Assistant Principal - Green Oaks

Caddo Parish Schools Job Description

Job Title : Assistant Principal

Prepared By : Emily L. Stanford

Prepared Date : June 24, 2024

Approved By : Leisa G. Woolfolk

Approved Date : June 30, 2024

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

Working under the supervision of the school principal assists in administering the school in accordance with school board policies and uses leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to manage assigned schools so as to promote the educational development of each student.

Assists the principal with the planning and implementation of a program that creates an environment where teachers have the ability to design and implement a course(s) of study that enable students to learn and develop optimally.

Domains and Components will be used for the Assistant Principal evaluation in conjunction with measures of student growth.

Measures of student growth will be aligned with the Caddo Parish Public School System’s accountability measures as outlined in the Louisiana Accountability System.

Domain I : School Vision Component A : Sets ambitious, data-driven goals and a vision for achievement; invests teachers, students, and other stakeholders in that vision.

• The assistant principal creates an atmosphere for achievement of high academic expectations for all students; providing a clear picture of the school’s future.
• The assistant principal ensures that the school vision is lived in practice, encouraging behaviors that support the vision and addressing behaviors that undermine the vision;

enlisting the support, ownership, and institutionalization of the vision from various perspectives and lenses.

The assistant principal places data-driven school-level goals into the vision which describe how the vision will be attained;

adjusting the goals as needed, using student learning outcomes, needs assessments, observations of teacher practices, and participation from stakeholders to ensure they are driving improvements in achievement.

Domain II : School Culture Component A : Facilitates collaboration between teams of teachers

• The assistant principal develops a school culture that allows effective teaching and learning to occur through the use of effective and frequent collaboration between teams of teachers.
• The assistant principal reinforces the school culture, along with the teachers, students, and stakeholders, through practices and actions that say : this is how we do school here.
• The assistant principal establishes a culture of learning, wherein teachers identify and teach core academic skills across the curriculum and implement shared instructional practices to improve student achievement;

using work that is rigorous and aligned with the Compass rubric.

Component B : Provides opportunities for professional growth and develops a pipeline of teacher leaders

• The assistant principal expects professional growth from all members of the teaching staff that is aligned with the vision of the school and the Compass rubric.
• The assistant principal facilitates meaningful, targeted professional development opportunities aligned to teacher needs and designed to improve instructional practice.
• The assistant principal cultivates a pipeline of teacher leaders and develops their leadership skills to provide additional support to teachers in the school and allows them to take on additional leadership opportunities.

Component C : Creates and upholds systems that result in a safe and orderly school environment.

• The assistant principal ensures that the school building is clean and safe, all basic facilities are in working order and that the physical plant fosters major academic priorities and initiatives.
• The assistant principal consistently implements and discusses across all classrooms, an age appropriate code of conduct with written values and beliefs, that is aligned with district and school priorities.
• The assistant principal utilizes all support staff, including certificated and non-certificated employees, to strategically support the achievement of school goals.

Domain III : Instruction

Component A : Observes teachers and provides feedback on instruction regularly.

The assistant principal observes teachers to provide on-going actionable, clear and transparent feedback on instruction;

these observations will become a part of both formative and summative assessments of teacher effectiveness.

The assistant principal ensures that all instruction is focused on the development and implementation of goals and objectives that are aligned with the Common Core Standards.

Component B : Ensures teachers set clear, measurable objectives aligned to Common Core.

• The assistant principal guarantees that all instruction is grounded in and guided by the Common Core Standards.
• The assistant principal implements a curricular scope and sequence that fosters rigorous instruction and activities that are designed to cognitively challenge students using the Common Core Standards.
• The assistant principal supplies teachers with supporting curricular materials that allow them to implement the curriculum with fidelity.

Component C : Ensures teachers use assessments reflective of Common Core rigor.

• The assistant principal facilitates and supports staff use of aggregated and disaggregated data to identify and prioritize students’ needs in relation to the Common Core Standards.
• The assistant principal will ensure that all assessments are Common Core aligned and will maintain teacher accountability for ongoing analysis of student data to provide rigor, differentiation, rapid interventions, and updated intervention assignments to reflect student needs and progress.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Observes and supervises assigned personnel at the school level while performing designated duties.
• Assists in selecting, requisitioning, and administering supplies, materials, equipment, textbooks, and services.
• Assists in supervising the maintenance of the school plant including the operation of custodial services, food services, and transportation, as assigned.
• Assists in establishing and enforcing rules and regulations related to student rights and responsibilities.
• Assists in accounting for student attendance.
• Assists in the supervision of extracurricular activities, school-sponsored clubs, and sporting events where applicable.
• Assists the principal in investigating, evaluating, and implementing instructional changes on the school level.
• Assists in maintaining accurate records related to curriculum procedures, instructional practices, and student records.
• Assists and participates in the evaluation and development of the school staff including appropriate professional development activities.
• Prepares and / or oversees class scheduling where applicable.
• Participates In school staffing, recruitment, and selection of qualified personnel
• Participates in Instructional Leadership Team meetings
• Attends central office and departmental meetings
• Handles discipline issues or addressing any urgent matters as they arise
• Collaborates with community organizations or partners to support school programs
• Maintain positive parent and community contact along with problem-solving
• Performs other duties as designated by the principal.

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

Employee acknowledges that he / she is required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct. Breach of said professional conduct includes but is not limited to : neglect of duty, dishonesty, engagement in acts that are contrary to CPSB policy, unlawful activities, or any other conduct which is seriously prejudicial to the school system.

Minimum Qualifications : Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience during the five year period immediately preceding appointment to the position of assistant principal.

Holds a valid Type "A" or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate with authorization as Provisional Principal, School Principal, or Educational Leader 1 or 2 and other requirements as set forth in Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel (Bulletin 746).

• Personal Characteristics : Ability to plan, organize, and oversee the work of the school staff; ability to work tactfully and harmoniously with schools, staff, parents and / or the public;
• ability to gain the respect of staff, parents and students; ability to hold records, reports and conversations in confidence and encourage cooperation between teachers and parents in order to ensure a professional instructional climate for students;
• physical stamina and emotional stability to work effectively under pressure and to keep all aspect of the job under control;

exhibits professionalism in dealing with all members of the staff; neat, well groomed appearance.

Terms of Employment : Elementary : 194 days; Middle : 195 days; High : 200 days

Reports to : School Principal

Supervises : Assigned school personnel at school site