State of Maryland

An Assistant Principal MSDE is educational administrative work assisting the principal of an educational program at one of the facilities operated by the Maryland State Department of Education.   Employees in this classification supervise Teachers MSDE.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Principal or other educational administrator at the treatment center.  The work of this class may require travel to various locations for events such as field trips, workshops, seminars and recreational activities. Students may be disruptive or abusive and may require remedial training.

The Assistant Principal MSDE is differentiated from the Teacher Supervisor MSDE in that the Assistant Principal MSDE performs educational administrative work assisting the Principal of an educational program at a facility while the Teacher Supervisor MSDE has supervisory responsibility for lower-level Teachers MSDE and performs classroom teaching duties.  The Assistant Principal MSDE is differentiated from the Principal in that the Principal is responsible for the administration of the educational program and the management of education staff at a facility.

Assists the Principal with the administration of the educational program at the facility in the following areas: providing instructional leadership; preparing the budget; training, evaluating, recruiting and hiring instructional staff; determining curricula; oversight of admission/dismissal policies; and planning, organizing and directing the educational program;

Supervises Teachers, aides and other instructional and support staff;

Cooperates with treatment staff and provides student progress reports to staff and family members;

Assesses emergency and crisis situations, makes appropriate contacts and referrals and provides interim emergency medical and other assistance as necessary until specialized assistance is available;

May have primary responsibility for one part of the educational program, such as the residential treatment program or the day treatment program;  

Performs other related duties.

Class Descriptions are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Class Descriptions provide information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work, General Requirements and Acknowledgements.  The Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated as Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.