Assistant Principal: Benton Middle School

Assistant Principal: Benton Middle School

Summary Information:

Job Title

Assistant Principal

Vacancy #

25-186

Position #

# of Openings

1

Category

Assistant Principals

Employment

Full-time (permanent)

Salary

See Board Approved Salary Schedule

Calendar Days

204

Published Date

04/30/2024

Target Fill Date

N/A 

Closing Date

05/03/2024 

Location

Benton Middle School
6136 Highway 3
Benton, LA 71006

Experience

See Job Requirements

Degrees / Certificates

09 Master's Degree / 10 Master's + 30 / 11 Educational Specialist / 12 Doctorate

Contact Information:

Nicholas Almasy

Benton Middle, Principal

6136 Highway 3

Benton, LA 71006

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Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. A valid Louisiana Teaching Certificate (Type A or Level 3)

2. Certification as Principal (Bulletin 746) or Educational Leader 1, 2, or 3

3. Five (5) years teaching and/or administrative experience within the last five (5) years

4. Must be able to perform essential functions of the job as described here below with or without reasonable accommodations

 

 

Description

OVERVIEW OF POSITION: To assist the Principal in the planning, organization, and implementation of all educational and supportive activities of the school

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:
DOMAIN I: SCHOOL VISION

A. Sets ambitious, data-driven goals and a vision for achievement; invests teachers, students, and other stakeholders in that vision.

The assistant principal creates an atmosphere for achievement of high academic expectations for all students; providing a clear picture of the school’s future.

The assistant principal ensures that the school vision is lived in practice, encouraging behaviors that support the vision and addressing behaviors that undermine the vision; enlisting the support, ownership, and institutionalization of the vision from various perspectives and lenses.

The assistant principal places data driven school level goals into the vision which describe how the vision will be attained; adjusting the goals as needed, using student learning outcomes, needs assessments, observations of teacher practices, and participation from stakeholders to ensure they are driving improvements in achievement.

DOMAIN II: SCHOOL CULTURE

A. Facilitates collaboration between teams of teachers

The assistant principal develops a school culture that allows effective teaching and learning to occur through the use of effective and frequent collaboration between teams of teachers.

The assistant principal reinforces the school culture, along with the teachers, students and stakeholders, through practices and actions that say: every child, every day.

The assistant principal establishes a culture of learning, wherein teachers identify and teach core academic skills across the curriculum and implement shared instructional practices to improve student achievement; using work that is rigorous and aligned with the Compass rubric.

B. Provides opportunities for professional growth and develops a pipeline of teacher leaders

The assistant principal expects professional growth from all members of the teaching staff that is aligned with the vision of the school and the Compass rubric.

The assistant principal facilitates meaningful, targeted professional development opportunities aligned to teacher needs and designed to improve instructional practice.

The assistant principal cultivates a pipeline of teacher leaders and develops their leadership skills to provide additional support to teachers in the school and allows them to take on additional leadership opportunities.

C. Creates and upholds systems that result in a safe and orderly school environment.

The assistant principal ensures that the school building is clean and safe, all basic facilities are in working order and that the physical plant fosters major academic priorities and initiatives.

The assistant principal consistently implements and discusses across all classrooms, an age appropriate code of conduct with written values and beliefs that is aligned with district and school priorities.

The assistant principal utilizes all support staff, including certificated and non-certificated employees, to strategically support the achievement of school goals.

DOMAIN III: INSTRUCTION

A. Observes teachers and provides feedback on instruction regularly.

The assistant principal observes teachers to provide on-going actionable, clear and transparent feedback on instruction; these observations will become a part of both formative and summative assessments of teacher effectiveness.

The assistant principal ensures that all instruction is focused on the development and implementation of goals and objectives that are aligned with the Louisiana Student Standards.

B. Ensures teachers set clear, measurable objectives aligned to Louisiana Student Standards.

The assistant principal guarantees that all instruction is grounded in and guided by the Louisiana Student Standards.

The assistant principal implements a curricular scope and sequence that fosters rigorous instruction and activities that are designed to cognitively challenge students using the Louisiana Student Standards.

The assistant principal supplies teachers with supporting curricular materials that allow them to implement the curriculum with fidelity.

C. Ensures teachers use assessments reflective of Louisiana Student Standards rigor.

The assistant principal facilitates and supports staff use of aggregated and disaggregated data to identify and prioritize students’ needs in relation to the Louisiana Student Standards.

The assistant principal will ensure that all assessments are aligned to the Louisiana Student Standards and will maintain teacher accountability for on-going analysis of student data to provide rigor, differentiation, rapid interventions and updated intervention assignments to reflect student needs and progress.

DOMAIN IV: PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY

A. Contributes to achieving the school’s mission, engages in self-reflection and growth opportunities, and creates and sustains partnerships with families, colleagues and communities.

The assistant principal engages in self-reflection and growth opportunities to support high levels of learning for all students.

The assistant principal collaborates and communicates effectively with families, colleagues, and the community to promote students’ academic achievement and to accomplish the school’s mission.

OTHER:

A. Meets the criteria for a Professional Growth Plan as set forth by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) in Bulletin 130 – Regulations for the Evaluation and Assessment of School Personnel and the Bossier Parish Program of Professional Personnel Evaluation

B. Assumes additional responsibilities as Principal may assign

REPORTS TO: Principal

SUPERVISES: School faculty and staff

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten and one-half (10 1/2) months

SALARY RANGE: See adopted Bossier Parish Salary Schedule

EVALUATION: Performance in this position will be evaluated annually.

 

 

 

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