Substitute Principal / Assistant Principal

Redwood City School District; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood City School District is seeking an Assistant Principal to support the Principal in all leadership aspects, including daily supervision of students and coordination of programs. The role focuses on maintaining a safe, inclusive environment and upholding district standards across activities.

The successful candidate will contribute to staff development, communicate effectively with families and community, and assume principal duties when required.

Qualifications

• Completion of an approved program in education and administration.
• Master's degree or higher with concentration in elementary administration.
• Five years of successful elementary teaching experience.
• Previous administrative experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Become familiar with all duties of the Principal.
• Enforce rules of acceptable behavior for pupils.
• Assist Principal in communication with staff and community.
• Evaluate certificated and classified staff.
• Evaluate articulation with feeder schools.
• Coordinate testing program.
• Assume leadership of school in absence of principal.

Skills

Teaching practices familiarity

Communication skills

Evaluation procedures

Staff and community supervision

Education

Education/Administration program completion

Master's in elementary administration

Five years elementary teaching experience

Administrative experience desirable

Job description

Assistant Principal

RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.

REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Assistant Principal

RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.

Definition

Under the direction of the Principal, the Assistant Principal assumes functions consistent with a Principal’s duties. The Assistant Principal is particularly responsible for maintenance of the mechanical aspects of programming and for the general supervision of students during the regular school day and in all extra-curricular activities.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Become familiar with all duties of the Principal
• Enforce rules of acceptable behavior for pupils
• Assist Principal in areas such as communication with staff and community
• Evaluate certificated and classified staff
• Evaluate articulation with feeder schools
• Coordinate testing program
• Assume leadership of school in absence of principal

Qualifications

• Familiarity with current practices in teaching and curriculum development
• Familiarity with communication skills and personnel practices
• Familiarity with evaluation procedures and techniques
• Ability to supervise personnel and to work with students and community to ensure optimum opportunity for staff and students

Training and Experience

• Completion of approved program in education and administration
• Masters or advanced degree with concentration in elementary administration
• Five years of successful teaching elementary teaching experience
• Previous administrative experience desirable

Certification Requirement

Possess a valid California credential authorizing service as an assistant principal.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. RCSD makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

The Redwood City School District seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.