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Future Elementary Assistant Principal 26-27 Application (could be any RCSD elementary school)

Rankin County School District
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Jul 2026

About the role

      

Job title:

Assistant Principal

Reports to:

School Principal

Receives Guidance From:     

School principal, school district directors and support staff, assistant superintendents, and the Superintendent

Supervises:

Certified and non-certified staff and students on assigned campus

Overtime status:

Compliant with position, salary and FLSA regulations        
Job purpose:

In keeping a tradition of excellence, this position is responsible for assisting the school principal in providing school-wide leadership, maintaining the daily operations of the school in the absence of the school principal, and learning and growing professionally to lead a school in the future; To help ensure the safety and security of the students and staff; To help place students and teachers in a position to succeed in the classroom and in other activities.

 

Duties and responsibilities: 

 
  • Assist the school principal in the overall administration of the school

  • Assist the school principal in the development and administration of a strategic plan and school programs consistent with school district goals, vision, mission, curriculum, and school board and state policies

  • Hold and maintain high expectations for instructional best practices, student achievement, behavior, and accountability

  • Serve as principal in the absence of the school principal

  • Assist the school principal by working with the leadership team to intentionally focus on and implement effective instructional strategies based on the school’s strategic plan 

  • Work with school staff to support students’ social, intellectual, and emotional development

  • Respect and value each student in the school and foster strong connections among students and adults

  • Ensure the school environment is safe, secure, and clean; all basic facilities are in working order
  • Conduct routine safety drills and professional development and maintain records in keeping with Mississippi Department of Education and RCSD guidelines

  • Assist the school principal in leading staff in the development and implementation of lesson and unit plans aligned to MS state standards, curricula, and assessments and the revisions to lesson and unit plans based on student outcomes

  • Assist the school principal in supporting staff in implementing a variety of rigorous instructional strategies and pedagogical methods that meet students’ needs and drive students’ learning and supporting staff in effectively adapting instructional practices to ensure that all students master content

  • Assist the school principal in consistently monitoring and collecting data to inform continuous improvement and using multiple sources of data to evaluate instruction, identify student outcome trends, prioritize needs, and inform continuous improvement and facilitating and supporting staff in monitoring progress toward student learning goals

  • Assist the school principal in leading staff in analyzing disaggregated, student specific data

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Company

Rankin County School District

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