Assistant Principal - Newton High School (2025-26 School Year)

Title:   Assistant Principal - Newton High School 

 Qualifications:

1. Licensed in the State of Kansas.
2. Minimum of masters degree in educational leadership.
3. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board of education finds appropriate and acceptable.

 
Reports to: Principal
 
Supervises: Such staff members as the principal designates.
 
Job Summary: To assist the principal in providing school wide leadership and learn the role of the principal.
 
Terms of Employment: Salary and length of contract to be established by the board of education.
 
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the boards policy on evaluation of professional personnel.
 
Performance Responsibilities:

1. Assists the principal in the overall administration of the school.
2. Serves as principal in the absence of the regular principal.
3. Supervises/evaluates classified and licensed staff annually as assigned by the principal.
4. Works with approximately 350 students (and their parents) for disciplinary, attendance, and other issues as needed.
5. Assists in maintaining a safe school environment including but not limited to conducting safety inspections, safety drill practice activities and (proactive) supervision.
6. Assists the principal in the coordination of school-wide efforts in compliance with Kansas Assessments, KESA, and federal ESSA mandates.
7. Assists the principal with organizing and supervising various student activity programs both during school and at extracurricular activities.
8. Assists principal as needed in working with staff in all curricular areas and departments as assigned.
9. Assists principal as needed with supervision and/or purchases of supplies, textbooks, equipment, inventories, maintaining records, and other school business.
10. Assumes responsibility for coordinating support services, enrollment activities, transition activities, graduation logistics and senior events, parent teacher conferences, open house, school newsletter, orientation, and other student/parent activities as assigned.
11. Supervises the reporting and monitoring of student attendance and works with the attendance clerk, community corrections, and the Harvey County Attorneys office.
12. Assists with student management issues and in maintaining discipline throughout the student body, dealing with special cases as necessary.
13. Serves with parent, faculty, and student groups as requested in advancing educational and related activities and objectives.
14. Strives to stay current and maintain working knowledge regarding special education law, school law, KSHSAA activity guidelines, all curricular areas, and career and technical education.
15. Represents NHS and USD 373 to students, parents, patrons, and visitors in a variety of venues, activities, and events.
16. Performs such record-keeping functions as the principal directs.
17. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the principal may from time to time assign.

 
Essential Functions of the job:

• Assists in establishing and maintaining an effective learning climate in the school.
• Enforces district policies and administrative regulations.
• Maintains active relationships with students and parents.
• Maintains high standards of student conduct and enforces discipline as necessary.
• Assists in conducting meetings of staff as necessary.
• Supervises the student activity program.
• Assists in scheduling classes within established guidelines to meet student needs.
• Makes recommendations concerning the schools budgetary requests and monitors expenditure of funds.
• Is able to work with students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, media and community members in a variety of situations.
• Is knowledgeable of a wide range of curricular and extracurricular areas.
• Is knowledgeable of school law.
• Is able to transition quickly in working with a variety of people and situations.