High School Assistant Principal (26-27)

About the role

The successful Assistant Principal will work closely with other members of the school leadership team to uphold high expectations, foster social development, and facilitate the intellectual growth of our educators and scholars. School leadership team members at Alpha approach coaching and instruction with patience, creativity, and a growth mindset, while using activities and instructional methods that will motivate our staff and scholars.

Responsibilities

• Embody the mission, vision, and core beliefs of the school and the Alpha Public Schools network
• Promote Alpha’s staff culture, mindsets, and values by managing self and others in a manner that creates a healthy, high-achieving environment where staff feel challenged, supported, and valued
• Create opportunities for meaningful parent involvement and champion parent engagement
• Execute all day-to-day leadership responsibilities
• Support the principal in achieving ambitious school-wide vision, goals, and targets aligned to the Alpha network vision, goals, targets, and strategic priorities, leading students to master rigorous academic content that prepares them for college
• Use data-driven cycles with leaders and teachers to analyze academic and culture data, problem solve, and generate next steps and accountability systems
• Support teacher development
• Ensure high-rigor, high-engagement instruction in all classrooms through instructional coaching, professional development, and performance management
• Execute on school-wide behavior management systems, expectations, and incentives across the school site and refine as necessary
• Plan and lead teacher professional development sessions
• Formally supervise, observe, and evaluate school staff
• Support the needs of diverse learners, by ensuring differentiated instruction in classrooms, appropriate tiered interventions, and attending IEP and 504 meetings

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree
• CA Teaching Clear Credential (or out of state equivalent)
• 4 years of teaching experience in a K-12 setting
• Experience analyzing student data and responding to data with targeted interventions
• Experience (formally or informally) coaching instructional staff (support staff and/or teachers)
• Experience with performance management

Qualifications

• Experience working in a high-needs urban school setting
• Experience with culturally responsive teaching and learning
• Experience with restorative justice practices
• Experience with data-driven decision making
• Experience with implementing and supporting PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports)

Skills

• Data analysis
• Instructional coaching
• Performance management
• Parent engagement
• Behavior management
• Teacher development
• Differentiated instruction
• Restorative practices

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• Health benefits plans for medical, vision, and dental insurance coverage for staff and their families
• Retail retirement matching options
• Paid time off for holidays and breaks (6 weeks throughout the school year)
• Generous paternity/maternity leave benefits including 4 weeks of paid parental leave in addition to the state and federal leave allowances
• Employee Assistance Program that provides access to professional services for workplace, life, and wellbeing support and services
• Relocation assistance for teammates moving from 250+ miles away

Pay

Scale starts at $100,000 and increases based on years of equivalent experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.