Foster-Glocester Regional School District is currently accepting applications for a highly effective administrator who wants to work as a collaborative member of a team to lead and support our high-performing middle school. Our learning community of educators, students, and parents is one of the best kept secrets in RI. Located in scenic Northwest Rhode Island, Ponaganset Middle School serves approximately 400 students. Our school is staffed by a dedicated team committed to advancing learning and teaching in a collaborative, relevant, and personalized 1:1 blended learning environment fully embraces middle-level practices.
The school was built and opened the doors to students in September 2007. Our middle school has seven team suites (a group of five classrooms organized around a central meeting room) to support and enhance our middle school teams. We have strong academic, art, music, elective, and athletic programs.The school sits on more than 50 acres of a living campus that supports learning in and out of school. Our school culture emphasizes supports for students who are struggling and students who excel.
During the 2015-2016 school year we completed a multi-year plan to purchase mobile technology (Chromebooks) for our students and staff to cultivate a blended learning environment. All students in grades 6-12 are issued a device making our middle school and high school 1:1 blended learning environments. Our teachers and students are actively using technology to support student's mastery of desired knowledge and skills. In order to enhance learning and teaching and involve parents in the education of their children, our school district implemented a Learning Management System (LMS) and grade book that can be accessed by parents.
Our LMS, provides a virtual space for student and teacher collaboration and enables teachers and staff to produce digital assignments, to communicate with students and families, and to run analytics that provide information on student performance and the frequency and timeliness of their educational activity. Through sound fiscal management, our school district has been able to reallocate resources to meet student and adult needs. We have added numerous courses designed to prepare our students for college and careers and gain high school credit. Our students and teachers have the benefit of learning and teaching in a environment that is well resourced with instructional materials.In short, Ponaganset Middle School is one of the more progressive schools in Rhode Island.
For information about our schools and community visit our website at www.fg.k12.ri.us.If you are interested in educating the whole child in a collaborative, relevant, and personalized educational environment supported by technology we welcome the opportunity to meet you and learn more about how you could enhance our team. JOB TITLE: Assistant Principal for Ponaganset Middle SchoolGENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Assist the principal in leading, managing, facilitating, coordinating, and supporting the continuous improvement of a personalized, rigorous, relevant, and collaborative learning environment that develops globally competitive students proficient with deep content knowledge and transferable skills needed for success in post-secondary education, careers, and life in a global economy.SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Works under the supervision of the principal with wide latitude to exercise independent judgment. Work is subject to periodic review. Job performance will be evaluated annually for adherence to professional standards of conduct and quality.SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Is responsible for the direct supervision of teachers and education support staff advancing and supporting the learning of students in the school.
REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist the Principal in his/her efforts to Leading, supporting, and managing all school functions and operations needed to achieve the mission of the district and meet the learning needs of students and staff, including, but not limited to, supporting the principal in the following: Leading and supporting a cohesive Professional Learning Community focused on preparing students for college and careers; Leading, supporting, and managing the implementation of personalized, relevant, rigorous, and collaborative learning experiences supported by 1:1 technology; Leading, supporting, and managing the implementation the research-based practices aligned to the National Institute for School Leaderships (NISL) Guide for School Leaders The NISL Wheel with an emphasis on a highly-aligned instructional system, high-quality teaching and learning, high-performance organization and management, school ethos and culture, and community connections; Leading, supporting, and managing the implementation middle level practices aligned to those recommended by the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE); Leading, supporting, and managing the implementation of high-interest college and career pathways which purposefully prepare students for local and global labor markets and lead to college credit and/or industry certifications; Leading, supporting, and managing changes to curriculum, instruction, assessments, and school structures that incorporate national standards, transferrable skills, and work habits needed for success in college, careers, and life in a global economy; Leading, supporting, and managing the implementation of instructional change, supported by mobile devices (1:1 student access to technology) in a blended learning environment that enhances learning in and out of school; Leading, supporting, and managing the creation of performance tasks, formative and summative assessments aligned to the Common Core and transferrable skills, as well as task validation and calibration; Leading, supporting, and managing the continued refinement and implementation of a Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS); Leading, supporting, and managing the evaluation of educators and support staff to continuously improve learning and teaching; OTHER PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: Participating actively and collaboratively on school and district leadership teams and provides input specifically designed to enhance school management, curricula, instructional and assessment; Assisting the Principal in the overall administration, supervision and leadership of the school; Serving as Principal in the absence of the Principal; Assisting in preparation of student schedules and master schedule, as appropriate; Assisting in the supervision of extra-curricular activities; Supervising student attendance and discipline, as directed by the Principal; Ensuring the effective operation of data teams that analyze classroom, departmental, and school wide assessment data to improve future instruction; Participating in and provide high-quality professional development focused on enhancing the instructional core and instructional leadership; Supporting the creation of partnerships among parents, educators, businesses, higher education, and communities that support learning in and out of school; Participating in the creation and implementation of a School Improvement Plan that includes acquisition of deep content knowledge, transferrable skills, implementation of Global Best Practices, alignment to AMLE practices, and advances instructional change supported by technology; Ensuring the efficient, effective, and collaborative management of all school operations to ensure all learning experiences, student discipline and school safety practices advance the mission of the district; Supporting department leaders in the development of school budgets, based on input from educators and staff, that purposefully targets fiscal and human resources to provide a high-quality education that prepares each student for success and aligns with the established priorities and mission of the district; Ensuring school and district goals are well understood, documented, and implemented; Developing and disseminating information about the school in a variety of print and electronic formats; Performing the functions of the position in accordance with the RI Leadership Standards, RI Professional Teaching Standards, and RI Professional Code of Conduct; Performing the functions of the position in accordance with laws, regulations, district policies, and administrative directives; and Performing other duties as may be assigned. The intent of these posted duties is to provide a representative sample of the types of duties that the district is seeking for this position and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total duties of this position.
