Assist HS Principal/MS HS Athletic Director

Job description

Purpose: The Assist HS Principal/MS HS Athletic Director provides professional leadership in organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating a creative school program.  To accomplish these tasks, the Middle School Principal works closely with the community, staff, and administration of U.S.D. No. 289.

  Responsible to:   Superintendent

  Qualifications:

• Master's Degree or higher.

• Kansas middle level certification.

• A minimum of three years certified teaching experience.

• Knowledge of QPA.

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Knowledge of curriculum planning is a positive.

Essential Functions:

• Provides professional leadership in organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating a creative school program.

• Attends Board of Education meetings.

• Establishes an optimal learning environment within the school.

• Ensures that all school programs and activities conform to district guidelines.

• Communicates effectively with all members of the school district and community.

• Works effectively with community organizations. 

• Reacts to change productively and handles other tasks as assigned.

• Supports the value of an education.

• Participates in the school improvement plan.

• Supports the philosophy and mission of U.S.D. #289.

General Responsibilities:

• Initiates, designs and implements programs to meet specific needs of the school.

• Assists in the development of a comprehensive curriculum and program of services in cooperation with teachers and central office staff.

• Develops an atmosphere of respect, interest, and enthusiasm within the school.

• Communicates openly and effectively with students, community, staff, and administration.

• Supervises and provides for the general welfare of students during the school day, on school trips, and during school activities.

• Maintains effective programs to strengthen and monitor pupil discipline, attendance, and individual progress.

• Selects and assigns certificated and classified personnel.

• Evaluates and counsels all staff members regarding their individual and group performance.

• Delegates duties for effective staff utilization, but assumes final responsibility for the overall school program.

• Participates in principals' meetings, negotiations meetings, and such other meetings as are required or appropriate.

• Attends special events held to recognize student achievement, and attends school sponsored activities, functions and athletic events.

• Encourages the professional growth of teachers by advanced training, experimentation, and evaluation.

• Administers district policies in the operation of the school.

• Administers the school budget.

• Prepares or supervises the preparation of reports, records, lists, and all other paperwork required or appropriate to the school’s administration.

• Complies with legal and regulatory requirements of the various governmental agencies.

• Plans and organizes the school day and year to provide for efficient operation of the school.

• Coordinates or supervises such support services as maintenance, security, food  services, recreational programs, financial and accounting functions, library activities, etc.

• Works cooperatively with staff in sharing ideas, techniques, and procedures for improvement of the learning environment.

• Keeps abreast of new information, innovative ideas and techniques.

• Adheres to all district health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne  Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.

• Follow up on all excessive student absenteeism.

• Other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

• Requires prolonged sitting or standing.

• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.

• Occasional stooping, bending, and reaching.

• Must work indoors and outdoors year-round.

• Must work in noisy and crowded environments.

Terms of Employment:

            Eleven month contract, see Board Policy for terms.

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated by the superintendent according to Board Policy and state regulations.