Assistant Principal

Direct and manage the instructional program and supervise operations and personnel at the campus level. Provide leadership to ensure high standards of instructional service. Oversee compliance with district policies, success of instructional program, and operations of all campus activities.

CURRENT VACANCIES AS OF 10/16/2025

• Independence High School
• Panther Creek High School

Education/Certification
Master's degree in Educational Administration

Texas principal or other appropriate Texas certificate

Eligible to be a certified appraiser for the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) or other approved evaluation system

Special Knowledge/Skills
Ability to lead the administrative team under the guidance of the campus principal

Ability to leverage curriculum, technology, and physical spaces for future-ready learning and instruction

Ability to cultivate social emotional learning to ensure the well-being of all students

Ability to support implementation of district goals of future-ready learning, balanced assessment, and focus on personalized learning and growth for all students

Ability to oversee procedures and processes to maintain a safe and healthy environment for staff and students

Ability to interpret data

Ability to demonstrate strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

Experience
Minimum of three years of experience as a classroom teacher

Secondary Experience Preferred
Instructional Leadership
Encourage and support the development of skills for the future-ready learner, including embracing challenges, communicating, collaborating, contributing, innovation, and responding.

Model effective use of digital learning and the value of taking risks to advance the district vision for future-ready learning.

Assist campus principal in facilitating the utilization of flexible learning spaces to maximize student learning.

Help build instructional and leadership capacity in all staff.

Assist in monitoring instructional and managerial processes to ensure that program activities are related to program results, and use findings to take corrective actions.

School Climate and Culture
Promote social emotional learning for students and staff.

Foster a supportive, inclusive culture where all learners have input, feel valued, and are invested. Encourage a growth mindset among learners based on individual needs.

Provide resources and ongoing support for teaching staff to accomplish instructional goals for students. Support conditions for collaboration among staff members.

Facilitate the effective and quick resolution of conflicts.

Communicate and collaborate effectively with students and staff.

Organizational Transformation
Promote a culture of innovation centered on the district and school vision.

Encourage and empower others to become innovators, risk takers, and leaders of learning.

Support an environment that promotes the love of learning and resilience based on a growth mindset.

Model the effective use of data for analysis and instructional improvement.

Collaboratively develop and set campus performance objectives with members of the school community.

Participate in development of campus improvement plans with staff, parents, and community members.

Help principal develop, maintain, and use information systems to maintain, record, and track progress on campus performance objectives and academic excellence indicators.

Student Leadership
Assist in providing students with opportunities to take ownership of their learning and responsibility for their own behaviors.

Promote and support a safe learning environment - physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally.

Work with faculty and students to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior and enhances the school climate.

Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and Student Handbook.

Personnel Leadership
Assist in selecting, developing, and retaining future-ready staff.

Promote active participation, leadership, and collaboration with campus educators in professional learning communities (PLCs).

Monitor and evaluate staff performance regarding instructional strategies, classroom management, and communication with the public.

Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences with staff. Make employment recommendations to principal and superintendent.

Work with campus-level planning and decision-making committees to plan professional learning activities.

Engage in collaborative goal-setting with staff.

Management of Fiscal, Administrative, and Facilities Functions
Manage the use of school facilities that support innovative spaces that mirror the desired pedagogical practices, and that respond to students' needs.

Assist in the development of the master schedule.

Supervise operations in principal's absence.

Help plan daily school activities by participating in the development of class schedules, teacher assignments, and extracurricular activity schedules.

Supervise reporting and monitoring of student attendance and work with attendance clerk on follow-up investigations.

Work with department heads and faculty to compile annual budget requests based on documented program needs.

Monitor requisition of supplies, textbooks, and equipment; check inventory; maintain records; and verify receipts for materials.

Assist with safety inspections and safety-drill practice activities.

Coordinate transportation, custodial, cafeteria, and other support services.

Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rules, and board policy.

Student Management
Ensure that students are adequately supervised during non-instructional periods.

Help to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior. Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable. Conduct conferences on student and school issues with parents, students, and teachers.

Professional Growth and Development
Demonstrate a growth mindset as a continuous learner.

Continually self-educate, monitor and adjust, evaluate change, and seek and utilize appropriate resources.

Develop professional skills appropriate to job assignment.

Demonstrate professional, ethical, and responsible behavior.

Serve as a role model for all campus staff.

Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment.

School and Community Relations
Provide a balanced partnership between a community and school to address learning standards essential to the success of the future-ready learner.

Invite partnerships to create real-world learning opportunities for students.

Articulate the school's mission to the community and solicit its support in realizing the mission. Demonstrate awareness of school and community needs and values and initiate activities to address them.

Use creative techniques to encourage community and parent involvement.

Supervisory Responsibilities
Share supervisory responsibility for professional staff with school principal.

Supervise teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, clerical personnel, and others as assigned.

Frisco ISD retains the right to adjust the responsibilities and assignments of all positions as needed to meet the needs of the District.

Frisco ISD is committed to fostering a collaborative work environment that honors and supports the social and emotional well-being of all. Employees are expected to interact in a manner that is becoming of educators and promotes high levels of productivity for the benefit of the students we serve.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors
Maintain emotional control under stress. Work with frequent interruptions. Occasional districtwide and statewide travel. Frequent prolonged and irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

The Frisco Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, national origin, gender, age, religion, or disability status of otherwise qualified individuals. FISD does not discriminate on the basis of membership or application for membership in the uniformed services.