Principal: School instructional and administrative leader, immediate supervisor, observes and
evaluates employee job performance, makes employment decisions
Assistant Principal (AP): Administrative designee for the Principal, has supervisory authority,
may observe and evaluate employees
DTU Building Representative: Liaison between the Principal and DTU staff members, enforces
the collective bargaining agreement, addresses concerns, represents members in appropriate
meetings, and provides updates on timely issues to DTU members
Dean: Certificated teacher at the secondary level who has been assigned full time duties
working with student discipline, referrals, and school-wide discipline plans
Behavior Interventionist: Certificated teacher at select schools who is assigned to work
with students experiencing behavioral issues in groups or individually
Instructional Coach: Certificated teacher who coordinates standards based instruction
throughout the school, acts as a resource for teachers, models lessons, assists with implementation
of curriculum, provides teacher training
Professional Development Facilitator (PDF): Teacher who supervises beginning teachers,
coordinates school training, and tracks master plan points for staff
School Counselor: Certificated person who provides counseling and career services for
students, provides group and individual student counseling, may coordinate some testing
Librarian: Certificated person who orders and maintains professional and student
collections of books, videos, periodicals, classroom equipment, computers, and software for
check out, directs research services
Department/Grade Level Chairperson: Teacher who handles oversight and coordination of
grade level/department activities, meetings, and paperwork
Math or Reading Interventionist: Certificated person who assists identified students who may
be struggling academically in Math or Reading
Paraprofessional: Non-certificated employee assigned to assist with instructional duties
Bookkeeper: Non-certificated office staff member, handles all money items, distributes receipt
books, explains financial regulations, tracks purchase requisitions, keeps accounts for clubs, etc.
Secretary/Clerk/Office Assistant: Non-certificated office staff members, track sick and
personal leave forms, CRT input of student information, process supply orders, handle office
communications, payroll distribution, maintenance requests, class roster input, etc.
Custodian: Person responsible for keeping the school clean and helps with some minor
maintenance work
Security Guard: Person who monitors entrances and exits to the building, circulates
around the building to monitor behavior and safety in public areas
SRO: School resource officer/school police assigned to specific schools