Assistant Principal - Autism School 25/26 SY

Job Description

Job Description

Victory Autism AcademyAssistant Principal

Position Title: Assistant Principal

Supervisor: Principal

Term of Employment: 12 month role

Salary Classification: Administrative Salary Schedule

Group: 3

Job Summary: This position supervises the teachers and staff members assigned to Victory Autism Academy using leadership, supervisory, and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each of his/her students. A significant emphasis is focused on knowledge of student instruction and learning assessment.

Essential Functions: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include, but are not limited to, the following tasks, duties, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by the Assistant Principal.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities generally include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Assist with Victory Autism Academy’s MS/HS programs.
• Assist with Victory Autism Academy’s rules, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with the Principal and administration team on frequent observations of the instructional programs and provide feedback for the growth and development team.
• Promote a positive tone for collaborative school/community relations by articulating the mission, seeking community support, and fostering rapport with all stakeholders.
• Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities. Communicate and meet with parents as needed, seeking their support and input, to create a cooperative relationship to support the students.
• Establish concrete goals and expectations that all students meet based on the analysis of student achievement data.
• Assist with the effectiveness of curriculum alignment, instructional strategies, implementation, and assessment.
• Collaborate with the administration team to provide opportunities for effective staff development that address the needs of the instructional program and needs of the staff, including workshops, conferences, visitations, and sessions in which staff shares successful practices and keep the staff informed and seek ideas for the improvement of the school.
• Attend evening and weekend school events.
• Review all IEPs on your caseload and provide feedback before the IEP draft is sent home.
• Participate in Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings for enrolled students on your caseload; verify meetings are conducted annually and the necessary records and other legally required documents are completed and processed by all staff members involved.
• Update the IEP Master Sheet to reflect IEP Dates, MET Dates, Speech Minutes, OT Minutes, and PT Minutes.
• Participate in Multidisciplinary Met Meetings (MET) on your caseload.
• Effectively support classroom teachers on your caseload.
• Observe elementary classrooms daily to offer feedback to staff, evaluate and document staff performance with the Principal and administration team.
• Check teachers’ lesson plans on your caseload weekly to ensure they are following Victory Autism Academy’s expectations.
• Check teachers’ grades on your caseload weekly to ensure they are following Victory Autism Academy’s expectations.
• Check teachers’ ClassTag to ensure they are posting twice daily.
• At the end of each quarter review all IEP Progress Reports and Report Cards.
• Oversee Support Staff on your caseload.
• Assist with the responsibility for the health, safety, and welfare of students, employees, and visitors while on campus.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of applicable Victory Autism Academy’s policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, county, and city statutes, rules, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of special education curriculum.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide instructional leadership.
• Demonstrate the ability to assess student learning.
• Ability to prioritize school issues.
• Excellent problem solving and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate in oral and written form.
• Knowledge of principles of basic non-typical child development stages and non-typical developmental delays.
• Skills in identifying, preventing, and de-escalating negative behaviors.
• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relations with co-workers, vendors, students, parents, the general public, and others having business with Victory Autism Academy.
• Skills in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.

Minimum Qualifications: A minimum of a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership (or equivalent) and a minimum of three years leadership experience in a school setting and a minimum of three years as a teacher or any equivalent combination experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities have been achieved.

Other Requirements:

• Arizona Principal Certificate
• Must be able to pass a fingerprint and background clearance check.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain an Arizona driver’s license.
• May be required to lift and carry heavy, bulky supplies and materials weighing up to 20 pounds.
• May be required to lift students weighing up to 60 pounds.
• Must be able to complete training in CPR, First Aid, Non-violent Crisis Intervention (CPI), and specialized training for students with autism.
• Must be able to perform a therapeutic hold using CPI when a student becomes a danger to themself or others; must be able to run after students who are at risk of fleeing from a safe location.
• May be required to work outside normal working hours.
• May be required to travel to perform work functions.