ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL - MCARTHUR HIGH

POSITION GOAL

To assist the principal in providing vision and leadership to develop, administer and monitor high-quality educational programs that optimize the human and material resources, including time and space, available for a successful and safe school program for students, staff, and community.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

The School Assistant Principal shall carry out the performance responsibilities listed below.

Instructional Leadership: 

• Exercise proactive leadership in promoting the vision and mission of the District’s Strategic Plan. 
• Utilize collaborative leadership style and quality processes to assist in establishing and monitoring a school mission and goals that are aligned with the District’s mission and goals through active participation of stakeholders’ involvement in the school improvement process with the School Advisory Council (SAC) and School Advisory Forum (SAF). 
• Assist in achieving expected results on the school’s student learning goals. 
• Direct energy, influence and resources toward data analysis for instructional improvement, development, and implementation of quality standards-based curricula. 
• Demonstrate that student learning is a top priority through leadership actions that build and support a learning organization focused on school success. 
• Assist in working collaboratively to develop, implement and monitor an instructional framework that aligns curriculum with State standards, effective instructional practices, student learning needs and assessments. 
• Assist in recruiting, retaining, developing and evaluating an effective and diverse faculty and staff. 
• Facilitate effective professional learning and provide timely feedback to faculty and staff to improve their professional performance and offer assistance to strengthen weaknesses in performance. 
• Assist in establishing and maintaining individual professional development plans for each instructional employee that is linked to student achievement. 
• Assist in monitoring the implementation of critical initiatives including, but not limited to accreditation, Innovation Zone activities, and horizontal and vertical articulation within the school and feeder pattern. 
• Assist in structuring and monitoring a school learning environment that improves learning for a diverse student population. 
• Assist in establishing and coordinating procedures for student, teacher, parent and community evaluation of curriculum. 
• Assist in implementing and monitoring procedures to ensure that rights of all children and their parents are protected.

Organizational Leadership: 

• Employ and monitor transparent decision-making processes that are based on a vision, mission, and improvement priorities using facts and data.
• Utilize processes to empower others and distribute leadership when appropriate. 16. Assist in managing the school, operations, and facilities in ways that maximize the use of resources to promote a safe, efficient, legal, and effective learning environment. 
• and more!

To review the complete job description for this position access the following website: https://www.browardschools.com/Page/36072 and search by Job Code. The Job Code for this position is: JJ-002

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• An earned master’s degree from an accredited institution. Technical College Assistant Director may substitute Advanced Vocational Certificate. 
• A minimum of four (4) years public school instructional experience or district administrative experience (with at least two [2] years of public school instructional experience). 
• Assistant Principals - Hold or be eligible for Florida Certification in Educational Leadership, Administration, or Administration & Supervision. Completion of Leadership Experiences and Administrative Development (LEAD) or a comparable program is a mandatory requirement for eligibility to become an assistant principal. 
• Assistant Principals - Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Centers - Hold or be eligible for Florida Certification in Educational Leadership, Administration, or Administration & Supervision and any area of ESE. Completion of Leadership Experiences and Administrative Development (LEAD) or a comparable program is a mandatory requirement for eligibility to become an assistant principal. 2 School Assistant Principal (cont.) SBBC: JJ-002 
• Assistant Directors - Technical Colleges - Hold or be eligible for Florida Certification in Local Director of Vocational Education, Educational Leadership, Administration, or Administration & Supervision. Completion of Leadership Experiences and Administrative Development (LEAD) or a comparable program is a mandatory requirement for eligibility to become an assistant principal. 
• Computer skills as required for the position 

Additional qualifications are listed in the job description.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Four (4) years’ experience at the level at which the position exists is preferred, as outlined in School Board Policy 4002.14. 
• Bilingual skills. 

SIGNIFICANT CONTACTS-frequency, contact, purpose

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently as needed to move objects.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary and benefits shall be paid consistent with the District's approved compensation plan. Length of the work year and hours of employment shall be those established by the School Board.

LINK TO JOB DESCRIPTION

To review the complete job description for this position access the following website: https://www.browardschools.com/Page/36072 and search by Job Code. The Job Code for this position is:JJ-002