2024-25 Elementary Assistant Principal Of Culture

Job Description
Position Overview
The Assistant Principal of Culture assumes primary responsibility for the culture of the school, facilitating the development of student character and ensuring a positive and structured environment that creates the conditions for accelerated learning. This position requires an organized and consistent educator with a concrete vision of excellence, adult leadership experience, the ability to build outstanding relationships with stakeholders, and a talent for inspiring children to high expectations. This position is an opportunity to play a significant role in founding an institution focused on academic achievement, character, and college-readiness.
Responsibilities of the Assistant Principal of Culture will include, but are not limited to:
School CultureWork closely with Principalto establish a positive, structured, and achievement-oriented school culture
Facilitate teacher training and support around discipline, relationships, expectations, consistency, and management
Coordinate and implement a school-wide discipline system with meaningful incentives and consequences
Serve as the point person for discipline/culture issues as well as specific behavioral intervention plans
Assist teachers, students, and parents in the creation and implementation of support plans for individual students
Monitor behavioral pull-out, in-school suspensions, out of-school suspensions, and suspension parent re-entry meetings
Maintain accurate student discipline records;
document all conferences, suspensions, and phone calls for behavior
Plan, lead and oversee an effective Tier I, Tier II and Tier III behavioral culture and RTI-B process
Stakeholder Engagement and ManagementLead recognition assemblies, parent workshops, community events, and other culture-building activities
Support teachers in building relationships with students and parents;
implement parental involvement plan
Communicate clearly and promptly with teachers, families, and students when discipline issues occur
Ensure that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement
Conduct regular school culture walkthroughs, classroom observations and audits to help staff maintain a high bar of excellence
Lead weekly behavior analysis meetings with each grade level
Provide ongoing coaching and development to teachers
Plan and lead ongoing student culture professional development throughout the year
Manage and coach Behavior Support Specialist(s) and School Counselor(s)
Conduct and monitor the successful implementation of 504 Plans, Functional Behavioral Assessments, and Behavior Intervention Plans
Facilitate Support Team Meetings to ensure intervention plans are created for students who need additional behavioral support
Track and report student behavior to charter authorizers through Infinite Campus, Illuminate, DeansList, and PowerSchool for KIPP and other regional level reports
Growth MindsetModel school core values and character strengths at all times
Willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to change and improvement
Participate in regional cohort session, school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year
OtherSupervise school entry, breakfast, lunch, transitions, and dismissal to ensure they are orderly and positive
Lead efforts to ensure all students have excellent attendance and arrive at school on time
Lead efforts to ensure all students have excellent homework completion and that homework is checked efficiently
Ensure effective field lessons, school events, and extracurricular activities