Elementary Assistant Principal/Special Education Case Manager

Position Type:

Administration - Building/Assistant Principal

Date Posted:

4/17/2025

Location:

Oak Crest Elementary School

Beach Park District 3

Job Description

Position/Title: Assistant Principal

Location: Oak Crest Elementary/Special Education Case Manager

Director Supervisor: Principal

Supervises: Building Staff - certified and educational support personnel

Qualifications:

Professional Educator License with General Administrative or Principal endorsement

Current LBSI teacher or related services certificate

Strong knowledge of Special Education Laws, Rules, and Regulations

Master's Degree

PERA module designation Job Goals: To use leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills so as to promote the educational development of each student, and staff member.

Purpose Statement

The job of Elementary Assistant Principal and Special Education Case Manager is done for the purpose/s of providing support to the instructional process with specific responsibility for directing assigned programs and services at an elementary school under the leadership of the Principal; providing information and serving as a resource to others; supervising assigned staff; coordinating school activities; review eligibilities, IEPs, and 504 plans for compliance and quality, and addressing issues, situations, and problems that arise on campus or with enrolled students.

Essential Functions

Assist the Principal in providing leadership, supervision, and evaluation of the instructional program for the school.

Assist the Principal in providing and/or facilitating training of staff with regard to the most effective practices which lead to higher student achievement regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or prior academic achievement.

Analyze and interpret school-level data; work with staff to develop School Improvement Plans that contain strategies to improve student learning.

Interpret and implement Board policies and administrative regulations.

Lead diverse staff, student body, and the community in development and implementation of building-level goals focused on the improvement of student learning.

Lead staff in development and implementation of District and building-level goals relating to cultural competency and student learning.

Assist the Principal in setting building-level priorities in the context of community and District priorities and student/staff needs.

Assist the Principal in establishing a school climate which promotes equal opportunities for all students, good conduct, and positive attitudes and values, and accept responsibility for the attendance, conduct, health, and safety of students.

Assist the Principal in the screening, selection, orientation, training, assignment, and reassignment of culturally competent and diverse school staff.

Supervise and evaluate the performance of all assigned personnel and engage staff in the development of professional growth activities designed to support individual school/District goals and programs in order to improve student learning.

Assist the Principal in the development, ongoing improvement, and implementation of the District and school curricular program.

Assist the Principal in establishing a set of culturally responsive standard operating procedures, practices, and routines.

Assist principals with overseeing school's extracurricular programming.

Assist the Principal in planning and developing the school's budget with input from staff, allocate and adjust fiscal and material resources, assure timely completion of reports, and record maintenance for all school programs.

Intervene in occurrences of inappropriate behavior of students

Assisting students in modifying behavior and developing successful interpersonal skills.

Manage a variety of school administrative functions as assigned by the building principals

Represent the school in a variety of settings (e.g. community forms, parent-teacher organizations, etc.) for maintaining ongoing community support for educational goals and assisting with issues related to school environment.

Provide for effective staff communication; collaborate and resolve conflicts with others.

Work cooperatively with other administrators; advise academic managers and other appropriate District administrators of progress, problems, and other information regarding the school's program.

Perform case management duties for pre-referral (intervention), initial, reevaluations, and annual meetings.

Review eligibility, IEPs and 504 plans for compliance and quality.

Attend off-site IEP meetings.

Act as a team leader for special education personnel, facilitating meetings, setting agenda, monitoring inventory and professional resource library.

Use technology for assessment, communication, and documentation.

Liaison between administrators and teachers to communicate special student needs.

Participate in building level programs such as PLC, SIP, MTSS, PBIS, etc.

Keep accurate records for special education student files, department data, and support services to communicate to the district office.

Review new student files to identify special education needs.

Perform student observations.

Participate in Manifestation Determinations Review meetings.

Act as district LEA representative for eligibility, IEP, 504 plan, and service plan meetings.

Assist in the coordination of the resource, instructional, functional skills/adaptive, related service programs.

Identify program needs within the district and report such findings to the Director of Student Services.

Assist in the professional development for special education staff and related service staff.

Assume responsibility for own professional growth and development in the area of special education law at federal and state level, curriculum and instruction, and all district initiatives.

Assist with special education and related service provider staff evaluations as an administrator for the district

Ensure that all due process procedures and timelines are met.

Supervises Certified and Non-Certified Staff

Perform other duties and assume responsibilities as may be assigned by the principals of each school

Union Affiliation

Non-union

Salary

Compensation to be determined by the Board of Education; Regionally Competitive

Physical requirements

Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands

Terms of Employment

Anticipated Start Date: July 1st, 2025

Hours: 7:30 am- 4:00 pm

Work Year: 12 month