Assistant principals may be asked to take on almost any of the same regular or one-off tasks that come at a principal on any given day. You can expect the same general grab bag of tasks that any principal must handle:
• Managing teachers and other school staff
• Developing and assessing curriculum standards in line with professional and district best practices
• Counseling and disciplining students
• Attending to school maintenance and capital projects
• Preparing budgets and accounting for expenditures
• Meeting with parents or other members of the community
• Assessing and maintaining school safety and security
On top of all those general tasks around keeping a school running and making sure kids are safe and learning their lessons, assistant principal jobs often have a more specific focus. Particularly in larger schools, they may be delegated to handle an entire department or administrative focus related to the points listed above.