Assistant Principal -Middle School

Assistant Principal -Middle School Arlington, MA Job Details Full-time $120,000 - $124,000 a year 2 hours ago Qualifications IEP School experience Behavioral standards enforcement in schools Educational Administration Faculty collaboration Writing skills Student record keeping 3 years Master's degree Schedule management Master's degree in educational administration Instructional leadership in education Working with middle schoolers Overseeing academic personnel management Master's degree in educational leadership Working with students with special education needs Budget management in education Practicing budget management in an educational setting School policy and procedure enforcement Senior level Communication skills Employee evaluation Educational program management Full Job Description The Arlington Public Schools are committed to creating an inclusive and safe learning and working environment that reflects a diversity of perspectives, values, and experiences. We welcome staff who are aware of the role that bias and prejudice play in society, are creative and willing to try new approaches, and are reflective about their daily practice. We are looking for candidates who welcome a challenge, are eager to collaborate and contribute to the success of students, are ready to engage in two-way partnership with families, and who will contribute their diverse talents to the organization as a whole. The Gibbs Middle School is looking for a dynamic educator to join the team as an Assistant Principal.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Master's Degree in Educational Administration/Leadership or equivalent. 2. Valid Massachusetts License for Principal/Assistant Principal at the Middle School Level. 3. Five years of educational experience, with three years of successful Middle School experience. 4. Demonstrated effectiveness in planning, scheduling and organizing projects. 5. Demonstrated effectiveness in oral and written language in interpersonal and large group settings and in all writing for internal and external audiences.

REPORTS TO

Gibbs Principal

JOB GOAL

To support the principal in the mission to develop coherent, challenging, developmentally appropriate curriculum and to provide a safe, orderly and respectful learning environment for all students.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To facilitate all faculty projects involving curriculum improvement and professional development. 2. To effectively resolve day-to-day school community issues involving students, teachers, staff and parents. 3. To carry forward the District and Building Goals. 4. To assist with the supervision of student conduct within the school, and oversee fair and consistent implementation of discipline code, keep records of all disciplinary actions. 5. To supervise and evaluate teachers at the direction of the principal. 6. To consistently demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills. 7. To participate, in conjunction with faculty, department heads, assistant principal and principal, in the development of the school budget. 8. To oversee and coordinate the implementation of programs for special education students and students on 504's, including participation in relevant IEP and student support meetings. 9. To support the scheduling process, including, but not limited to, making schedule changes, entering data into Power School. 10. To perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the principal.

Terms of Employment:

Assistant Principals in Arlington work 205 days, which includes 180 student days, 3 professional days, and 22 additional days to be worked beyond the school year. Arlington values diversity. We strongly encourage candidates of varied backgrounds, including people of color, persons with disabilities and others to apply.