| RESPONSIBILITIES: | SCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGN, CURRICULUM AND STAFF - Support the Principal in facilitating achievement of the overall vision/mission for the school.
- Assist with school-level program planning and assess ongoing progress in meeting goals and objectives.
- Facilitate staff supervision/appraisal in accordance with district policies.
- Participate in the identification of staffing needs, hiring/selection, orientation, and assignment of staff.
- Foster curriculum and staff development.
- Oversee annual and daily assignments of Teacher Assistant staff.
- Coordinate extra-curricular clubs and activities; supports the development and ongoing review of extracurricular clubs and activities.
- Assist the administrative team in interpreting and presenting school and district educational program(s) to students, staff and the community.
- Training, assigning substitutes as well as class coverage.
- Develops and manages the MS master schedule ensuring alignment with curriculum requirements, staffing and student needs.
STUDENTS - Provide visible and effective leadership for students, actively modeling the principles of the district’s character education framework.
- Ensure that student achievements are enthusiastically celebrated.
- Help students in resolution of non-academic problems, which may interfere with their receiving full benefit from the school’s educational opportunities.
- Meet with the student body, or sub-groups, to clarify goals and standards, and to discuss programs and positive school initiatives.
- Lead PPS meeting efforts; develop schedule and lead early intervention and/or prompt referral and articulation of planning for students having difficulties.
- Provide fidelity in the implementation of student discipline; incorporating progressive levels of discipline implementing and addressing the Code of Conduct guidelines with specific deliberate attention to the attendance policy.
- Conduct individual conferences with students, staff, and parents to address academic, behavioral, and social issues.
- Lead and/or participate in student disciplinary meetings/hearings.
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS - Collaborate with the building leadership team in daily management.
- Organize NYS Examination administration; develop proctor schedule and communicate testing approach (timing/calendar/approaches) to students/staff.
- Prepare district and SED reports as delegated by the Principal.
- Serve as a member of Site-Based management team.
- Assist the Principal and encourage cooperative involvement of parents and the community, in individual meetings, events, and the Parent Council.
- Participate in meetings of the administrative cabinet.
- Manage and coordinate safety/emergency drills.
RELATIONSHIPS - Supervise: Shares responsibilities of leadership of faculty and staff.
- Reports to / Is supervised by: Middle School Principal.
- Collaborates with staff including but not limited to: Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Cabinet, Principal, Department Leaders, Head Custodian.
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE - Drive initiatives for educational quality and school improvement.
- Pursue personal professional development.
- Work towards annual goals determined in collaboration with the Principal.
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