SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND

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The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB), we are seeking enthusiastic team members who are pursuing greatness and who can help provide our students with diverse opportunities. We know that our employees are the key to maintaining our standards of excellence. From staff members to teachers, we empower our employees to meet the needs of our students and engage in their learning community.

     
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL  Location:Phoenix
Employee Status:Permanent
Hours Per Week:40
Work Calendar:12-Month
Pay Rate:$63,565-$80,736 Overview of 

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf (PDSD) has been providing quality educational programming for children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing for 50 years within the metropolitan Phoenix area. The school was originally established at the urging of Phoenix parents who wanted their children educated closer to home. 

The PDSD Assistant Principal helps the school principal with various adminitravite and leadership task on the school campus. This require engagment with Deaf children  and Deaf Teachers / other staff members.

Essential Communication Skills

• Required American Sign Language  (BOTH RECEPTIVE AND EXPRESS)
• Skills in ASL for families using American Sign Language for children with varied hearing levels
• Knowledge of formal American sign language grammar
• American Sign Language proficiency ASLPI 
• Demomstrate efforts of Verbal/non-verbal communication skills to communicate effectively with chidren, staff members, famailies and visting communiity memebers  in appropriate languages

JOB SUMMARY:

• Assists the Principal in School Improvement activities
• Assists the Principal in providing a comprehensive educational program for students
• Assists the Principal in improving student performance by Assessing educational and programming needs
• Coordinating the use of instructional tools and strategies
• Collecting data for evaluating and reporting student progress
• Coordinating overall after-school programs, activities, and functions
• Assists the Principal in student management: Implements appropriate procedures and maintains consistent practices within the school discipline program
• Serves as liaison with student support services such as transportation
• Assists the Principal in staff development by: Identifying topics for staff development
• Planning and coordinating school-wide staff development activities
• Researching and disseminating information on best practices for school improvement goals
• Assists the Principal with planning activities for accreditation and preparing accreditation documents
• Assists the Principal with the walk-through observations, formal observations and evaluation of teaching staff
• Assists the Principal with the evaluation of non-teaching staff
• Assists the Principal with creating and managing budgets, requisitions and allocation of supplies, equipment and instructional materials
• Assists the Principal with the preparation of class schedules, cumulative records and IEP/MET documents
• Assists the Principal with the hiring of teaching and other staff
• Assists the Principal with monitoring the safety and security of the school campus
• Position will be responsible for some or all of the listed duties and/or additional duties that occur from time to time

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Current Arizona K-12 Principal certification- Three years experience as a teacher, preferably of students who are Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• Two years as a supervisor or administrator in an educational setting with experience in supervision/management, team leadership, and budget administration
• Demonstrated background in developing student specific interventions, curriculum, and instruction
• Fluent in ASL

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to pass FBI and State background check
• Defensive Driver Training Program to be completed by all agency personnel that drive on State business
• Masters Degree in Education of the Blind/Visually Impaired or Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Educational Leadership
• Arizona Principal's Certification or eligible for Certification by the Arizona Department of Education (Must complete Arizona Principal Certification within two years of hire)