Assistant Principal of Instruction - Booker T. Washington

Assistant Principal of Instruction - Booker T. Washington
Caddo Parish School District Booker T. Washington High School - Shreveport, Louisiana Open in Google Maps

Starting Date:

Immediately

Job Description
Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of five years of successful teaching experience during the five-year period immediately preceding appointment to the position of assistant principal.

Holds a valid Type "A" or Level 3 Louisiana teaching certificate with authorization as Provisional Principal, School Principal, or Educational Leader 1 or 2.

Other requirements as set forth in Louisiana Standards for State Certification of School Personnel (Bulletin 746).

OFFERING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Area of Responsibility
Working under supervision of the school principal, assists in administering the school in accordance with school board policies and uses leadership, supervisory and administrative skills to manage the assigned school so as to promote the educational development of each student. Assists the principal with the planning and implementation of a program that creates an environment where teachers can design and implement a course(s) of study that enable students to learn and develop optimally.

Domain I: School Vision

Sets ambitious, data‑driven goals and a vision for achievement; invests teachers, students and other stakeholders in that vision.

Creates an atmosphere for achievement of high academic expectations for all students; provides a clear picture of the school’s future.

Ensures that the school vision is lived in practice, encouraging behaviors that support the vision and addressing behaviors that undermine the vision; solicits support, ownership and institutionalization of the vision from various perspectives and lenses.

Places data‑driven school‑level goals into the vision, describing how the vision will be attained; adjusts the goals as needed using student learning outcomes, needs assessments, observations of teacher practices and participation from stakeholders to ensure continuous improvement.

Domain II: School Culture

Facilitates collaboration between teams of teachers.

Develops a school culture that allows effective teaching and learning through frequent collaboration between teams of teachers.

Reinforces the school culture, along with teachers, students and stakeholders, through practices and actions that demonstrate the school’s norms.

Establishes a culture of learning, wherein teachers identify and teach core academic skills across the curriculum and implement shared instructional practices to improve student achievement; uses work that is rigorous and aligned with the Compass rubric.

Provides opportunities for professional growth and develops a pipeline of teacher leaders.

Anticipates professional growth aligned with the vision of the school and the Compass rubric.

Facilitates meaningful, targeted professional development opportunities aligned to teacher needs and designed to improve instructional practice.

Cultivates a pipeline of teacher leaders and develops their leadership skills to support teachers and allow them to take on additional leadership opportunities.

Ensures a safe and orderly school environment by maintaining clean and safe facilities, implementing an age‑appropriate code of conduct, and supporting achievement through strategic use of all support staff.

Domain III: Instruction

Observes teachers and provides actionable feedback on instruction; observations become part of formative and summative assessments of teacher effectiveness.

Ensures all instruction is focused on the development and implementation of goals and objectives aligned with the Common Core Standards.

Guarantees that all instruction is grounded in and guided by the Common Core Standards.

Implements a curricular scope and sequence that fosters rigorous instruction and activities that cognitively challenge students using the Common Core Standards.

Provides teachers with supporting curricular materials to ensure fidelity of implementation.

Facilitates and supports staff use of aggregated and disaggregated data to identify and prioritize student needs in relation to the Common Core Standards.

Ensures assessments are Common Core aligned and maintains teacher accountability for ongoing analysis of student data to provide rigor, differentiation, rapid interventions and updated intervention assignments.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

Observes and supervises assigned personnel at the school level while performing designated duties.

Assists in selecting, requisitioning, and administering supplies, materials, equipment, textbooks and services.

Assists in supervising the maintenance of the school plant, including custodial services, food services and transportation.

Assists in establishing and enforcing rules and regulations related to student rights and responsibilities.

Assists in accounting for student attendance.

Assists in supervising extra‑curricular activities.

Assists the principal in investigating, evaluating and implementing instructional changes at the school level.

Assists in maintaining accurate records related to curriculum procedures, instructional practices and student records.

Assists in the evaluation and development of the school staff, including appropriate professional development activities.

Performs other duties as designated by the principal.

Terms of Employment:

Elementary: 194 days; Middle: 195 days; High: 200 days

Reports to:

School Principal

Supervises:

Assigned school personnel at site

Salary Range:

See Caddo Salary Schedules for Assistant Principals

Position Type:

Full‑Time

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