DEFINITION:  Provides administrative assistance to the school principal, shares responsibility for major portions of school operations and in planning, supervising, and directing site categorical programs, and assumes complete charge in the absence of the principal. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Assumes the role of the Principal in his/her absence Assists the Principal and the staff in determining objectives and identifying school needs as the basis for developing long and short range curricular and organizational plans. Assists the principal in the maintenance of the instructional program, innovation, and change. Assists in planning, organizing, and implementing a school-wide program for the supervision and contr