High School Assistant Principal

Job Description

Basic Function:

The Assistant Principal actively drives student academic outcomes by facilitating professional development and supporting, coaching, and evaluating staff while creating and maintaining a safe and supportive academic culture.

Essential Duties:

Provide direct coaching and instructional guidance to staff

Plan and provide professional development in collaboration with others

Model identity-safe, culturally-relevant pedagogical practices

Model effective use of differentiated instructional strategies for diverse learners

Model successful classroom management strategies

Observe staff and debrief the observations to improve teaching practices

Provide staff with regular constructive feedback

Conduct staff evaluations using LPS-approved evaluation rubrics

Co-plan units, lessons, and formative assessments with staff

Support staff in collection and analysis of student data results

Develop staff’s ability to differentiate instruction to meet individualized student needs as determined by diagnostic and formative assessment data

Collaborate with school leaders to make instructional decisions based on student performance and make recommendations for best practices

Evaluate staff performance

Use data to guide coaching plans

Oversee after school, summer and other academic intervention programs

Oversee state and network assessments

Serve on school leadership teams as assigned

Support student discipline

Plan and facilitate student, family, and community meetings and activities

Maintain communication with caregivers as needed

Develop positive relationships with school community that are aligned with LPS’ culture and values

Contribute to the cultivation of strong and cohesive professional learning communities

Other Duties

Perform related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

Any combination equivalent to:

a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university

4 years of successful teaching experience in diverse educational setting(s)

Minimum of one year of successful coaching experience

Minimum of one year of successful experience planning and facilitating professional development

Licensing and Other Requirements

Valid Clear California Teaching Credential

Valid California Administrative Services Credential or Certificate of Eligibility or Verification of enrollment in an Administrative Services Credential or intent to complete the CPACE exam

Employment eligibility that includes fingerprint, tuberculosis, and/or other employment clearances

Knowledge of:

Instructional programs, methods, and practices that accelerate student learning and achievement

Leadership development practices and effective supervision and performance evaluation

California standards, curriculum frameworks and current research-based practices and trends as they relate to work scope

Culturally-responsive pedagogy

Adult learning principles and change management theory

Effective professional development practices, including data-based inquiry

Skills and Ability to:

Support, monitor and evaluate instructional program effectiveness

Use and analyze data to develop action plans

Implement collaborative and team building processes

Plan, implement, and monitor high-leverage professional development

Facilitate dissent and conduct difficult and constructive conversations effectively

Provide timely and actionable feedback, including officially evaluating staff performance

Provoke, inspire and motivate people to make progress toward goals

Communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Work effectively across diverse communities

Manage various projects and/or demands demonstrating flexibility and effective time-management skills

Working Conditions:

Environment

Instructional environment which includes indoor and outdoor activities

Physical Demands

Mental acuity

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard

Hearing and speaking to communicate

Seeing to observe and read materials

Sitting or standing for extended periods of time

Pulling, pushing, lifting and/or carrying instructional materials and equipment

Leadership Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.

Notification of Non-Discrimination Policy

Leadership Public Schools prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, religion creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, parental, family, or marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex (sexual harassment), or sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Complaint forms are available at school sites and on the network webpage at

For inquiries or concerns regarding LPS nondiscrimination policy or the filing of discrimination complaints please contact:

Chris Harrell, Director of Student Services and Facilities, Title IX Coordinator

99 Linden Street

Oakland, CA 94607

email:

Phone: x115

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