HMS/HHS Assistant Principal & Athletic Director

Summary: The Assistant Principal provides professional leadership in organizing, administering, supervising, and evaluating a creative school program. The Assistant Principal also serves as the Activities Director and coordinates school activities to avoid scheduling conflicts and ensure rewarding experiences for students.

Qualifications/Education:

• A valid building-level license issued by the Kansas State Board of Education
• Masters degree from an accredited college/university in Educational Administration including hours in Athletic Administration
• Current Kansas State Teaching Certificate
• Minimum of (2) two years certified teaching experience, preferably in a secondary school
• Coaching experience in athletics and/or activities
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Education may find appropriate and acceptable

Supervisory Responsibilities:     

1. Certified staff as assigned
2. Classified staff as assigned
3. Coaching staff
4. Students 

Assistant Principal Responsibilities:

• Assumes responsibility for student discipline with assistance and support from the principal and attends to student rights due and due process
• Conduct conferences with students, teachers, and parents to resolve student discipline problems
• Monitor and enforce the attendance policy with appropriate follow up
• Reports students who are truant to the proper state agency
• Shares supervision responsibilities for all school activities with the principal
• Assists Principal in improving the curriculum, making classroom visitations, teacher observations, and evaluations
• Other duties assigned by the Superintendent or Building Principal

Athletic Director Responsibilities:

• Scheduling athletic events and informing the public. Events and dates to be approved by the principal.
• Preparation of contracts for officials
• Secures officials, police security, and EMS services for events
• Assumes responsibility for supervision of events as directed by the principal
• Compilation, preparation, and distribution of programs for events
• Assigns workers for athletic events
• Oversee and coordinate with maintenance for preparation of school facilities for events
• Compilation of data for eligibility lists, including KSHAA reports, and verifies eligibility
• Responsible for transportation arrangements for event trips and meal and lodging when necessary
• Oversee coaches maintaining inventory, storage, and treatment and care of athletic equipment and supplies
• Assists in the selection, assignment, supervision, and evaluation of athletic coaches and support staff members
• Facilitate with coaches to update records of the results of all senior high school athletic contests, and maintains a record file of all award winners, stating the date and type of the award, including athletic scholarships
• Develops and places into operation appropriate rules and regulations governing the conduct of athletic activities as directed by the principal
• Oversees the physical examination requirements for the participation in each sport and verifies each athletes eligibility
• Monitors eligibility of all transfer students
• Involvement in formation of training rules. Act as mediator in situations that arise as conflicts to such rules. Responsible for providing information to the parent.
• Act as host to referees, visiting teams, and fans
• Act as mediator on any conflict between coaches and referees, fans and referees, or players
• Represent the school at games assigned away from home
• Develop the budget for all athletic activities working closely with the head coaches and principal. Be prepared to present athletic budget reports to the superintendent and Board of Education
• Work with the principal to assign administrative supervisors for activities that the athletic director or principal will not attend

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and stand/walk frequently
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment
• Must be able to work outside normal school hours
• Must be able to work in noisy environments with interruptions

Terms of Employment: Negotiated Contract

Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board of Educations policy concerning evaluation of certified personnel.