Middle School Vice Principal

Position Type:
Administration/Vice Principal

Date Posted:
8/22/2024

Location:
JH Walker Middle School (MS)

Date Available:
10/23/2024

Closing Date:
09/02/2024
Qualifications:

• 3-5 Years of successful teaching at the secondary level (middle school preferred)
• Successful experience with supervision, instruction and evaluation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• New Jersey Principal Certificate (Standard or CE)
• Educational leadership skills in the areas of curriculum and school improvement
• Experience with Middle School Model and Teaming.
• Experience with master scheduling.

Major duties and responsibilities

• Assists principal as the building's instructional leader, visiting classrooms for walkthroughs and observations to keep the improvement of the school constant.
• Assists principal with development and training of staff for the conversion to a middle school model
• Collaborates with the team of administrators developing, evaluating, revising, and establishing district and building goals.
• Assists the principal in the coordination of state testing.
• Contributes to the program of studies and scheduling process in cooperation with the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, principal, coordinators, and the Assistant Superintendent.
• Collaborates with content coordinators regarding their department's staff and students.
• Resolves issues and concerns of the faculty concerning individual problems.
• Assigns, supervises, and mentors substitute teachers.
• Utilizes Danielson Model to evaluate faculty.
• With the principal, conducts monthly faculty meetings which also offer professional development to the staff.
• Evaluates administrative assistants and the management of the office.
• Supervises student evening/weekend functions including dances, concerts, open house, parent orientation, and student orientation.
• Ensures enough staff supervision for student night activities and field trips that go beyond the school day.
• Oversees school publications, including the school yearbook and newspaper which are prepared by clubs.
• Holds high standards for student conduct and assigns discipline when necessary, including after-school detentions, Saturday detention, and alternate education.
• Annually reviews codes of conduct for students and adjusts when necessary.
• Monitors student attendance and tardiness and confers with students, parents, counselors, and teachers on severe attendance/tardiness problems and, if necessary, files report with court system.
• Enforces rules and regulations for conduct of students.
• Collaborates with all administrators during scheduled meetings and whenever necessary.
• Meets with child study team, school counselors, student assistance counselor, nurse, anti-bullying specialist, anti-bullying coordinator, and I&RS team to discuss individual student needs and programs for referral of students.
• Participates on the 504 and I&RS committees.
• Manages FLEX and Strategies program (spring and summer).
• Meets with PTO regularly to report on school activities, review fundraising, and coordinate needs for dances and promotion celebrations.