Job Description

TITLE: Assistant Principal

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Masters Degree
2. Appropriate WV Principal's Certificate
3. Three (3) years teaching experience

REPORTS TO: Principal of School

SUPERVISORY

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Assistant Principal shall assist the administrative head of the school to which he/she is assigned. He or she is recognized as the instructional leader and staff officer of the Superintendent, subject to the limitations of the law and the county board of education regulations

JOB

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Demonstrates instructional leadership to enhance school effectiveness by improving instructions, and augmenting student performance
2. Provides purpose and direction for schools/county
3. Demonstrates cognitive skills to gather analyze and synthesize information to reach goals
4. Manages group behaviors to achieve consensus
5. Enhances quality of total school/county organization
6. Organizes and delegates to accomplish goals
7. Communicates effectively

PERFORMANCE

CRITERIA:

Instructional Leadership

Demonstrates instructional leadership to enhance the school' effectiveness by improving instructional augmenting student achievement. Items that may be used to reflect instructional leadership competencies:

1. Demonstrates knowledge of supervision to improve instruction
2. Uses the evaluation process to improve instruction effectively
3. Analyzes a variety of educational data to focus on student achievement
4. Guides teachers in their professional growth
5. Facilitates a climate that is conducive to student learning and development

Purpose and Direction

Proactive Orientation – Views self as the school's/county's leader, initiates action, takes responsibility and motivates others to assist in setting and achieving the goals. Items that may be used to reflect a proactive orientation:

1. Accepts authority and assumes responsibility
2. Analyzes negative and positive forces affecting the school/county
3. Takes immediate steps when problems arise
4. Focuses resources on strategic goals
5. Uses problem solving strategies
6. Exhibits a positive attitude
7. Encourages and facilitates meaningful and effective parent-teacher communication
8. Commands respect by example in appearance, manners, behavior, and language

Educational Values – Manifests values about the school/county including students' welfare, fairness to staff, and demonstrates behavior consistent with the values. Items that may be used to reflect educational values:

1. Promotes the welfare of students, faculty and staff
2. Sets high expectations and articulates them to community, parents, staff and students

Cognitive Skills

1. Interpersonal Skills – Listens, understands, and verbalizes the concepts, thoughts and ideas held by others to ensure an understanding of their feelings and position. Items that may be used to reflect interpersonal skills:

A. Encourages others to describe their perspectives

B. Respects others' perspectives

C. Listens to others

1. Problem Analysis – Searches for relevant data and analyzes complex information before arriving at an understanding of an event or a problem using formal and informal observations, research and interaction in gathering information. Items that may be used to reflect problem analysis:

A. Gathers information about the school, county, students, and community as appropriate

B. Attends professional development sessions that are relevant to goals

C. Accesses computer and management information systems

1. Judgement – Generates, evaluates, and selects effective solutions in making decisions and solving problems. Items that may be used to reflect judgement:

A. Values divergent thinking

B. Compares consequences of options

C. Makes decisions after data are analyzed

Leadership

Managing Interaction – Demonstrates effective use of group processes and facilitator skills. Items that may be used to reflect managing interaction:

Identifies self as a team leader

Intervenes, negotiates, resolves conflict as needed

Facilitates communication

Creates cooperative atmosphere

Persuasiveness – Gains and sustains the attention and interest of others. Items that may be used to reflect persuasiveness:

Ties needs to established goals

Articulates expected outcomes

Develops trust by modeling desired behavior

Sensitivity – Understands the diversity among different groups and modifies interaction style to fit the situation. Items that may be used to reflect sensitivity:

Understands how own behavior may affect others

Adjust strategies when ineffective

Exhibits appropriate interaction skills

Deals effectively with emotional issues

Quality Enhancement

Personal Motivation – Establishes high work standards for self and others. Items that may be used to reflect personal motivation:

Promotes excellence by evaluating goals

Sets standards for goal accomplishment

Considers feedback

Assesses own strengths and limitations

Management – Devises opportunities to receive adequate information on the progress of work accomplishments, delegates activities and offers timely feedback relating to quality and productivity. Items that may be used to reflect management:

Supervises and monitors performance of staff

Collects and records performance data

Judges performance using criteria

Reinforces desirable behavior

Assesses computer and management information systems

Demonstrates effective school financial management

Coaching – Creates opportunities for development of human resources through effective use of coaching and the use of staff development to foster individual growth. Items that may be used to reflect coaching:

Builds a supportive environment for learning

Provides timely and specific feedback

Reinforces growth and development

Exhibits effective conferencing skills

Organization

Organizational Ability – Develops a plan to meet goals by focusing on time deadlines and flow of activities, and identifies resources needed to accomplish the job. Items that may be used to reflect organizational ability:

Plans for goals accomplishment

Established priorities

Budgets and allocates resources

Assigns tasks and activities

Plans for contingencies

Delegation – Delegates authority and responsibility clearly and appropriately. Items that may be used to reflect delegation:

Assesses expertise of self and others

Determines tasks to be assigned

Determines tasks needing outside assistance

Establishes performance standards

Provides guidance

Communications

Oral Communications – Uses verbal skill to communicate appropriately. Items that may be used to reflect oral communications:

Pronounces words and articulates clearly

Speaks confidently

Uses correct grammar

Written Communications – Demonstrates skills in writing appropriately to the intended audience. Items that may be used to reflect written communications:

Writes with clarity and conciseness

Uses correct grammar, spelling, and appropriate language

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary to be established by the county board of education

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the board's evaluation policy

CONTRACT OF 225 DAYS