High School Assistant Principal JobID: 1384

• Position Type:

  Administration/ Principal

• Date Posted:

  3/3/2025

• Location:

  Ballard High School

• Date Available:

  07/01/2025

• Closing Date:

  03/16/2025

  Ballard Community School District, a district with approximately 1700 students located minutes from Ames and the Des Moines metro, has a assistant principal position available for the 2025-2026 school year. Administrative positions have 260-day contracts.

Basic Function:The Assistant Principal will work closely with the principal, school personnel, and students to create conditions for success for all students and build and maintain a positive, safe school climate.

Application deadline: Sunday, March 16th

Application link: https://tinyurl.com/BallardHSAPApplication

Website: Ballard Community School District (https://ballard.k12.ia.us/)

Essential Functions:

Essential Functions:

• Manage and enforce school behavioral expectations, including attendance.

• Manage student supervision before, during, and after the school day as well as extra-curricular events.

• Confer with students, parents, and teachers regarding student-related policies.

• Assist staff with the creation and alignment of classroom student behavioral expectations and classroom management plans.

• Serve as a resource to staff regarding student management issues.

• Collaborate with staff, administrators, and parents through the response to the intervention process.

• Assist in the planning, developing, and implementation of student behavior plans.

• Confer with students and administer appropriate consequences.

• Openly communicate with staff and parents/guardians regarding student behavior.

• Collaborate with the school counselor and personnel to create and maintain research-based behavioral interventions (ex: mentoring, small groups, check-in-check-out systems, etc) and train faculty and staff in those interventions.

• Manage the documentation of student behavior through the student management system.

• Attend appropriate meetings regarding student growth and success (IEP and 504 case conferences, parent meetings, expulsion hearings, etc).

• Assist in the maintenance of the crisis management plan and school safety requirements.

• Compile, analyze, and share student discipline data regularly, and use that data to make decisions.

• Conducts high-quality classroom observations, identifies effective teaching practices, and understands pedagogy that results in improved student learning.

• Assist with the development of staff members’ professional knowledge, skills, and practice through differentiated opportunities for learning and growth.

• Assist teachers in selecting yearly professional goals for the improvement of instruction.

• Assist in the development and administration of school programs consistent with school district goals and objectives.

• Encourages staff to continue to grow professionally and to experiment with new approaches or strategies to teaching.

• Assist in coordinating the work of school staff and school district program leaders to develop and implement instructional programs and teaching practices.

• Use assessment data appropriately to monitor student progress and improve instruction.

• Ensure district curriculum, instructional models, and assessments are implemented with fidelity.

• Embodies high expectations for student learning and behavior.

• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning, and works with teaching staff to modify instructional methods to fit students' needs, including students with special needs.

• Involves staff in the evaluation of programs and the planning of new programs.

• Articulates, advocates, and cultivates core values that enhance high expectations, equity, inclusiveness, and social justice.

• Ensures that each student and staff member is treated fairly, and respectfully, with an understanding of culture and context in interactions, decision-making, and practice.

• Promotes a school environment that is safe and conducive to individualized instruction, cooperative curriculum development, and student learning.

• Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.

• Ensures that student conduct and attendance conform with the school's standards and school district policies.

• Acts ethically and professionally in personal conduct, relationships with others, decision-making, stewardship of the school's resources, and all aspects of leadership.

• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars, workshops, or professional meetings, or by conducting research.

• May supervise instructional staff as assigned.

• Maintain high integrity and confidentiality in the school operation.

• Be knowledgeable of and abide by all school board policies, procedures, and other applicable laws.

• Cooperate with and work in a courteous manner with co-workers and other personnel.

• Dress appropriately for the position and work required.

• Demonstrate a positive attitude toward school, students, and job and communicate the same to the community.

• Accept constructive criticism and suggestions and seek to improve each performance responsibility.

• Demonstrate organization and professionalism in fulfilling the responsibilities of the job.

• Greet all students, faculty, staff, and visitors courteously

• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.

Specifications/Qualifications:

• Appropriate Certification

• Experience and/or training working with administrative and instructional technology

• Previous teaching experience

• Ability to work well with others and coordinate team initiatives

• Strong leadership and communication skills

• Strong administrative/management and organizational skills