Assistant Principal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Embrace and encourage the ethos and standards of excellence as defined in the GEMS Core Values.

• Ensure that GEMS policies, procedures, and codes of conduct are followed at all times.

• To model and encourage DAA’s Culture of Kindness and to perpetuate the school’s mission and values.

• To commit time and leadership for the successful implementation of the DAA’s School Improvement Plan.

• To ensure that all teachers and support staff have a clear understanding of their performance expectations (e.g., job descriptions and faculty handbook) and to assist faculty towards becoming master teachers.

• To establish willingness to be a “mentor” to all faculty as well as encouraging their professional growth and career advancement.

• To demonstrate role-model traits that enables others to recognize the Assistant Principal as a leader. 

• To seek management harmony and to instill a sense of common purpose and common pursuit toward consensus goals with regards to the decision-making process.

• To communicate effectively with students, faculty, staff, parents, colleagues and in the community (i.e. verbal, non-verbal and written communication).

• To seek the involvement of faculty and parents in a wide variety of School activities.

• To develop the leadership capabilities of teachers so that instructional leadership becomes a shared responsibility.

• To develop meaningful curriculum for the social and emotional wellbeing of students as leader of the HS Advisory program, including the supervision of Grade Level Advisors and student government advisors.

• To supervise and work with the attendance secretary to ensure that a reliable system of monitoring student attendance is maintained.

• To oversee and enforce the MS Disciplinary Guidelines as laid out in the HS Handbook, including the supervision and record keeping of detention.

• To be “visible” during the school day, particularly during class changes, lunch, dismissal, etc.

• To schedule and oversee the supervision duty schedule for teachers.

• To schedule and facilitate semester exams, including the proctoring schedule and distribution of exams to students.

• To participate in the development of curriculum documentation that specifies content and skills, instructional methods and assessment practices.

• To review assessment results that determines whether curriculum and instructional goals and student performance outcomes are being met.

• To create an efficient, productive and caring building atmosphere where all students (and faculty) have opportunity to be recognized for their best efforts.

• To ensure that all of the School’s resources are identified and being used to serve students and faculty members alike; help both to reach their full performance potential.

• To assume the responsibility for sound financial management including accurate program budget planning and fiscal accountability.

• To have a personal commitment to seek constant professional learning and professional growth and to be a life-long learner.

• To accept the importance and necessity in attending after school student activity programs and parent events.

• To willingly take on all responsibility for the “mechanics” of the assignment; activities such as aiding with the development of a master class and/or school schedule, accurate record keeping, office accounting, etc.

• To be a willing and active participant in committee work as well as a contributing member of the Administrative Team.

• To perform other activities as might be required for the general welfare of the School and/or as requested by the High School Principal or the Superintendent/CEO.

 

 

Job performance will be evaluated by the Superintendent/CEO in accordance with school policy and implementing regulations

 

 

 

 

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