Assistant Principal Jobs

The Bibb County School District is now accepting applications for the 2023 - 2024 school year.

Summary Description of Classification:
Under direction of the principal, assists with administering and supervising the total school program and providing educational leadership for the students and staff members consistent with the educational goals of the Bibb County School District. Functions include establishing a climate conducive to learning, planning, and coordinating programs, effecting change, and decision-making.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Helps in establishing and maintaining positive school-community relationships;
• Coordinates the study and selection of materials, media, equipment, instructional strategies and programs that may have merit for the school program;
• Assist the principal in supervising the school’s instructional process; schedules classroom visits and conducts observations as necessary; examines and monitors student records as required;
• Works with the principal to establish goals that are applicable to the total school program; monitors and studies the program and operation of the school to check progress made toward established goals;
• Works with the principal and teachers to plan a program of study to meet individual needs, interests and abilities of students;
• Cultivates own growth, sustainability and success through active participation in district-wide professional development and by seeking out high-impact growth opportunities; and
• Assists in establishing and maintaining effective learning goals;
• Provides leadership and coordination in the regular instructional program;
• Observes and evaluates school personnel as required or assigned;
• Supports the principal in identifying and developing emerging and teacher leaders through goal setting, coaching and providing feedback;
• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance;
• Supports development of principal’s school-wide vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; owns the implementation of school priorities in support of the school-wide vision;
• Enforces guidelines and rules for student behavior and conduct established in Code of Conduct;
• Help with planning, organizing and implementing school programs and activities;
• Serves as the person in charge when the principal is away from the building;

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Ability to drive student achievement results through others;
• Demonstrated investment in and understanding of appropriate application of social emotional strategies to promote the development of the whole child;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with employees, students, parents, community groups and others required;
• Ability to develop teachers through providing helpful feedback and/or professional learning opportunities;
• Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages;
• Ability to facilitate and ensure positive outcomes of teacher teams and/or professional learning communities; and
• Demonstrated belief that all students, regardless of background, can achieve;
• Demonstrated skill in data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights from classroom, team or grade level data;
• Demonstrated understanding of appropriate high-leverage instructional strategies;
• Must be technologically adept and literate.

Education, Training and Experience:

• Prior experience in urban school district preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of successful experience as a teacher, counselor, academic coach or similar role in a K-12 educational setting is required.
• Tier I or II certification at Level 5 or higher required or be eligible for a non-renewable Ed. Leadership – Tier I certification while completing Ed Leadership Tier I program requirements.

Prior experience in urban school district preferred.

Salary/Terms/Benefits:

• Excellent benefits package (including health insurance; dental, vision, and life insurance; employee assistance program); personal and sick leave; membership in Teachers' Retirement System.
• 200 contract days
• Salary based on certification and experience; placement on the Georgia Annual Salary Schedule and position supplement(s), with an additional supplement.