2026 -2027 Administrative Intern (Taft MS)

Oklahoma City Public Schools; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma City Public Schools is seeking an Administrative Intern, a limited term role designed to develop future school leaders. You will support the School Principal with instructional leadership and administrative organization under supervision.

The program emphasizes leadership, data-informed decisions, and collaboration with staff and parents to promote student achievement and equity throughout the school year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood, elementary, or secondary education, or other relevant field plus: Minimum of 3 years of successful teaching experience, with at least 1 year of demonstrated leadership experience in the same level (elementary, secondary) school.
• Enrolled in Master’s Degree in Education with a minimum of 1 year completed at time of hire and degree completed at the end of 1st year.
• Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the current issues, principles, and practices in public education and the ability to apply them to the needs of a school.
• Commitment to the belief that all students can learn and to the mission of educational equity.

Responsibilities

• Becomes familiar with the School Principal’s leadership and provides administrative support.
• Shadows the Building Administrator to learn personnel management and delegation.
• Assists in fostering a positive school climate and collaborative relations with stakeholders.
• Observes curricula and teaching methods to identify improvement areas with guidance.
• Assists in establishing an optimal learning environment and data-driven decision making.

Skills

Leadership experience

Data-driven decision making

Analytical problem solving

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education

Master’s degree in Education (enrolled)

Job description

Administrative Intern

Reports To: Building Administrator
FSLA Status: Exempt
Compensation: 001 Salary Schedule
Work Days: 191 days; 8 hours per day
FTE: 100

Position Summary

The Administrative Intern is a limited term assignment, generally one school year, designed to develop and prepare an aspiring principal for future leadership positions in the schools. This position provides additional administrative support to the School Principal in the assigned school. The Administrative Intern shall be responsible for various functions including, but not limited to, instructional leadership and organization of the school under the direction and guidance of the School Principal.

Essential Duties

• Performs administrative level duties under general supervision to learn from practical experience the skills to resolve problems and to transition from a teacher to an administrator.
• Serves as Intern to the instructional leader of the building staff.
• Shadows the the Building Administrator, learning to manage personnel through appropriate delegation, planning and evaluation.
• Helps foster an environment where staff and faculty work cooperatively together and hold each other accountable to reach high levels of student achievement.
• Observes teaching methods and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching techniques, and to determine areas where improvement is needed, with the guidance of the Building Administrator.
• Fosters a positive school climate by assessing, planning, and communicating with the school community; promoting distributive leadership while demonstrating understanding of and respect and appreciation for cultural diversity.
• Promotes a positive tone for collaborative school/community relations by articulating the mission, seeking community support, and fostering rapport with all stakeholders.
• Confers with parents and staff to discuss educational activities, policies, and student behavioral or learning problems.
• Learns to effectively evaluate teachers' classroom management, instructional practice, professional development pursuits, interpersonal and leadership skills, while identifying high- and low-effectiveness performers, and how to provide clear and actionable feedback, resources and support.
• Assists in providing ongoing professional development for staff, based on an analysis of school / assigned building data, best practices and instructional research.
• Develops skills to aid in the modeling and promoting ofthe continuous use of data to inform practice and drive decision making and instruction.
• Begins to manages school resources (fiscal, human capital, facilities and equipment, etc.) to support student achievement goals and in compliance with district policies.
• Assists in establishing an optimal learning environment within the school.
• Works with principal, staff and parents on strategies that assist in continuously imporoving students achievement and instruction.
• Instills and promotes quality instructional programs in the school and to ensure high levels of achievement from all students.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• To ensure continuity of services, alternative work site may be necessary in the event of a health crisis or disruptive situation that requires the closing of school and/or office buildings. An employee’s eligibility for alternative work site will be determined by the superintendent of schools. Expectations and guidelines for alternative work site will be distributed by the employee’s supervisor, based on his/her role and responsibilities.
  

Job Specifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)

• Bachelor’s Degree in early childhood, elementary, or secondary education, or other relevant field plus: Minimum of 3 years of successful teaching experience, with at least 1 year of demonstrated leadership experience in the same level (elementary, secondary) school.
• Enrolled in Master’s Degree in Education with a minimum of 1 year completed at time of hire and degree completed at the end of 1st year.
• Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the current issues, principles, and practices in public education and the ability to apply them to the needs of a school.
• Commitment to the belief that all students can learn and to the mission of educational equity.
• Capacity to define a vision, build teams and achieve results despite tremendous obstacles.
• Ability to learn strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership techniques, and coordination of people and resources.
• An aptitude for leading adults; a vision for staff recruitment, selection, training, management, labor relations and supervision.
• Requires participation in developmental activities and training programs, some may occur outside normal working hours.
• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Keen ability to use data in the decision making process and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to continuously elevate professional contributions through ongoing reflection, building upon previous learning and being open and receptive to ongoing feedback.

Physical/Mental Requirements

• Must have adequate manual dexterity to write legibly and perform required duties on the computer.
• Must have adequate visual acuity to read, interpret and transcribe written material and other required duties.
• Requires normal range of hearing and clear speaking abilities to interact appropriately with others in person and on the telephone.
• Requires some stooping, bending, stretching and occasional lifting not to exceed 25 pounds.
• Sitting for prolonged periods of time.
• May periodically require work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, under sometimes stressful conditions in order to meet business needs and strict deadlines.

Work Environment

• Office duties will be performed in a well-lighted, climate-controlled environment.
• Driving personal vehicle within and outside the district.

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.