Performance Responsibilities:

1. Assist the Principal in the monitoring of students’ academic progress, guidance and discipline, supervision, and student activities.
2. Assist with staff development, supervision, and evaluation of staff.
3. Assist in developing, administering, implementing, and monitoring instructional programs.
4. Assist the Principal in implementing District/school goals and objectives.
5. Review, revise, and implement the school discipline plan.
6. Administer the total testing program through scheduling, supervising and evaluating test results.
7. Provide articulation of the middle school program with K-5 and high school levels by scheduling counseling of fifth grade students by middle school counselors and cooperating with high school counselors to provide orientation sessions with eighth grade students.
8. Assist the staff in utilizing District resources in the improvement of the school program.
9. Assist the Principal with the management and operation of the school using evaluation criteria established for the Principal.
10. Coordinate, arrange, and facilitate school meetings: student study team, open house, school tours, parent group meetings, and staff in-service.
11. Coordinate and conduct professional development activities to support and instruct staff in closing the achievement gap while raising the achievement of all students.
12. Communicate with parents on individual student’s progress and needs, educational programs within the school and District.
13. Assist the Principal in planning the most effective use of curriculum materials, instruction materials, equipment, and facilities.
14. Assist the Principal with monitoring and provide informational reports for the District/site: SARC, categorical programs, staff development activities, inventory, SST, and others.
15. Assist with the school emergency disaster plan.
16. Assume full responsibility for the school in the principal’s absence.
17. Perform other duties as assigned by the school Principal.

Qualifications:

1. Valid California Administrative Credential.
2. Master’s degree with a major in school administration or curriculum development with graduate work in curriculum development, supervision, counseling and pupil personnel work.
3. Minimum of five years’ successful teaching at the elementary and/or secondary levels, at least three of which must have been in a junior high or middle school.

Knowledge and Abilities:

1. Ability to plan, organize and help direct the operations, plant and personnel of an elementary, junior high, or middle school.
2. Plan, implement, direct, and evaluate instructional and categorical programs in accordance with applicable laws.
3. Understanding of school law administration and applicable sections of the State Education Code and other applicable laws.
4. Effectively define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
5. Experience developing junior high or middle school curriculum.
6. Demonstrate skills in participatory management, decision-making, and school and program planning.
7. Strong interpersonal skills, including: oral and written communication, tact, patience and courtesy.

Terms of Employment:

Salary Placement:         Appropriate level
Work Year:                    209 days

Evaluation:

Performance evaluation will be conducted by the site Principal.