The Assistant Principal is an organized and consistent educator with a concrete vision of excellence, the ability to build outstanding relationships with all stakeholders, and a talent for inspiring students to high expectations. This position is charged with establishing and leading a structured school-wide climate of order, safety and respect, thus playing a significant role in a school focused on high academic readiness, achievement, performance and character. The Assistant Principal works closely with the school’s principal, school leadership team teachers, school mental health professionals and families to provide the healthiest possible environment for each student.

Role and Responsibilities

The duties of the Assistant Principal include, but are not limited to, the following:

Cultural Leadership

• Maintain, develop and own the school’s character development program(s) and ensure it builds and reinforces positive self-identity and necessary character strengths
• Assist in planning, developing, coordinating and evaluating the operations of the school. Conceptualize the broad goals and vision of the school and plan accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program
• Serve as one of the LDOE LA4 program administrators to ensure all program requirements are achieved
• Serves as the Athletic Director and assumes responsibility for all extra curricular activities throughout the school
• Plan and lead recognition assemblies, parent workshops, family and community service events, neighborhood community outreach, and other school-wide culture-building activities
• Partner with parents and families to build an authentic school-wide community.
• Ensure that school culture norms and routines are effectively defined, modeled, practiced and reinforced
• Maintain, coordinate and implement the Tier I behavior management system for teaching routines, expectations, and social emotional skills; reinforcing, practicing, and redirecting; logical consequences; conflict resolution; and restorative discipline and lead systems for Tier 2 behavior management system
• Work closely and effectively with children who exhibit challenging behaviors and their families; partner with the Director and Coordinators of Exceptional Student Services, teachers and school mental health professionals to execute individualized behavior interventions when needed
• Facilitate staff training on student-teacher relationships, classroom management, parent partnership, and overall school culture
• Conduct regular school culture walkthroughs and perform classroom observations to help staff maintain a high bar of classroom culture and academic excellence
• Supervise school entry, breakfast, lunch, recesses. dismissal, and transitions to ensure they are safe, orderly, timely and positive
• Work with the SAT team to coordinate meetings and implementation of student processes
• Serves as a member of the Attendance Committee and assist in implementing attendance improvement initiatives
• Work closely with the principal and/or other school leaders to support high-achievement academic culture
• Serve as building leader in the absence of the principal. Assist with supervision and conduct personnel administration duties for staff including hiring recommendations, evaluations, assigning special duties, and monitoring attendance

Supervision and Safety

• Create and oversee school behavior practices and provide coaching on behavior strategies and techniques
• School based management of security officers
• Supervise and coach school support team members on school culture practices.
• Prepare the duty schedule and coordinate supervision of students from arrival through dismissal
• Maintain and implement the student code of conduct with the rubric/matrix of age-appropriate logical consequences and the restorative discipline routines for holding students accountable and teaching them to repair harms
• Plan, supervise, and conduct routines to address behaviors such as: push-in to assist teachers or students in class, logical consequences, conflict resolution routines, and restorative discipline routines
• Work closely with the school counselor to enforce a school-wide anti-bullying and anti-racism plan
• In collaboration with the principal and other school leaders, update, coordinate, implement and train staff on the school safety plan and emergency operations plan
• Coordinate, execute and document safety drills, including fire, tornado, lockdown, etc.
• Regularly inspecting playgrounds and equipment for potential safety concerns
• Working closely with the Coordinator of Transportation to maintain and implement bus safety plans and behavioral expectations for students who ride buses provided by LFNO

Dress Code

• Maintain and enforce a plan that ensures students are in daily compliance with school uniform regulations
• Oversee and/or manage special dress/spirit day dress codes

Responsive Classrooms and Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS)

• Develop, with input from teachers, grade-appropriate, evidence-based, classroom behavior plan
• Coordinate all school-wide and Responsive Classroom and PBIS efforts with the school counselor
• Assist teachers with the implementation of Responsive Classroom best practices and PBIS in their classrooms
• Mentor and coach teachers who need assistance in managing classroom behaviors.
• Participate in regular leadership team meetings
• Work with the school counselor and social worker to monitor and support students with behavior management plans
• Attend Student Assistance Team (SAT) and Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) meetings, as needed, for students with behavioral needs

Data & Documentation Compliance

• Actively and accurately maintain, track, monitor and analyze daily discipline data for trends to guide data-based decision making and enhance behavioral strategies and supports
• Assist support team, staff and teachers in proficient use of behavioral data system and align behavior tracking practices
• Report appropriate behavioral infractions via PowerSchool for LDOE reporting purposes

We benchmark annually comparably-sized schools in our area to offer competitive salaries. Depending on qualifications (including Louisiana Principal Certification), internal equity, education, experience, immigration requirements, and the budgeted amount for this role, the salary range for this position is between $60,000 - $95,000. This salary range has been updated as of July1, 2024 to reflect organizational and budgetary changes.


SELECTION PROCESS (updated July 2024)  

Application Screen and Phone Interview

Screen applicants to make sure they meet basic experience, knowledge, and certification requirements. Some applicants will be asked to apply for other positions that may be a better fit.

Instructional Video & In-Basket Activity 

Candidates will watch an instructional video using the LFNO evaluation instrument. The candidate will also respond to an in-basket activity. Upon successful receipt of these items, the candidate will move on to the performance task.

Performance Task 

Each part of the Performance Task allows candidates to showcase their ideal vision for student success, success as an instructional leader, and your ability to make difficult school and operational decisions. Candidates are to submit 3 professional references at this stage.Part 1: Data Analysis & Vision PresentationPart 2: 90 Day Entry Plan Part 3: Submission of Past Performance Evaluations (Artifact)Part 4: Submission of Student Growth Artifacts (Evidence of Effectiveness)Part 5: Professional References.

In-Person Interview and Community Panel Interview Day 

Top candidates will be invited to an in-person interview day with various LFNO executive leaders, teachers, and community members. The in-person interview will include a presentation of the performance task with Q&A. At this point in the process, HR will also check candidate’s professional references. interview are designed to be no longer than 30 minutes each.

Superintendent Interview Day 

Top candidates will have a 1-1 interview with the superintendent.

Community Panel Debrief

Members of the community panel will present feedback to the superintendent for alignment and consideration. Superintendent will make the final decision.

Hiring Process Closed

Expectations, Skills, and Education Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in education related field
• 3 Years Classroom teaching experience
• Strong commitment to the mission and vision of Lycée Français de la Nouvelle-Orléans
• A leader committed to assisting each child achieve success in all areas of development
• A leader committed to meeting the needs of diverse learners
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with all staff, including a corps of international teachers
• Able to prioritize, organize, and manage multiple caseloads
• Three or more years experience working in a school setting
• Deep expertise and familiarity with the literature on social-emotional learning, adaptive and growth mindsets, positive behavioral interventions, restorative justice, character development, and adolescent psychological development
• Strong communication, feedback and facilitation skills
• Willingness to work after-school and weekend hours when necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership or related fields
• Knowledge of the French program of instruction
• Louisiana teaching and/or administrative certification
• Proficiency in written and oral French
• Experience with and appreciation of other cultures and societies

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at LFNOLycée is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our daily practices. LFNO staff represent a wide diversity of racial, cultural, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities--opening a window to the entire LFNO community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our consequential work.