Lower Primary Associate Principal

The Associate Principal is an instructional leader who collaborates closely with the second Associate Principal to support the Principal in the day-to-day leadership and management of the Lower Primary (Grades Reception 1-Grade Two with approximately 800 students). The Associate Principal provides leadership and support for teaching and learning at the assigned grade levels, aligning the Lower Primary Divisional Goals with the School’s Operational and Strategic Directions and Student Learning Results. Primary responsibilities include supervision and evaluation of teachers; mentoring and developing Team Leader’s, leadership for monitoring student learning (e.g. collection, analysis and reporting of student learning data); instructional planning of curricular units; implementation of the curriculum; supporting best pedagogical practices in instruction and assessment; planning and leading professional development of faculty; allocation of resources; participation in various whole-school improvement committees, strategic planning initiatives, divisional committee work and other identified action areas. KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Instructional Supervision and Leadership ● Supervise classroom teachers and supports their professional growth and performance appraisal (Profile Year, Self-directed Professional Growth and those new to HKIS). ● Regularly observe teachers and provide timely feedback to facilitate student learning and the ongoing improvement of pedagogy. ● Provide leadership and support to develop teachers’ instructional and assessment practices through coaching, modeling or in-service workshops, particularly in the areas of differentiation, assessment (particularly as it pertains to literacy and math) and inquiry. ● Lead teachers in the implementation of effective assessment practices and, collecting and analyzing student learning data to inform instructional practices. ● Build on current systems of collecting and analyzing student data, including the use an