Position: Elementary School Assistant Principal

Application Deadline: June 6, 2025
Salary: Commensurate with experience, per administrative schedule
Contract: 210 working days, full-time

Bath Community Schools is seeking a visionary and student-centered leader to serve as Elementary School Assistant Principal. We are looking for someone who is passionate about academic excellence, fairness, and positive school culture to help lead our K–5 building. This position manages and supervises the daily operations of an elementary school building to ensure the educational process is meeting the needs of the students, staff, parents, school board and superintendent.

EXPERIENCE: This position requires a minimum of five to seven years of related experience in a classroom setting and three years of progressively responsible supervisory experience.

Qualifications:

Michigan Administrative Certificate (or ability to obtain)
Master’s degree in Educational Leadership (or related field)
Minimum 3 years of successful elementary teaching experience
Administrative or leadership experience preferred

Key Responsibilities Include:

Identifies and coordinates the educational needs of regular and special education programs to ensure maximum educational benefits.
Establishes short- and long-range strategic plans consistent with district policy.
Provides educational leadership to establish a climate conducive to learning, planning and program development.
Manages the design, development and delivery of curriculum.
Evaluates instructional programs to ensure student achievement and successful

execution.

Maintains a positive working relationship with parents and act as a problem solver

when concerns arise.

Maintains relationships with parent teacher association (PTA) and other community

organizations to ensure two-way communications which foster parent and community

involvement.

Identifies staff training needs to ensure effective school improvement programs and

encourages professional growth of teachers.

Prepares reports, correspondence and other written materials for review by senior staff

and the community at large.

Addresses behavioral issues until resolved in a satisfactory manner.
Develops an atmosphere of trust, respect, interest and enthusiasm within the school.
Complies with legal and regulatory requirements of various governmental agencies.

Adheres to the district health and safety policies.
Assists principal with instructional improvement and a culture of high expectations.
Supports and evaluates staff growth and collaboration.
Promotes student achievement and well-being.
Assists with daily school operations and student safety.
Builds strong partnerships with families and the community.
Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor or other administrative staff.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to

successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to

enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit or stand for long

periods of time and occasionally must manually move, lift, carry, pull or push heavy objects or

materials. There is occasional stooping, bending and reaching. Close vision is required to perform

computer related tasks. Requires both indoor and outdoor participation year round.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

The qualifications listed above are guidelines for selection purposes; alternative qualifications may be

substituted if sufficient to perform the duties of the job.