2026-2027 Secondary Assistant Principal IV - Operations

SECONDARY EDUCATION; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Newport News Public Schools is seeking a 2026-2027 Secondary Assistant Principal IV - Operations to lead the school's operations, including attendance, security, transportation, and discipline. The role supports the principal, supervises staff, and helps maintain a safe, productive learning environment.

The position requires a Master’s degree and eligibility for Virginia Postgraduate licensure in administration, plus several years of secondary teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Must possess a Master’s degree and be eligible for a Virginia Postgraduate Professional License in administration and supervision.
• At least three years of successful experience as a teacher at the secondary school level.
• Comprehensive knowledge of current issues and practices in public secondary education and the ability to apply them.
• Ability to plan, supervise and establish effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and the public.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise the daily operation of attendance, athletics/activities, security, transportation, cafeteria and custodial programs.
• Assist in enforcing student discipline plans and safe, orderly school environments.
• Supervise staff and participate in performance evaluations at the school site.
• Conduct classroom observations and conferences with teachers to improve instruction.
• Prepare discipline reports and communicate with parents/guardians regarding discipline and attendance.

Education

Master’s degree in Administration and Supervision

Job description

2026-2027 Secondary Assistant Principal IV - Operations

Newport News Public Schools SECONDARY EDUCATION - Newport News, Virginia Open in Google Maps

Job ID: 5555751

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 25, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Job Description

Job Summary

Position is responsible for assisting the school principal in the planning, organization, administration, and management of an assigned secondary school with an emphasis on leading the school’s operations. Position assists with supervising staff, creating a safe environment, and other duties associated with the successful operation of a secondary school.

Essential Duties

• Coordinates and supervises the daily operation of the school’s attendance program, athletics and activities program, security functions, transportation, cafeteria program, custodial program, in-school suspension, detention operations, and the clinic and also works in cooperation with central office administrators and supervisors who have division wide responsibility for these operations.
• Establishes and a d ministers the school’s student discipline plan and the school’s plan for ensuring a safe and orderly environment.
• Assists the school principal in ensuring that the school’s policies and procedures related to student discipline referrals and discipline action plans meet state, federal, and division requirements.
• Assists the secondary school principal in the supervision and performance evaluation of staff assigned to the school.
• Performs classroom observations and conferences with teachers to improve the instructional program.
• Supervises and coordinates the preparation of student discipline review documents as required by School Board policy.
• Conferences with parents/guardians of students concerning discipline, attendance, and student behavior.
• Conferences with students referred for violations of the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, administers disciplinary action as necessary, and notifies parents/guardians of action taken.
• Consults with student services personnel to find long term solutions to inappropriate student behavior.
• Provides professional development for the instructional staff and other assigned personnel regarding school security, the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, classroom management, effective discipline strategies, and conferencing techniques.
• Supervises the secondary assistant principals in the building.
• Assists the school principal in establishing and sustaining relationships with the business community and other youth serving organizations to foster understanding and solicit support for students and their families.
• Monitors halls, school grounds, and pupil movement to ensure a smart, safe environment at the assigned school.
• Attends and supervises after-school, evening, and weekend school sponsored events and activities as assigned.
• Develops, articulates and supports school safety initiatives to the faculty and school community.
• Seeks ways to develop and sustain a climate of mutual respect between and among the students and adults who participate in the school.
• Prepares related reports and records as required by the school division, local, state, or federal government.
• Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.

(These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.)

Other Duties

• Assists the secondary school principal with interviewing and recommending qualified candidates for vacancies within the assigned secondary school.
• Initiates and maintains effective liaisons with professional societies to keep abreast of developments and research in the profession.
• Performs any other related duties as assigned by the school principal or other appropriate administrators

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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

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

Must possess a Master’s degree and be eligible for a Virginia Postgraduate Professional License in administration and supervision. Must possess at least three years of successful experience as a teacher with some experience at the secondary school level. Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the current issues, principles, and practices in public secondary school education and the ability to apply them to the needs of a school. Must possess the ability to assist with administering and managing the operation of a secondary school. Must possess the ability to plan and supervise the work of others. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff, and the public.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to dial a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds; to bend, stoop, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Supervision Exercised: All staff assigned by the principal

Supervision Received: Principal

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Assistant Principal IV will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the principal or appropriate administrator. Newport News Public Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.

Position Type: Full-Time

Job Categories

Administration > Assistant Principal/Dean/Head

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Human Resources
• 12507 Warwick Blvd
• Newport News, Virginia 23606
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]