Start date: 07/01/26
To apply: https://www.applitrack.com/mrsd/onlineapp/
Purpose: The Assistant Principal's primary purpose is to provide support to the building Principal for the overall operation of the school.
Supervisor: Building Principal
Minimum Qualifications:
- New Hampshire Credential/Certification as a Principal, Associate Principal, or in another related or appropriate area.
- Minimum of three years successful teaching experience.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Proficient with technology, including relevant software applications
- Preparing and maintaining accurate records
Knowledge:
- Instructional procedures and practices
- Stages of child development/behavior
- Appropriate student learning activities and student behavior management techniques
Abilities:
- Communicating with diverse groups and individuals
- Collaborating and working as part of a team
- Problem solving and conflict resolution
Essential Functions:
- Enforces all District policies relating to students and student behavior
- Addresses day-to-day student behavior concerns
- Counsels students and parents about school and district policies
- Assists in the planning, developing and implementing individual student behavior plans
- Serves as a resource to staff in dealing with classroom management issues
- Assists in developing programs to promote positive student behavior
- Confers appropriate consequences for behavior issues
- Assists with facility use requests with the District office in the required timeline
- Assists with the school's crisis Management Plan and district team
- Assists and supervises fire drills and other drills as required by Board policy or statute
- Works closely with the District's School Security Officer to address and resolve safety concerns
- Provides supervision for student activities and events
- Ensures student behavior and attendance data are accurately entered into student database
- Facilitates the generation of local/state/federal reports
- At the high school level, assists with post-secondary enrollment options
- Develops an open, trusting relationship between faculty, students and community members
- Assists in yearly evaluations of staff under the guidance of the Principal
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Working Environment:
The usual methods of performing the job of Assistant Principal may require the following physical demands:
- Minimal amount(s) of: lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling
- Moderate amount(s) of: fine finger dexterity, repetitive motion(s), walking, bending/squatting
- Significant amount(s) of: mental attention/focus, speaking, listening
MRSD is an EOE