The Binghamton City School District is seeking candidates to fill the Anticipated Assistant Principal positions for Middle School (2) and Elementary School (1) for the 2025-2026 school year.
The BCSD offers competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development, and mentor support.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position: ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Qualifications:
NYS School District Administrator (SDA) or
NYS School Administrator Supervisor (SAS) or
NYS School Building Leader (SBL)
Preferred:
- A minimum of five years of successful experience in elementary or secondary education including teaching.
- Leadership experience.
- Current knowledge of Common Core Learning Standards, student assessments, and Annual Professional Performance Review.
Reports to: Assistant Superintendent for Administration or an Assistant Superintendent assigned by the Superintendent and Building Principal.
Performance Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Assist the principal in the overall administration of the school and serve as the principal in the absence of the regular principal.
- Participate in the development and implementation of school practices in all areas as a member of the administrative team.
- Assist in the interpretation of school and district programs, policies and procedures to students, parents, staff, and community.
- Develop and implement policies to effect positive student behavior in the school and provide guidance and counseling to students, parents, and teachers on issues relating to student behavior and attendance.
- Collaborate with social workers, counselors, nurses, and teachers in areas of pupil personnel services, including student attendance, and, when necessary, make appropriate referrals for testing, guidance or psychological services.
- Assist in the supervision of staff and students within the school, and oversee disciplinary procedures, and associated record keeping.
- Work with community and government agencies on school related matters.
- Participate in the coordination, implementation, and supervision of co-curricular activities.
- Assist the principal in compiling the annual budget, conducting inventories, maintaining records, and checking on receipts for such material.
- Supervise the registration, scheduling, testing and management of student data.
- Share with the principal the responsibility for protecting the health and welfare of students and staff.
- Conduct safety inspections and safety drill activities.
- Assist in the preparation of student master schedules.
- Oversee the preparation and distribution of student and teacher handbooks.
- Provide building instructional leadership and program leadership.
- Observe and evaluate teachers and supervise/evaluate support staff.
- Participate on District committees.
- Other duties as assigned by the building principal, Assistant Superintendent for Administration or the Superintendent of Schools.
Terms of Employment: 210 Days. Salary, Category I, is established by the Binghamton Administrative and Supervisory Association Contract.
Evaluation: Annual performance evaluation conducted by an Assistant Superintendent
assigned by the Superintendent of Schools
Application Procedure
Candidates must be prepared to provide additional documents to complete a candidate folder.
- Three letters of recommendation bearing the writers' signatures, dated within the last 18 months
- Copy of Certification
- Transcripts