Assistant Principal

Harwood Unified Union School District

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Assistant Principal

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

UPDATED: FY 2025

POSITION OBJECTIVES: Assists and supports the Principals in providing optimum educational opportunities for each child and facilitates administrative matters relating to faculty and staff. Candidates must also be able to work creatively and collaboratively to foster an environment that supports Harwood in moving towards fulfilling our school wide goals:

• Cultivate and maintain a Harwood community where ALL students, staff, and families feel a sense of belonging, pride and purpose.
• Strengthen and sustain a rigorous and robust academic program that provides exploration and prepares students with knowledge, understanding, and skills for their next steps.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Management

• Primary responsibility is to oversee Harwood Union Middle & High School’s behavioral system of support.
• Responsible for cultivating and maintaining the Harwood Way to ensure a safe, kind, respectful and engaged community.
• Serves on the district Safety and Crisis committee and maintains evacuation procedures.
• Responsible for administrative coverage of extra-curricular activities.
• Serves on the high school and middle school MTSS teams and performs related responsibilities.
• Oversees investigations of Harassment, Hazing, and/or Bullying.
• Oversees Coordinated Service Plan meetings.
• Performs other such duties or assignments as directed by the Principal.
• In all endeavors, represents the Principal and in the absence of the Principal, assumes administrative charge of the school.
• Carries out the district policies as established by the School Board in compliance with all state and federal laws, HUUSD and local district policies, applicable master agreements, and regulations of the Superintendent.

Staff

• Assists in the supervision of personnel at Harwood Union Middle & High School.
• Evaluates or supervises the evaluation of faculty and staff as assigned by the Principal.
• Visits classrooms as often as possible and assists with the supervision of culture.
• Assists with Professional Staff Development.

Program

• Assists in maintaining title programs and special programs and services as related to students wellbeing.
• Assists with student leadership.

Public Relations

• Initiates and responds to requests for parent conferences.
• Contributes to Annual Report.
• Provides information to the community and the media when appropriate.
• Assists with the organization of the annual open house and other parent activities.
• Hosts school activities and other special events.
• Cooperates with local governmental, civic, and professional groups when it is appropriate.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Reports to and evaluated by the Principal. Receives very limited administrative direction, planning and implementing the activities of the school and related programs. Has regular meetings with supervisor on a monthly or quarterly basis regarding overall progress, direction, objectives of the program, with more frequent consultations regarding special problems or specific activities as necessary.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring (or recommending for hire), orienting and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints/grievances and resolving problems at the direction of the Principal.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily, in addition to the following:

• . Master’s Degree in School Administration or other appropriate discipline plus five years of proven success as a classroom teacher and educational leader with a minimum of 3 years spent in successful classroom teaching at the middle/secondary level, the balance in an administrative or supervisory position or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired. Knowledge of contemporary instructional theory and practice.
• Commitment to proficiency-based curriculum and instruction, success for all learners, parent and community participation in school life, and life-long learning; and dedication to the highest level of student and staff performance.
• . Valid Vermont Professional Educator’s License with a 1-91/3-91 endorsement (Level II preferred), plus meet all the basic competencies and qualifications under section 5440-91 of the Regulations Governing the Licensing of Educators and the Preparation of Educational Professionals. Valid Vermont driver’s license also required.
• . Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the complex, scientific, educational and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints. Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or style. Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to faculty and staff, top management, public groups, and/or school board members.
• . Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
• Experience and proficient computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs required. Experience with Microsoft Office preferred.
• . Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, oral, written or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• . Ability to communicate courteously, efficiently and effectively with a variety of individuals, including students, faculty, administrators, parents, and representatives of outside organizations. Ability to work cooperatively, collaboratively and effectively with peers, subordinates, supervisors, parents, and outside agencies. Ability to effectively handle stressful situations and resolve conflicts.

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND STRESS: Physical ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined above, in addition to the following: (occasionally, frequently, regularly, constantly)

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift (or assist with lifting), restrain and/or move school aged students. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Physical ability to drive is also required.

WORKING CONDITIONS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

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This general outline illustrates the type of work, which characterizes the Job Classification. It is not an all-encompassing statement of the specific duties, responsibilities and qualifications of individual positions assigned to the classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person