-embedded professional learning in collaboration with the school principal, teacher leadership, and district staff.
• Establish and sustain a professional culture that ensures that teacher teams and collaborative teams meet regularly to establish essential learning goals, develop common formative assessments, examine student work, and provide intervention and/or enrichment in a continuous cycle of improvement
• Support department chairs/School Success Team leadership in implementation of high-functioning collaborative teams focused on student learning
• Assist in the organization and scheduling of classes and extracurricular activities
• Organize and schedule time in alignment with instructional goals
• Model and facilitate the use of multiple forms of student-level data; support and develop the staff’s ability to analyze and use this data to drive instructional decisions and to close achievement gaps between subgroups of students based upon data analysis.
• Communicate regularly with staff to identify and address individual student needs
• Support staff members in achieving ambitious, measurable standards of academic achievement
• Provide clear, ongoing evaluations focused on the district teacher evaluation model
• Share responsibility for staff member improvement and establish a professional development plan with clear goals linked to instructional growth goals
• Create systems and processes to support a culture of collaboration, understanding, inclusion, and mutual respect
• Engage parents and families in supporting their students’ learning at school and at home
• Respond to stakeholder concerns in a timely and professional manner
• Solicit and receive feedback from all stakeholders to improve professional skills
• Advance school district policies, procedures, and initiatives in pursuit of transformative change within the school
• Assist in maintaining discipline throughout the student body during school hours, on buses, and at athletic and special events
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the principal with implementing best teaching practices in support of student achievement; observe classrooms regularly and provide feedback to teachers; support teachers in connecting district initiatives to their instruction
• Support the principal and leadership of the School Success Team and school improvement process
• Ensure a clear focus on student learning that is guided by relevant and timely data
• Create a safe learning environment that promotes equity and high learning expectations for all
• Demonstrate commitment to continuous improvement of instruction
• Optimize learning for all students by ensuring a guaranteed and viable curriculum
• Promote collaboration and shared leadership opportunities that focus on effective teaching practices

The Forest Hills Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), marital status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally prohibited basis in its employment decisions or the provision of services.