Assistant Principal Job Listing
School District: Edison Schools Kansas City, MO/KS
City, State Zip: Kansas City, MO 64111
Telephone: 212-419-1638
Position: Assistant Principal
Subject Area: (none)
Deadline Date: 6 / 1 / 2008 **
Contact Email: ckhanks@edisonschools.com
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Description:
Location:
Derrick Thomas Academy, Kansas City, MO

Direct Reports:
For District schools, reporting will be as provided/required in the teacher contract. For Charter schools, no direct reports; acts as proxy for principal in observation and supervision of teachers as assigned by principal as well as for the following positions:
-Nurse/Wellness staff
-Student Support Manager
-Librarian

Under the supervision of the Principal, the Academy Director assists in providing the instructional leadership, administrative duties and operational responsibilities to ensure the success of the school. The Academy Director participates in decision making as part of the leadership team and assumes the responsibilities of principal when the principal is not on site.

Main Responsibilities:
>Regularly observing classroom instruction of all teachers monitoring effectiveness of Edison curriculum, processes and tools (e.g., Companion Guides, Benchmarks); coach and assist teachers where needed
>Managing before/after school programs, sports, science fairs, plays, etc.
>Dealing with discipline issues, compliant with district/state regulatory processes, investigating issues, determining consequences, communicating with parents and entering discipline information into the Student Information System
>Supporting and monitoring the professional development plans of lead teachers, house teams and curriculum coordinators to improve instruction and build site capacity
>Reviewing/approving lesson plans
>Managing the Student Learning Contract process
>Participating in the screening and selection of staff for the school
>Managing the school's daily substitute teacher needs

Background
>Minimum of a Bachelors Degree
>Minimum of 2-3 years teaching experience
>Administrative Certification in state of school's location
>Experience in leadership role i.e., department chair, lead teacher

Please apply at our website:
http://www.edisonschools.com

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