ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS: Equivalent to Graduation from high school and five (5) years of recent, successful and progressively responsible office experience, including one (1) year of experience in a California school district at a level in this district of Principal/School Secretary or School/Staff Secretary. Additional college level education and/or experience is desirable. Ability to pass the District Proficiency Examination at the level appropriate to the job classification. KNOWLEDGE OF: English, composition, grammar, spelling, and vocabulary for both oral and written communications and reports Proper organization of an administrative office, including filing, appointments and scheduling, record-keeping, and related office operations Principles of staff and public relations Modern office methods and practices, business forms, receptionist and telephone techniques School district organization and objectives Reading and applying technical, legal and policy information California Education Code Proofreading Standard office equipment Board responsibilities Administrative procedures and the maintenance of policy guides Coordination and training of student workers and classified staff

ABILITY TO: Perform and coordinate difficult office, secretarial and clerical work, involving independent judgment, accuracy and speed. Adapt office procedures to changing organizational needs. Organize clear and comprehensive reports. Maintain technical records. Understand, interpret and apply technical, legal, and district policy to specific situations. Effectively meet administrative and professional personnel, and the public, in situations requiring tact, poise, and judgment. Compose correspondence independently, from general instructions. Arrange, set up meetings and handle related duties as needed. Back-stop other positions Type/keyboard 55 wpm from clear copy. Meet schedules and time lines. Prioritize and schedule work. The Milpitas Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying, including discrimination against an individual or group, on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, color, national origin, sex (including sexual harassment), age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, actual or potential marital or parental status, pregnancy, actual or potential family status, physical or mental disability, nationality, race or ethnicity, ethnic group identification, medical condition; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.