Middle School Principal (2027-2028)
for each heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. Avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key info:
- Role: Middle School Principal
- Start date: July 2027
- Location: Bronx, Upper Manhattan, or Queens
- Work model: Fully on-site in New York City
- Salary range: $125,000 – $180,000
- Reports to: Network School Manager
- Hiring rolling basis etc (maybe not needed)
- Compensation determined according to salary scale, eligible for annual discretionary merit-based performance bonus.
- Who you are: list of qualifications/experience:
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum 2 years experience as Principal or senior school leader, with ultimate responsibility for leading and developing high-performing teams
- Minimum 3 years of classroom teaching experience
- Deep alignment with Zeta's mission and belief in every student's potential
- Proven track record of using data to drive strong, measurable school-wide academic outcomes, close instructional gaps, set goals, adjust course
- Deep instructional expertise and clear vision for excellence across classrooms, grade levels, content areas
- Exceptional people leadership, including developing strong teachers and leaders, building accountability, addressing underperformance directly and timely
- Ability to build both a joyful and rigorous school culture that rallies staff, students, families around an ambitious vision
- Strong, strategic judgment and ability to navigate high-stakes challenges with clarity, composure, urgency, follow-through
- Clear, confident communication paired with humility, self-awareness, hunger for feedback and continual growth
- What you'll be doing (Responsibilities):
- Set and execute an ambitious school-wide vision, establishing clear priorities and uniting leaders, teachers, staff, students, families around a shared definition of excellence.
- Build a joyful, safe, and intellectually rigorous school culture in which every student is known, supported, challenged, and inspired to grow.
- Foster authentic and trusting relationships with staff, students, families, creating a strong foundation for collaboration, belonging, and student success.
- Define and uphold the highest standards of instructional excellence, ensuring strong content knowledge, purposeful planning, and high-quality implementation across classrooms, grade levels, and content areas.
- Own schoolwide academic outcomes through a data-driven, results-oriented approach, identifying gaps, setting goals, monitoring progress, and adjusting strategy to ensure every student meets ambitious goals.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing school leadership team that effectively coaches teachers, manages performance, and drives strong academic, cultural, and operational outcomes.
- Analyze academic, cultural, and behavioral data across the school, translating insights into strategic action plans with clear ownership, accountability, and follow-through.
- Model a culture of problem-solving, ownership, and unwavering commitment to student achievement, setting the tone for excellence across the entire school community.
- Lead the design and execution of schoolwide systems, routines, and structures that enable consistently strong execution and long-term success.
- Join our purpose-driven community (maybe about culture). Could be part of "About the role" or separate? The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include based on content.
We have:
- About the role: could include role description, start date, location, work model, reports to, maybe mission statement. The posting includes "Role at a glance" with role, start date, location, work model, salary range, reports to. Also includes mission statements earlier. We can put that in About the role.
- Responsibilities: the "What you'll be doing" list.
- Requirements: maybe the "Who you are" list includes qualifications/experience. Could split into Requirements (minimum qualifications) and Qualifications (preferred?). But we have both "Who you are" includes both required and desired. We could treat that as Requirements (or Qualifications). The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections if content exists. We need to decide if we have distinct content for each. The posting lists: Bachelor's degree, 2 years as Principal, 3 years teaching experience, deep alignment, proven track record using data, deep instructional expertise, exceptional people leadership, ability to build joyful rigorous culture, strong strategic judgment, clear confident communication. These are all requirements/qualifications. Could split into Requirements (hard requirements) and Qualifications (preferred). But not clearly separated. Safer to put all under Requirements (or Qualifications). Since we need to avoid thin sections, maybe combine into one section called Requirements (or Qualifications). The instruction says use headings for those categories if we have content. We'll pick Requirements for the list of qualifications/experience.
- Skills: maybe we could extract skills like data-driven, instructional expertise, people leadership, communication, strategic judgment. But those are already in Requirements. Could create a Skills section but might be thin. Better to not create Skills if not distinct.
- Benefits: The posting lists benefits under "How does Zeta invest in you?" includes:
- Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible spending accounts for eligible medical purchases and commuter expenses
- 403(b) retirement plan; Zeta offers matching contributions toward your savings
- Competitive compensation and additional stipends are available for leaders managing testing grades
- Relocation support to help eligible candidates make the move to New York City
- Monthly stipend for wellness and lifestyle expenses – from gym memberships to salon appointments, concerts, and more
- Four live therapy sessions per month through Talkspace and a free Headspace subscription
- MacBook Air and specified monthly reimbursement for use of a mobile phone
- Fully stocked team spaces with snacks and quality coffee to keep you fueled throughout the day
- Zeta swag, team outings, and some of NYC's finest sweet treats handpicked from our CEO
- Books and resources for professional development
- Clear pathways to professional growth
- Consistent feedback and support from managers and teammates
- Community Circle practice to build and strengthen our sense of team
- Interactive Mindfulness and DEIJ programming
Also mention annual discretionary merit-based performance bonus.
Thus we have Benefits content.
- Pay: Salary range: $125,000 – $180,000. Also mention eligibility for annual discretionary merit-based performance bonus. Could include in Pay section.
- Schedule: Work model: Fully on-site in New York City. Start date: July 2027. Could be Schedule? Actually schedule refers to work schedule (full-time, etc). Not explicitly given besides fully on-site. Could treat as Schedule (work model). But we have location and work model. Could put under About the role or Schedule. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. We have work model and start date; that could be Schedule (or maybe About the role). Since we already have About the role with role, start date, location, work model, reports to. That seems appropriate. Then Schedule may be redundant. Better to not create Schedule if we already covered in About the role. However the instruction says we can have sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose to omit Schedule if not needed.
Thus final sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay.
We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. So About the role heading
About the role
. Inside we put prose about role, start date, location, work model, reports to, maybe mission.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities list, Requirements list, Benefits list we use ul/li.
For Pay we can put salary range and bonus in
.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting.
Let's extract all substantive info:
From "Role at a glance":
- Role: Middle School Principal
- Start date: July 2027
- Location: Bronx, Upper Manhattan, or Queens
- Work model: Fully on-site in New York City
- Salary range: $125,000 – $180,000
- Reports to: Network School Manager
- Hiring: we hire throughout the year as positions become available, onboard on a rolling basis. If experience aligns, team may reach out to explore a current or upcoming opportunity and whether timing is right. Compensation determined according to Zeta's applicable salary scale, which factors in relevant experience and internal equity. This position is eligible to receive an annual discretionary, merit-based performance bonus.
We need to keep that info but not as headings like Job ID. The hiring rolling basis etc is maybe not essential but it's substantive. Could include in About the role or Pay? Probably About the role.
Now "Who you are" list: we need to include each bullet as list item under Requirements.
Let's list them precisely:
- A Bachelor's degree
- A minimum of 2 years of experience serving as a Principal or senior school leader, with ultimate responsibility for leading and developing high-performing teams
- A minimum of 3 years of classroom teaching experience
- Deep alignment with Zeta's mission and an unwavering belief in every student's potential
- A proven track record of using data to drive strong, measurable school-wide academic outcomes, close instructional gaps, set goals, and adjust course when needed
- Deep instructional expertise and a clear vision for excellence across classrooms, grade levels, and content areas
- Exceptional people leadership, including developing strong teachers and leaders, building accountability, and addressing underperformance directly and timely
- The ability to build both a joyful and rigorous school culture that rallies staff, students, and families around an ambitious vision
- Strong, strategic judgment and the ability to navigate high-stakes challenges with clarity, composure, urgency, and follow-through
- Clear, confident communication paired with humility, self-awareness, and a hunger for feedback and continual growth
Now "What you'll be doing" responsibilities list:
- Set and execute an ambitious school-wide vision, establishing clear priorities and uniting leaders, teachers, staff, students, and families around a shared definition of excellence.
- Build a joyful, safe, and intellectually rigorous school culture in which every student is known, supported, challenged, and inspired to grow.
- Foster authentic and trusting relationships with staff, students, and families, creating a strong foundation for collaboration, belonging, and student success.
- Define and uphold the highest standards of instructional excellence, ensuring strong content knowledge, purposeful planning, and high-quality implementation across classrooms, grade levels, and content areas.
- Own schoolwide academic outcomes through a data-driven, results-oriented approach, identifying gaps, setting goals, monitoring progress, and adjusting strategy to ensure every student meets ambitious goals.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing school leadership team that effectively coaches teachers, manages performance, and drives strong academic, cultural, and operational outcomes.
- Analyze academic, cultural, and behavioral data across the school, translating insights into strategic action plans with clear ownership, accountability, and follow-through.
- Model a culture of problem-solving, ownership, and unwavering commitment to student achievement, setting the tone for excellence across the entire school community.
- Lead the design and execution of schoolwide systems, routines, and structures that enable consistently strong execution and long-term success.
Now "Join our purpose-driven community" paragraph: Could be part of About the role or separate? It's about culture. Could be
for prose. Do NOT repeat job title as heading. Do NOT put Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. Include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. Avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key info: - Role: Middle School Principal - Start date: July 2027 - Location: Bronx, Upper Manhattan, or Queens - Work model: Fully on-site in New York City - Salary range: $125,000 – $180,000 - Reports to: Network School Manager - Hiring rolling basis etc (maybe not needed) - Compensation determined according to salary scale, eligible for annual discretionary merit-based performance bonus. - Who you are: list of qualifications/experience: - Bachelor's degree - Minimum 2 years experience as Principal or senior school leader, with ultimate responsibility for leading and developing high-performing teams - Minimum 3 years of classroom teaching experience - Deep alignment with Zeta's mission and belief in every student's potential - Proven track record of using data to drive strong, measurable school-wide academic outcomes, close instructional gaps, set goals, adjust course - Deep instructional expertise and clear vision for excellence across classrooms, grade levels, content areas - Exceptional people leadership, including developing strong teachers and leaders, building accountability, addressing underperformance directly and timely - Ability to build both a joyful and rigorous school culture that rallies staff, students, families around an ambitious vision - Strong, strategic judgment and ability to navigate high-stakes challenges with clarity, composure, urgency, follow-through - Clear, confident communication paired with humility, self-awareness, hunger for feedback and continual growth - What you'll be doing (Responsibilities): - Set and execute an ambitious school-wide vision, establishing clear priorities and uniting leaders, teachers, staff, students, families around a shared definition of excellence. - Build a joyful, safe, and intellectually rigorous school culture in which every student is known, supported, challenged, and inspired to grow. - Foster authentic and trusting relationships with staff, students, families, creating a strong foundation for collaboration, belonging, and student success. - Define and uphold the highest standards of instructional excellence, ensuring strong content knowledge, purposeful planning, and high-quality implementation across classrooms, grade levels, and content areas. - Own schoolwide academic outcomes through a data-driven, results-oriented approach, identifying gaps, setting goals, monitoring progress, and adjusting strategy to ensure every student meets ambitious goals. - Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing school leadership team that effectively coaches teachers, manages performance, and drives strong academic, cultural, and operational outcomes. - Analyze academic, cultural, and behavioral data across the school, translating insights into strategic action plans with clear ownership, accountability, and follow-through. - Model a culture of problem-solving, ownership, and unwavering commitment to student achievement, setting the tone for excellence across the entire school community. - Lead the design and execution of schoolwide systems, routines, and structures that enable consistently strong execution and long-term success. - Join our purpose-driven community (maybe about culture). Could be part of "About the role" or separate? The instruction: Use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections to include based on content. We have: - About the role: could include role description, start date, location, work model, reports to, maybe mission statement. The posting includes "Role at a glance" with role, start date, location, work model, salary range, reports to. Also includes mission statements earlier. We can put that in About the role. - Responsibilities: the "What you'll be doing" list. - Requirements: maybe the "Who you are" list includes qualifications/experience. Could split into Requirements (minimum qualifications) and Qualifications (preferred?). But we have both "Who you are" includes both required and desired. We could treat that as Requirements (or Qualifications). The instruction says we can have both Requirements and Qualifications sections if content exists. We need to decide if we have distinct content for each. The posting lists: Bachelor's degree, 2 years as Principal, 3 years teaching experience, deep alignment, proven track record using data, deep instructional expertise, exceptional people leadership, ability to build joyful rigorous culture, strong strategic judgment, clear confident communication. These are all requirements/qualifications. Could split into Requirements (hard requirements) and Qualifications (preferred). But not clearly separated. Safer to put all under Requirements (or Qualifications). Since we need to avoid thin sections, maybe combine into one section called Requirements (or Qualifications). The instruction says use headings for those categories if we have content. We'll pick Requirements for the list of qualifications/experience. - Skills: maybe we could extract skills like data-driven, instructional expertise, people leadership, communication, strategic judgment. But those are already in Requirements. Could create a Skills section but might be thin. Better to not create Skills if not distinct. - Benefits: The posting lists benefits under "How does Zeta invest in you?" includes: - Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, and vision plans - Flexible spending accounts for eligible medical purchases and commuter expenses - 403(b) retirement plan; Zeta offers matching contributions toward your savings - Competitive compensation and additional stipends are available for leaders managing testing grades - Relocation support to help eligible candidates make the move to New York City - Monthly stipend for wellness and lifestyle expenses – from gym memberships to salon appointments, concerts, and more - Four live therapy sessions per month through Talkspace and a free Headspace subscription - MacBook Air and specified monthly reimbursement for use of a mobile phone - Fully stocked team spaces with snacks and quality coffee to keep you fueled throughout the day - Zeta swag, team outings, and some of NYC's finest sweet treats handpicked from our CEO - Books and resources for professional development - Clear pathways to professional growth - Consistent feedback and support from managers and teammates - Community Circle practice to build and strengthen our sense of team - Interactive Mindfulness and DEIJ programming Also mention annual discretionary merit-based performance bonus. Thus we have Benefits content. - Pay: Salary range: $125,000 – $180,000. Also mention eligibility for annual discretionary merit-based performance bonus. Could include in Pay section. - Schedule: Work model: Fully on-site in New York City. Start date: July 2027. Could be Schedule? Actually schedule refers to work schedule (full-time, etc). Not explicitly given besides fully on-site. Could treat as Schedule (work model). But we have location and work model. Could put under About the role or Schedule. The instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. We have work model and start date; that could be Schedule (or maybe About the role). Since we already have About the role with role, start date, location, work model, reports to. That seems appropriate. Then Schedule may be redundant. Better to not create Schedule if we already covered in About the role. However the instruction says we can have sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can choose to omit Schedule if not needed. Thus final sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay. We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. So About the role heading
About the role
. Inside we put prose about role, start date, location, work model, reports to, maybe mission. We need to use- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So for Responsibilities list, Requirements list, Benefits list we use ul/li.
For Pay we can put salary range and bonus in
. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting. Let's extract all substantive info: From "Role at a glance": - Role: Middle School Principal - Start date: July 2027 - Location: Bronx, Upper Manhattan, or Queens - Work model: Fully on-site in New York City - Salary range: $125,000 – $180,000 - Reports to: Network School Manager - Hiring: we hire throughout the year as positions become available, onboard on a rolling basis. If experience aligns, team may reach out to explore a current or upcoming opportunity and whether timing is right. Compensation determined according to Zeta's applicable salary scale, which factors in relevant experience and internal equity. This position is eligible to receive an annual discretionary, merit-based performance bonus. We need to keep that info but not as headings like Job ID. The hiring rolling basis etc is maybe not essential but it's substantive. Could include in About the role or Pay? Probably About the role. Now "Who you are" list: we need to include each bullet as list item under Requirements. Let's list them precisely: - A Bachelor's degree - A minimum of 2 years of experience serving as a Principal or senior school leader, with ultimate responsibility for leading and developing high-performing teams - A minimum of 3 years of classroom teaching experience - Deep alignment with Zeta's mission and an unwavering belief in every student's potential - A proven track record of using data to drive strong, measurable school-wide academic outcomes, close instructional gaps, set goals, and adjust course when needed - Deep instructional expertise and a clear vision for excellence across classrooms, grade levels, and content areas - Exceptional people leadership, including developing strong teachers and leaders, building accountability, and addressing underperformance directly and timely - The ability to build both a joyful and rigorous school culture that rallies staff, students, and families around an ambitious vision - Strong, strategic judgment and the ability to navigate high-stakes challenges with clarity, composure, urgency, and follow-through - Clear, confident communication paired with humility, self-awareness, and a hunger for feedback and continual growth Now "What you'll be doing" responsibilities list: - Set and execute an ambitious school-wide vision, establishing clear priorities and uniting leaders, teachers, staff, students, and families around a shared definition of excellence. - Build a joyful, safe, and intellectually rigorous school culture in which every student is known, supported, challenged, and inspired to grow. - Foster authentic and trusting relationships with staff, students, and families, creating a strong foundation for collaboration, belonging, and student success. - Define and uphold the highest standards of instructional excellence, ensuring strong content knowledge, purposeful planning, and high-quality implementation across classrooms, grade levels, and content areas. - Own schoolwide academic outcomes through a data-driven, results-oriented approach, identifying gaps, setting goals, monitoring progress, and adjusting strategy to ensure every student meets ambitious goals. - Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing school leadership team that effectively coaches teachers, manages performance, and drives strong academic, cultural, and operational outcomes. - Analyze academic, cultural, and behavioral data across the school, translating insights into strategic action plans with clear ownership, accountability, and follow-through. - Model a culture of problem-solving, ownership, and unwavering commitment to student achievement, setting the tone for excellence across the entire school community. - Lead the design and execution of schoolwide systems, routines, and structures that enable consistently strong execution and long-term success. Now "Join our purpose-driven community" paragraph: Could be part of About the role or separate? It's about culture. Could be