High School Assistant Principal - Arkansas Connections Academy

Connections Academy•Bentonville, AR

1d•Remote

About The Position

Working from the office in Bentonville, Arkansas, or from your home office within the state, the Assistant Principal will assist the principal in supervising the overall school operations of a virtually managed, home-based instructional program. The Assistant Principal will help manage teachers as they use the phone and Internet to consult regularly with parents and students, ensuring that each child successfully completes his/her instructional program.

Requirements

Must reside within the state of Arkansas or live 300 miles from Bentonville, AR
Prior school leadership experience
Arkansas Administrator Certificate required
Advanced degree in education or related field
Prior teaching experience
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Customer focused approach
High degree of flexibility
Demonstrated ability to work well in fast paced team environment
Very technologically proficient (especially with Microsoft OS and MS Office and programs)
Must be able to use a personal electronic device and an email address for two-step authentication

Responsibilities

Helping to ensure that teachers exhibit and maintain a high level of professionalism, instructional support and customer service
Helping to ensure the academic success of individual students by utilizing all levels of academic support available, and by maintaining a high level of communication with parents to deliver program information and address individual student needs
Assisting the principal to manage relationships with local and state school official
Keeping up to date on policies, procedures and legislation, including specific special education procedures, etc.
Assisting the principal to oversee all reporting and compliance procedures and ensure and student information and student accounting is accurate and up-to-date
Providing the principal with regular written and verbal reports and updates, as well as maintaining a high level communication with other appropriate Connections Academy staff
Assisting teaching staff with implementing any program changes and/or new software application introductions
Exhibiting high quality communication with all Connections Academy staff, students and families
Availability to effectively handle all real and perceived emergencies
Overseeing the implementation and coordination of State Standardized Testing process, and ensure high student participation rates
Providing specified assistance to families in need of additional support to prevent unwanted disenrollment and encourage a high level of participation
Participating in student recruitment efforts including in-state trips, presentations, Q & A sessions and responses to the press
Recruiting and managing Parent Community Coordinators to suggest social activities and relevant field trips for students
Supporting, devising, and implementing virtual methods of creating and maintaining a "school community"
Ability to work remotely if necessary
Additional duties as assigned