Assistant Principal 3721 - Phoenix

| Location: | Phoenix | | Employee Status: | Permanent | | Hours Per Week: | 40 | | Work Calendar: | 12-Month | | Pay Rate: | $71,635-$87,323 |
CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION
CLASS SUMMARY -Assists the Principal in School Improvement activities - Assists the Principal in providing a comprehensive educational program for students - Assists the Principal in improving student performance by: - Assessing educational and programming needs - Coordinating the use of instructional tools and strategies - Collecting data for evaluating and reporting student progress - Coordinating overall after-school programs, activities, and functions - Assists the Principal in student management: - Implements appropriate procedures and maintains consistent practices within the school discipline program - Serves as liaison with student support services such as transportation - Assists the Principal in staff development by: - Identifying topics for staff development - Planning and coordinating school-wide staff development activities - Researching and disseminating information on best practices for school improvement goals - Assists the Principal with planning activities for accreditation and preparing accreditation documents - Assists the Principal with the walk-through observations, formal observations and evaluation of teaching staff - Assists the Principal with the evaluation of non-teaching staff - Assists the Principal with creating and managing budgets, requisitions and allocation of supplies, equipment and instructional materials - Assists the Principal with the preparation of class schedules, cumulative records and IEP/MET documents - Assists the Principal with the hiring of teaching and other staff - Assists the Principal with monitoring the safety and security of the school campus Position will be responsible for some or all of the listed duties and/or additional duties that occur from time to time. TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: - Current Arizona K-12 Principal certification -Three years experience as a teacher, preferably of students who are Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing - Two years as a supervisor or administrator in an educational setting with experience in supervision/management, team leadership, and budget administration - Demonstrated background in developing student specific interventions, curriculum, and instruction - Fluent in ASL (if applicable) LICENSING/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: -Must be able to obtain and maintain an Arizona Department of Public Safety IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card. -Defensive Driver Training Program to be completed by all agency personnel that drive on State business. -Masters Degree in Education of the Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Educational Leadership -Arizona Principal's Certification or eligible for Certification by the Arizona Department of Education (Must complete Arizona Principal Certification within two years of hire) KNOWLEDGE OF: - Policies, procedures, and programs of the immediate work unit - Principles and practices of administration and management - Agency or program rules, regulations, and operating procedures - Applicable federal and state laws as they apply to the position - Best practices in education and learning for students with special educational needs - Best practices in education and learning for students in the general curriculum - Deafness and blindness and the effects on instruction for students who are deaf/HH or blind/VI - Instructional methods for use with students who are deaf/HH or blind/VI - Student assessments in standardized testing, Arizona State Standards, and progress monitoring of students (report cards, IEP progress reporting, curriculum based measures, etc.) - Effects of reasonable accommodations and instructional modifications for students who are deaf/HH or blind/VI - Arizona State Standards and implementation of the standards in classroom and other instructional activities (community based) - Applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding general and special education, including post-secondary transition planning - Child development, behavioral intervention strategies, effective team collaboration - Appropriate lines of communication and authority DEMONSTRATED SKILL/ABILITY TO: - Communicate with staff, students, families and the community - Planning and organization - Budget planning and implementation - Interpersonal skills, including respectful and courteous treatment of all agency staff - Supervise - Plan staff development and train staff - Mediate and independently problem solve - Handle student discipline |