JOB GOAL: Responsible for assisting the principal to provide the instructional, cultural and administrative leadership necessary for addressing student achievement, student safety and well-being, social-emotional learning, school discipline and overall school effectiveness to create a strong culture for learning
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Understands and supports the mission, vision and values of Harmony Public Schools.
o Obtains Danielson certification within 3 months of the first day in the assignment
o Serves as the member of the Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) at the assigned school in implementing instructional
practices that include:
- Leading and facilitating a learning culture among teachers and staff
- Leading and facilitating campus wide data meetings
- Observing and overseeing team data meetings
- Conducting annual formal teacher observations and walkthroughs
- Using observation-feedback cycles to provide ongoing coaching to teachers
- Planning and co-facilitating campus professional learning (PL) meetings
- Planning with PLC leaders
- Modeling implementation of key Arc of the Year instructional techniques
- Creating and implementing campus improvement plan (CIP)
- Supporting teachers in microcredential progress
- Providing periodic feedback to district and network leadership teams about instructional programs
- Creating and collecting implementation artifacts for bright spots
o Assists with development and implementation of the master schedule and student schedules.
o Oversees curricular and assessment activities for special programs including SPED, Dyslexia, Section 504, ESL, and GT
o Implements and reviews data related to common assessments such as district assessments and NWEA MAP
o Oversees academic intervention programs campus-wide, supports teachers with intervention strategies, and periodically
monitors intervention data with teacher follow-ups
o Remains abreast of current curriculum trends, instructional strategies, practices, developments, instructional materials
and related governmental procedures and guidelines.
o Coordinates with district personnel, parents and staff planning for an orderly opening of school.
o Develops and implements teacher orientations.
o Plans, coordinates and follows up school academic teams/competitions.
o Implements/oversees T-STEM blueprint implementation.
o Follows up lesson plans, curriculum/scope and sequence
o Oversees PBLs and other projects.
o Coordinates implementation of instructional software programs and goal-setting process for teachers and students
o Works collaboratively with parents, school, and community committees on all school related matters.
o Develops guidelines for proper student conduct and implementing disciplinary procedures and policies that ensure a safe
and orderly environment at the assigned school
o Establishes clear expectations, systems and routines for behaviors, including social and emotional supports
o Leads strategies to proactively provide and coordinate student support services
o Supervises teacher classroom management.
o Trains staff on student code of conduct and implementation of discipline.
o Maintains records of disciplinary actions taken to ensure that the student code of conduct is administered properly.
o Communicates with parents and key stakeholders regarding student discipline and safety.
o Maintains a safe and orderly school environment.
o Monitors the school ground actively for safety checks.
o Monitors student attendance and truancy, recruitment, enrollment, and retention activities
o Oversees the work of assigned support staff and conducts their performance appraisals
o Establishes and implements a plan for social-emotional learning across the school aligned with HPS priorities
o Leads Character School application and designation process at the state and national level
o Establishes a professional rapport with students, parents, staff, and community
o Uses appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement
o Assists in recruiting, selecting, and retaining highly effective teachers and staff
o Attends meetings, conferences, and workshops.
o Models personal commitment to developing self and others
o Displays the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents and school
personnel.
o Performs other duties as assigned.
o Thorough knowledge of curriculum, assessments, instructional practices, classroom management, school culture, social-
emotional learning programs, district policies and procedures
