Secondary Administrative Intern - PCW

TITLE: SECONDARY ADMIN INTERN

REPORTS TO: Building Principal

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

*Ensures clear and measurable goals are established and focused on critical needs regarding improving overall student achievement at the school level.

*Ensures clear and measurable goals are established and focused on critical needs regarding improving achievement of individual students within the school.

*Ensures that data are analyzed, interpreted, and used to regularly monitor progress toward school achievement goals.

*Ensures that data are analyzed, interpreted, and used to regularly monitor progress toward school achievement goals for individual students.

*Ensures that appropriate school-level and classroom-level programs and practices are in place to help all students meet individual achievement goals when data indicate interventions are needed.

*Provide a clear vision as to how instruction should be addressed in the school.

*Effectively support and retain teachers who continually enhance their pedagogical skills through reflection and professional growth plans.

*The school leader is aware of predominant instructional practices throughout the school.

*Ensures that teachers are provided with clear, ongoing evaluations of their pedagogical strengths and weaknesses that are based on multiple sources of data and are consistent with student achievement data.

*Ensures that teachers are provided with job-embedded professional development that is directly related to their instructional growth goals.

*Ensures that the school curriculum and accompanying assessments adhere to state and district standards.

*Ensures that the school curriculum is focused enough that it can be adequately addressed in the time available to teachers.

*Ensures that all students have the opportunity to learn the critical content of the curriculum.

Assists the principal in providing ongoing, research based instructional leadership for the school.

Assists the principal in leading teachers through analysis of all types of data including: OCCT/EOI, college preparedness reports, other related reports/scores (ACT, PSAT, PLAN & AP scores when applicable), benchmark and common assessment data at the individual teacher, grade and school levels to improve student academic achievement.

Assists the principal in the implementation of Common Core State Standards as well as all other state and district curriculum.

Assists the principal in developing of an effective school growth plan.

Assists the principal in the implementation of district curriculum goals, philosophy and policies within the area of authority.

Assists teachers in establishing meaningful goals, objectives and evaluation procedures related to educational enhancement.

Assists teachers in evaluating their methods of instruction/teaching skills and effectiveness of learner outcomes.

Ensures that teachers meet individual student needs and abilities and develop satisfactory growth in skills based on assessment data.

Assists teachers in providing a classroom atmosphere conducive to maximum learning.

Assists the principal in short and long range curriculum and other site based planning.

GENERAL DUTIES

Assists the principal in interviewing and hiring school personnel.

Supports the school board, superintendent and all central office administration in all district initiatives, goals and policies.

Assists the principal in the implementation and observance of all Board policies and regulations by the staff and students.

Monitors the safety and condition of the building and grounds. Monitors bus safety as well as all other means of student transportation and traffic flow around school.

Supervises and evaluates personnel.

Assists the principal in fostering a school culture of collaboration.

Submits reports to appropriate administrators as requested on or before deadline.

Assists the principal in overseeing and training of staff in the technical and procedural aspects of their jobs.

Assists the principal in new employee orientation of all district expectations.

Demonstrates efficient and effective utilization of resources.

RELATIONSHIPS

Assists the principal in providing opportunities for community members to become involved in school activities.

Assists the principal in maintaining regular communication with students, parents and the community.

Assists the principal in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with local community groups and individuals.

Encourages teachers to maintain effective communications with parents.

Motivates staff to participate in reviewing areas of responsibility to look for ways to improve performance; encourages initiative and creativity without risk; develops staff morale to reinforce successful performance.

STUDENT CONDUCT

Assists the principal in monitoring and ensuring proper student conduct and student discipline with teachers and staff.

Encourages the development of appropriate student behavior.

Assists the principal in involving students and staff in developing and maintaining reasonable standards of conduct.

Assists principal in providing an environment where students assume responsibility for their own behavior and the attitude/behavior of their peers regarding school property and respecting the rights, properties and opinions of others.

Assists principal in the development of the student handbook.

Assists principal in ensuring that all extracurricular events/activities are properly supervised by a member of the site administrative team.

SCHOOL CLIMATE

Develop the trust of the faculty and staff that his or her actions are guided by what is best for all student populations.

Assists the principal in ensuring that faculty and staff perceive the school environment as safe and orderly.

Assists the principal in acknowledging the success of the whole school, as well as individuals within the school.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten, eleven or twelve month year. Salary and work year to be established by the Board of Education.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on evaluation of administrative personnel.