Assistant School Principal jobs in Asheville, NC

Position:  Assistant Principal (2023-2024 School Year)

Location: Avery County High School

Terms of Employment:  10 Month Contract 

Nature of Work:

Under the direction of the Principal, serves as an educational leader and assists the Principal in the planning, coordination, and directing of all activities and programs related to the administration of one or more schools.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in the planning, development, organization, coordination, and supervision of instructional programs and activities; interprets and implements the District approved curriculum program in light of individual school needs.
• Assists in providing leadership to the professional staff in determining objectives and identifying school needs as the basis for developing long and short range plans for the school.
• Assists the Principal in the overall administration of the school and assumes leadership of the school in the absence of the Principal.
• Assists in the supervision of student enrollment, records, attendance, and health requirements.
• Develops plans for emergency situations, in cooperation with staff and public safety agencies.
• Relates to students with mutual respect while carrying out a positive and effective discipline policy.
• Has knowledge of local policies, state and federal laws relating to minors.
• Attends and supervises extracurricular activities.
• Serves as LEA for IEP/504 Meetings.
• Documents discipline into Software Programs.
• Performs Classroom Walkthroughs and provides feedback to staff.
• Conducts Formal and Informal Observations on all certified staff.
• Conducts Formal Observations on all classified staff.
• Monitors Teachers’ Growth Plans and provides feedback at the Beginning, Middle and End of Year.
• Performs all other duties assigned by Administration.

Minimum Training and Experience

Master’s Degree or higher with successful teaching experience.  Must be NC licensed in Administration or in a current Administration Program.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Assists to implement student orientation and registration activities.
• Assists in the development and establishing of the school’s goals and objectives and the planning of the school’s instructional program.
• Assists to provide direction to staff in implementing goals and objectives and interacts and meets with staff to assist in their development.
• Assists in the evaluation of the school program and of staff and assists to initiate needed improvements.
• Communicates and carries out established policies, delegates and accepts responsibility for completion of tasks and communicates program goals, objectives and policies to the community.
• Assists in supervising and maintaining auxiliary services and uses community resources to supplement the school program.
• Promotes and maintains open communications with all stakeholders.

Reports To: Principal

FSLA Status: Exempt