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29 Feb 2020

Principal or Vice Principal Denver EAST HS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/AP

Denver EAST High School
 Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States

Job Description

Athletic Director/Assistant Principal

Denver EAST HIGH SCHOOL

Traditional 215 work days

FTE: 1.0

Essential Functions and Objectives:

Assistant Principal (AP)The Assistant Principal supports the Principal with the overall direction and leadership of the school. Leads high-quality, data driven instruction by building the capacity of teachers to lead and perfect their craft. Strategically aligns people, time and money to drive student achievement. Applies teacher and staff performance management systems in a way that ensures a culture of continuous improvement, support, and accountability. Actively advocates for members of the school community and effectively engages family and community.

The DPS School Leadership Framework details the expectations required for all of our school leaders. The framework and the behaviors associated with each indicator are available here!

– Leads for equity toward college and career readiness

– Leads for culture of empowerment, continuous improvement and celebration

– Leads for high-quality, data driven instruction by building the capacity of teachers to lead and perfect their craft.

– Leads for the academic and social-emotional success of diverse student populations. Diversity includes race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, language, mental/physical abilities (students with disabilities, gifted and talented), religion, age, and political beliefs. DPS places particular emphasis on the needs of students of color and students with disabilities in order to close achievement gaps for these groups of students.

– Leads for effective English Language Acquisition programming (ELA Program School Leaders)

– Applies teacher and staff performance management systems in a way that ensures a culture of continuous improvement, support, and accountability.

– Implements strong systems for identifying, recognizing, and distributing talent

– Leads the school’s vision, mission and strategic goals to support college readiness for all students.

– Distributes leadership to inspire change in support of an empowered school culture.

– Strategically aligns people, time and money to drive student achievement.

– Actively advocates for members of the school community and effectively engages family and community. Successful applicants will demonstrate the key leadership traits embedded within our framework:

– Evidence of the DPS Shared Values in interactions in the school, district, and community

– Strategic problem-solving and project management

– Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to connect and communicate with parents and the community

– Capability to build solid relationships

– Self-reflection and continuous professional growth

– Solid ethical commitment to this work

Athletic Director (AD)  

– Coordinate the recruitment, orientation and mentorship of coaching staff on a seasonal basis and offer guidance and assistance to the site administrators as needed.

– Maintain accurate records of league play, league champions, coaches of the year and participation numbers.

– Assist with pre-season and post-season coaches meetings and the development of clinics and in-services for coaches’ professional development.

– Enforce established guidelines for proper behavior of coaches and athletes, promote team spirit, including approval and participation in activities such as clinics and playoff games.

– Secure personnel necessary to conduct all athletic events and select officials for athletic games. This includes the coordination of pay for coaches, officials and game workers.

– Coordinate with the Transportation department student activity and athletic travel requirements.

– Inspect the playing site for safety and playability and make recommendations accordingly.

– Coordinate League Play including addressing weather condition issues, rule interpretation, scheduling conflicts and transportation conflicts.

– Attend athletic competition to observe and correct as necessary administration of these events.

– Insure that appropriate central office personnel are informed of the needs of the school with respect to personnel, equipment and supplies.

– Insure athletics and activities meet Title IX compliance.

– Administer the budgeted allocations and collaboratively recommend annual budget requirements.

– Coordinate with school personnel and purchasing for the selection and purchase of athletic equipment, supplies, trophies and related expenses, ensure budgetary compliance and provide timely and accurate reporting.

– Coordinate and manage data on athletic programs and instruction. Conduct evaluation of sport season prepare recommendations and reporting as instructed.

– Responsible for training and performance evaluations of coaches and other assigned staff.

– Develop positive relationships with various individuals, community groups, and businesses, local colleges and Universities for the benefit of the District’s athletic programs and athletes.

– Perform other related duties as requested.

Knowledge, Experience, & Other Qualifications:

– Bachelor’s Degree required.

– Master’s Degree and previous leadership experience preferred.

– A current, valid State of Colorado Principal License (professional or provisional) in place by the time the position starts.

– Alternative licensure is an option for candidates with demonstrated school leadership experience who require licensure and additional coursework.

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation.  DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

Under the leadership of Superintendent Susana Cordova and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth.  Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

How to Apply

Send Resume to Principal Youngquist: john_youngquist@dpsk12.org

Apply:  dpsjobboard@dpsk12.org

Bureaus: Colorado. Job Categories: Full-Time. Job Types: Principal or Vice Principal. Salaries: 80,000 - 100,000.