Substitute - Principal

Substitute - Principal Job Number Start Date Open Date 05/02/2025 Closing Date 04/30/2026 QUALIFICATIONS: MINIMUM CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION: * Master's Degree * Administrative certification issued by the Texas Education Agency * Minimum three years of classroom teaching experience * Minimum required age of 21 MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: INSTRUCTIONAL MANAGEMENT: * Systematically and continuously, monitor instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program outcomes; use these findings for corrective action and improvement, as well as for recognition of success.

* Work with staff to plan, implement and evaluate the curriculum on a systematic basis.

* Ensure that curriculum renewal is continuous and responsive to student needs.

* Provide instructional resources and materials to support teaching staff in accomplishing instructional goals.

* Evaluate and recommend improvement in the purposes, design, and implementation of the instructional program, as well as other support programs related to the mission of the school.

* School/Organizational Climate * Communicate and promote high expectation levels for staff and student performance in an enabling, supportive way; provide proper recognition of excellence and achievement.

* Establish and maintain an environment, which is conducive to positive staff morale and directed towards the achievement of the school's mission in accordance with AISD goals.

* Foster collegiality and team-building among staff, encouraging their active involvement in decision-making.

* Communicate effectively with students, staff, parents, and community; project a positive image that enhances the school's mission.

* Mediate and facilitate the effective resolution of conflicts in a timely fashion.

* Assess the school climate and use resultant data to develop improvement plans collaboratively with others.

* Have a clear sense of the school's mission; actively involve the staff in planning and decision-making in order to accomplish the mission.

* Initiate and support programs and actions that foster learning and facilitate a positive, caring climate, as well as an orderly, purposeful environment for students of AISD.

SCHOOL/ORGANIZATIONAL IMPROVEMENT: * Determine and build a common vision for school improvement; direct planning activities and implement programs collaboratively to ensure attainment of the school's * Identify, analyze and apply research findings (e.g., effective school research correlates) to facilitate school improvement.

* Develop (as necessary), maintain and utilize appropriate information systems and records necessary for the attainment of the school's mission and overall school improvement efforts.

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT: * Use developmental supervision effectively and comprehensively with all staff by systematically observing instruction, recording observations and regularly conducting formative and summative evaluation conferences.

* Apply state/district appraisal systems appropriately and ensure that evaluations clearly and accurately represent staff performance.

* Confer with subordinates regarding their professional growth; work jointly with them to develop and accomplish improvement goals.

* Identify, provide and/or encourage participation in available in-service training options to address the goals identified through the growth planning process.

* Clearly define expectations for staff performance regarding instructional strategies, classroom management and communication with the public.

* Encourage personal and professional growth and leadership among the staff; recognize exemplary performance.

* Be effective in interviewing, selecting and orienting new staff; make sound recommendations relative to personnel placement, transfer, retention, and ADMINISTRATION AND FISCAL/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT: * Comply with district policies, as well as state and federal laws and regulations, in pursuing the mission of the school.

* Be effective in scheduling activities and the use of resources needed to accomplish determined goals.

* Develop budgets based upon documented program needs, estimated enrollment, personnel, and other fiscal needs; implement programs within budget limits; maintain fiscal control; accurately report fiscal information.

* Monitor the use, care and replacement of capital equipment.

* Manage all school facilities effectively; efficiently supervise their maintenance to ensure clean, orderly and safe buildings and grounds.

STUDENT MANAGEMENT: * Work with faculty and staff to implement a student management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances school climate.

* Effectively develop and communicate with students, staff, and parents school guidelines for student conduct.

* Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that consequences of misconduct are applied equitably to all students.

* Effectively conduct conferences with parents, students, and teachers concerning school and student issues, conveying both positive aspects of student behavior as well as problem areas.

* Encourage plans for improved student behavior that reflect additional opportunities for learning.

PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: * Use the information provided through assessment instruments, the district appraisal process and evaluate feedback from line supervisors to improve performance.

* Strive to improve leadership skills through self-initiated professional development activities (e.g., undertaking professional reading, attending conferences and participating in training programs). * Utilize information gained in professional development programs for self-improvement.

* Disseminate ideas and information to other professionals; provide leadership in addressing challenges facing the profession.

* Conduct oneself in a professional, ethical manner in accordance with TEA Code of Ethics.

SCHOOL/COMMUNITY RELATIONS: * Articulate the school's mission and campus plan to the community and solicit their support in achieving the goals of the campus.

* Demonstrate awareness of school/community needs and initiate activities to meet those needs.

* Demonstrate the use of appropriate techniques for effective community and parent involvement.

* Emphasize and nurture two-way communication between the school and community.

* Project a positive image of the community.

PAY GRADE INFORMATION: * Principal Substitutes are paid the minimim daily pay of the range below: * Principal Elementary; Dual Language/Fine Arts - ADMIN 7 * Principal Junior High, Alternative High School - ADMIN 8 * Principal High School; CTC; Early College High School - ADMIN 9 Additional Job Information Days Worked: As Needed Pay Grade Varies