Glen Ridge Public Schools – Job Description
Instruction/Curriculum
TITLE: ASSISTANT
PRINCIPAL – HIGH SCHOOL
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Valid
New Jersey Principal Certificate or
eligibility
2.
Minimum experience as determined by the
board
3.
Demonstrated leadership skills in the areas
of curriculum development and program
evaluation; staff development and school
improvement
4.
Strong interpersonal and communication
skills
5.
Required criminal history background check
and proof of U.S. citizenship or legal resident
alien status
REPORTS TO: Building Principal
SUPERVISES: All certified and noncertified
staff assigned to the school
JOB GOAL: To provide
leadership and managerial oversight to the
instructional
program and school operations to ensure a
school
climate that fosters the educational development
of each pupil.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assists the
Principal in:
1.
Assumes responsibility for the management of the
school in accordance
with law,
administrative code and board policies and regulations.
2.
Exercises leadership in school-level planning for
improvement of
instruction.
3.
Establishes and maintains an effective learning
climate in the school.
4.
Assists in the selection of appropriate instructional
materials and
monitors delivery of the instructional program.
5.
Participates in the development, evaluation and
revision of curriculum
and assumes responsibility for the implementation of
approved
programs.
6.
Plans, organizes and supervises all curricular and
extracurricular
activities.
7.
Interviews, recommends for appointment, assigns,
supervises and
evaluates the performance of all school employees and
assists them in
achievement of
their job goals.
8.
Conducts periodic observations of teaching staff
members; prepares
written
comments; and offers constructive suggestions for improvement when appropriate.
9.
Prepares and submits the school’s budget requests and
monitors the
expenditure of
funds.
10.
Establishes and maintains an efficient office system
to support the
administrative
functions of the school.
11.
Ensures the safekeeping of student and personnel
files and other
confidential records and documents; and the
destruction of public
records in
accordance with law and regulations.
12.
Approves the master teaching schedule and classroom
assignments.
13.
Maintains high standards of student conduct and
enforces discipline as
necessary in accordance with board policy and the
students’ rights to
due process.
14.
Notifies immediately the parent or guardian and the
chief school
administrator to arrange for an immediate examination
by a physician of any pupil suspected of being under the influence of alcohol
or other drugs or of using anabolic steroids.
15.
Participates in the planning and delivery of
intervention and referral
services for
pupils who are having difficulty in their classes and who have not been
classified in need of special education.
16.
Plans and supervises fire and other emergency drills
as required by law
and board policy.
17.
Prepares or supervises the preparation of all
reports, records and
other paperwork
required or appropriate to the school’s administration.
18.
Conducts staff meetings as necessary for the proper
functioning of the
school.
19.
Plans and supervises regularly scheduled
parent/teacher conferences;
and makes
arrangements for special conferences as necessary.
20.
Acts as a liaison between the school, the home and
the community;
interprets policies, programs and activities; and
encourages board community participation in the affairs of the school.
21.
Keeps the superintendent informed of school
activities and needs and
works
cooperatively with central office on matters relating to the school and the
district.
22.
Assumes responsibility for his/her continuing
professional growth and
development by
attendance at professional meetings, memberships in professional organizations,
enrollment in advanced courses and by reading professional journals and other
publications.
23.
Develops and maintains a master schedule for the
academic,
extracurricular prgrams, and works cooperatively with
the business administrator to schedule community use of the school building and
grounds.
24.
Attends special events held to recognize student
achievement and
other
school-sponsored activities and functions.
25.
Ensures the proper collection, safekeeping, and
accounting of school
activity funds.
26.
Performs other duties which may be assigned or
required by law, code,
regulation/board
policy.
EMPLOYMENT: Administrative contract.
EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be
evaluated annually in
accordance
with state law and the provisions of the
board’s
policy on evaluation of certified staff.
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