Upper School Assistant Principal

Description:

Summary: Our Principals are building Christian Community within and beyond the school, are active in a church community and serving as Christian role models to students, parents, and staff. The primarily role of this position will be to focus on the Middle School and continuing to grow it by implementing the Essential Functions listed below.

Essential Functions

Staff Leadership

· Responsible for interviewing and screening candidates for middle school teaching positions

· Responsible for making recommendations with regard to the hiring and retention of teachers

· Responsible for making recommendations with regard to the hiring and evaluation of non- instructional staff

· Responsible for spiritual formation and mentoring of teachers

· Supervise and evaluate teachers

· Encourage teachers’ professional growth

· Keep professional development and personnel records

· Build positive morale and school climate

· Conduct orientation program for new staff

· Plan professional development activities

· Conduct middle school staff meetings

· Support teachers in classroom management and student discipline

· Mediate parent-teacher conflicts

Community Leadership

· Provide parent education programs

· Be available for parent conferences before, during and after school as needed

· Be available for phone conferences in the evening

· Develop programs to inform the parents about the school programs and goals

· Coordinate activities and support the PTF

· Attend and encourage participation in co-curricular activities

Instructional Leadership

· Encourage academic excellence throughout the middle school program

· Oversee curriculum; cooperate with lower and Upper School principals in supervising the scope and sequence of academic program, ensuring vertical integration across schools

· Supervise achievement testing and analyze results

· Supervise the evaluation of students and the reports to parents

· Create and annually update the faculty handbook

· Promote the integration of technology in school programs and curriculum

Student Leadership

· Define Christian behavior standards for students

· Plan and coordinate middle school events, including annual retreat

· Supervise the application process and oversee screening of new students

· Mediate students’ conflicts

· Mediate student-teacher-parent conflicts

· Implement discipline procedures for serious infractions

· Monitor students’ academic progress

· Support Educational Services program

· Support Fine Arts program

· Support Athletic program

· Grow student leadership roles/mentor student leaders

Parent Leadership

· Supervise the application and orientation process for new families

· Encourage parents to fulfill the covenant mandate

· Encourage parental involvement in the operation of the school

· Communicate regularly with parents through personal phone calls, email, RenWeb, or mailings

· Provide support to parents dealing with family or educational problems through individual counseling for minor issues

· Make referrals to appropriate professionals in the community to parents dealing with significant family or educational problems.

Managerial Responsibilities

· Responsible for every phase of the middle school program

· Responsible to report to the Upper School Principal on a regular basis and to the School Committee on a monthly basis on matters pertaining to the middle school program

· Ensure safe and efficient daily operations

· Supervise middle school records—enrollment, attendance, and discipline

· Implement the safety procedures described in the Crisis Management Plan and ensure compliance with state and local regulations

· Manage Middle School physical plant; report need for room repairs, upgrades, replacement of furniture, carpeting, etc.

Professional Development

· Attend educational conferences and participate in in-service activities to maintain professional growth

· Keep current in scholarship on teaching, the purpose of Christian education, and curriculum

· Maintain teachable and coachable attitude

· Work constructively with colleagues by contributing ideas and listening to the ideas of others

Requirements:

Education Requirement: Master’s Degree

Years of Experience: 3-5

LicensesorCertifications: Holds or is in the process of earning a Florida Educator Certificate