Assistant Principal

Carroll County Schools; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Carroll County Schools is seeking an Assistant Principal assigned to a school site. You will coordinate and support essential school matters to assist the principal and drive student achievement.

The role requires a Master’s degree or higher in administration and supervision and at least five years of teaching experience, with a strong focus on curriculum, instruction, and data‑driven improvement. FLSA: Exempt. Assigned school site.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in administration and supervision.
• Minimum of five years teaching experience at the grade level.
• Such alternatives to the above as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Responsibilities

• Engage teachers in cooperative planning for curriculum implementation to ensure agreement on core content and required student performances.
• Assist the principal, monitor and evaluate the implementation of a standards-based curriculum.
• Engage teachers in the use of assessment data to design and adjust instruction to maximize student learning and achievement.
• Assist the principal with engaging teachers in the collaborative analysis of assessment data to plan for continuous improvement for each student, subgroup of students, and the school as a whole.
• Lead teachers to accept collective responsibility for school improvement and the learning and achievement of all students.
• Support job-embedded professional learning that aligns with school improvement goals and supports student achievement.
• Assist in the evaluation of implementation and impact of professional learning on teacher practices, continuous school improvement, and student learning.
• Drive and sustain change in a collegial environment focused on a continuous improvement model that supports all students meeting high standards.
• Assists the principal in developing performance standards and instructional objectives with teachers and assure that they are met or exceeded.
• Engage participants in collaborative work and provide support systems that personalize work and learning for both students and adults.
• Assists the principal in promoting a positive, creative atmosphere for optimum growth and development for everyone in the school.
• Model continuous learning by developing and maintaining a personal plan for self‑improvement.
• Nurture faculty, staff, and stakeholders as they engage in change processes.
• Assists the principal in coordinating the functions of the total building staff (professional and classified).
• Assists the principal in serving as the school's communication agent.
• Assists the principal in supervising and enforcing attendance procedures.
• Assists the principal and teachers with discipline problems.
• Assists the principal in supervising student behavior and safety at bus loading areas, parking lots, cafeteria and all campus areas.
• Engage teachers in the use of formative assessment to provide effective and timely feedback on achievement of curriculum standards.
• Assist the principal in developing action plans to address the results of an analysis of an school or system culture.
• Assist the principal in developing and implementing processes and structures that support a pervasively academic climate within a culture with high expectations for all students and adults.
• Assists the principal in coordinating a maintenance program for facilities and equipment.
• Assists the principal in coordinating custodial services for maintenance of grounds and buildings.
• Integrate curricula to make connections within and across subject areas.
• Use protocols to engage teachers in collaboration to determine desired results and to design assessment practices which are consistent, balanced, and authentic.
• Promote the use of a variety of effective and balanced assessment techniques to control for bias.
• Manage operations within the structure of Georgia public education rules, regulations, and laws and the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Work collaboratively to implement fiscal policies that equitably and adequately distribute all available resources to support success of all students.
• Ensure Georgia and federal requirements are met, including the filing of academic progress and maintaining clear, written documentation of legal issues.
• Assists the principal in preparing a school budget with the help of the staff.
• Assists the principal in coordinating the use of facilities, instructional materials and equipment.
• Select or develop and use instruments designed to analyze beliefs, processes, and structures in a school or district that support or impede rigor in teaching and learning.
• Promotes use of technology to support instruction.
• Work collaboratively with peers, administration and parents to ensure student success.
• Assists the principal in providing job‑embedded professional learning.
• Assists the principal in supervising and assessing building staff.
• Assists the principal in working with instructional personnel to utilize the unique competencies of staff members for the good of all teachers in the school.
• Assists the principal in evaluating professional and non‑professional staff members.
• Assists the principal in interviewing prospective candidates for positions on school staff and make recommendations for employment.
• Assists the principal in coordinating all aspects of the school's educational program.
• Assists the principal in responding to faculty personnel problems.
• Adhere to the Code of Ethics for Educators in Georgia.
• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance/timelines.
• Complete assignments and requirements on time and in compliance with directions.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and appropriate records and file reports promptly.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and records for students and staff.
• Communicate effectively with students, peers, administration, parents and public.
• Exhibit pleasant behavior and project a positive image when dealing with students, peers, administration, parents and public.
• Follow and enforce regulations concerning student conduct, discipline and attendance.

Education

Master's Degree or higher in administration and supervision

Job description

• Position Type: Administration/ Assistant Principal
• Date Posted: 8/10/2026
• Location: TBD

Assistant Principal

Purpose of the position:

To coordinate and support school related matters essential to the efficiency and effectiveness of the principal

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (Functions essential to attaining job objectives):

Strategic Goal Area I – Student Achievement

• Engage teachers in cooperative planning for curriculum implementation to ensure agreement on core content and required student performances.
• Assist the principal, monitor and evaluate the implementation of a standards-based curriculum.
• Engage teachers in the use of assessment data to design and adjust instruction to maximize student learning and achievement.
• Assist the principal with engaging teachers in the collaborative analysis of assessment data to plan for continuous improvement for each student, subgroup of students, and the school as a whole.
• Lead teachers to accept collective responsibility for school improvement and the learning and achievement of all students.
• Support job-embedded professional learning that aligns with school improvement goals and supports student achievement.
• Assist in the evaluation of implementation and impact of professional learning on teacher practices, continuous school improvement, and student learning.
• Drive and sustain change in a collegial environment focused on a continuous improvement model that supports all students meeting high standards.
• Assists the principal in developing performance standards and instructional objectives with teachers and assure that they are met or exceeded.

Strategic Goal Area II – Student/Stakeholder Engagement & Loyalty

• Engage participants in collaborative work and provide support systems that personalize work and learning for both students and adults.
• Assists the principal in promoting a positive, creative atmosphere for optimum growth and development for everyone in the school.
• Model continuous learning by developing and maintaining a personal plan for self‑improvement.
• Nurture faculty, staff, and stakeholders as they engage in change processes.
• Assists the principal in coordinating the functions of the total building staff (professional and classified).
• Assists the principal in serving as the school's communication agent.
• Assists the principal in supervising and enforcing attendance procedures.
• Assists the principal and teachers with discipline problems.
• Assists the principal in supervising student behavior and safety at bus loading areas, parking lots, cafeteria and all campus areas.

Strategic Goal Area III – Efficient and Effective Organizational Processes

• Engage teachers in the use of formative assessment to provide effective and timely feedback on achievement of curriculum standards.
• Assist the principal in developing action plans to address the results of an analysis of an school or system culture.
• Assist the principal in developing and implementing processes and structures that support a pervasively academic climate within a culture with high expectations for all students and adults.
• Assists the principal in coordinating a maintenance program for facilities and equipment.
• Assists the principal in coordinating custodial services for maintenance of grounds and buildings.
• Integrate curricula to make connections within and across subject areas.
• Use protocols to engage teachers in collaboration to determine desired results and to design assessment practices which are consistent, balanced, and authentic.
• Promote the use of a variety of effective and balanced assessment techniques to control for bias.
• Manage operations within the structure of Georgia public education rules, regulations, and laws and the Georgia Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Work collaboratively to implement fiscal policies that equitably and adequately distribute all available resources to support success of all students.
• Ensure Georgia and federal requirements are met, including the filing of academic progress and maintaining clear, written documentation of legal issues.
• Assists the principal in preparing a school budget with the help of the staff.
• Assists the principal in coordinating the use of facilities, instructional materials and equipment.

Strategic Goal Area IV – Continuous System and School Improvement

• Select or develop and use instruments designed to analyze beliefs, processes, and structures in a school or district that support or impede rigor in teaching and learning.
• Promotes use of technology to support instruction.
• Work collaboratively with peers, administration and parents to ensure student success.
• Assists the principal in providing job‑embedded professional learning.
• Assists the principal in supervising and assessing building staff.
• Assists the principal in working with instructional personnel to utilize the unique competencies of staff members for the good of all teachers in the school.
• Assists the principal in evaluating professional and non‑professional staff members.
• Assists the principal in interviewing prospective candidates for positions on school staff and make recommendations for employment.
• Assists the principal in coordinating all aspects of the school's educational program.
• Assists the principal in responding to faculty personnel problems.

OTHER EXPECTATIONS

• Adhere to the Code of Ethics for Educators in Georgia.
• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance/timelines.
• Complete assignments and requirements on time and in compliance with directions.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and appropriate records and file reports promptly.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and records for students and staff.
• Communicate effectively with students, peers, administration, parents and public.
• Exhibit pleasant behavior and project a positive image when dealing with students, peers, administration, parents and public.
• Follow and enforce regulations concerning student conduct, discipline and attendance.

JOB STANDARDS (Minimum qualifications needed to perform essential job functions):

• Master's Degree or higher in administration and supervision
• Minimum of five years teaching experience at the grade level
• Such alternatives to the above as the board may find appropriate and acceptable

FLSA: Exempt

JOB LOCATION (Place(s) where work is performed):

Assigned school site

Evaluation Instrument for this job description:

Carroll County Leadership Annual Evaluation or Leader Keys

10/14/2010 Date job description approved by the board of education

10/14/2010 Date evaluation instrument reviewed by the board of education