High School Assistant Principal
Company: STEM Prep Academy
Location: Nashville
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
As one of the Academic Deans, you will be charged with the
development of highly effective teachers to ensure our students
master rigorous grade level content and exceed the performance of
their peers at the local, state, and national levels. An Academic
Dean is responsible for driving student results through
instructional coaching of teachers and the design and facilitation
of high quality professional development. The Dean conducts
classroom observations, provides feedback aligned to content and
school expectations, and supports high quality instructional
planning through the Intellectual Prep Protocol and Data-Driven
Practice Protocols. The Dean maintains a content data dashboard to
measure weekly, quarterly, and annual performance target
achievement, responding swiftly to emergent strengths and needs. As
a member of the school leadership team, the Academic Dean drives
schoolwide adult and student culture through leadership. The Dean
ensures all classrooms under his/her/their purview exemplify the
STEM Prep mission and vision, align to the schoolwide cultural
expectations and systems, and uphold a rigorous academic culture
supportive of student learning and growth. In the leadership of
adults, the Academic Dean responds effectively to support our "all
students" beliefs and models the educator actions that drive
culture and ultimately student actions and outcomes. As a leader
among leaders, the Dean partners effectively with teammates in
pursuit of goals and performance targets. Among leaders and
teachers, the Academic Dean fosters a strong culture of
inclusiveness, joy, and learning.
STEM Prep is looking for an Assistant Principal to help lead the
school to unparalleled achievement. This person would serve on the
high school leadership team and report directly to the
principal.
Required Qualifications:
- Three years of teaching experience
- A desire to become a school principal within the next 1 to 3
years
- Two years of school leadership experience or equivalent
experience
- Bachelor's degree in Education or relation field
- Commitment to the development of adult learns through skill,
knowledge, and mindset coaching conversations
- Ability to hold adults accountable while building and
maintaining relationships
- Eagerness to resolve conflicts, not avoid them.
- Demonstrated commitment to Anti Racism, Diversity, Equity,
Inclusion, Belonging
- Feels confident, compelled and proactive in creating,
monitoring and evaluating action plans
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with a students first
mindset Preferred Qualifications:
- Outstanding performance as a lead teacher, supporting student
outcomes that exceed district and state performance
- Proven track record of family and community collaborations that
drive strong student outcomes and results
- Demonstrated results in coaching adult learners and
practitioners to meet individual and collective performance
targets, resulting in student outcomes that exceed district and
state performance
- Experience designing, facilitating, and evaluating adult
learning and professional development that drives school
improvement and cultivates a culture of learning, growth, and
joy
- Evidence of designing and executing a strong vision for a
department.
- A valid teaching license Responsibilities
- Development and Management of People
- Directly leads and manages the Academic Deans
- Serves as the instructional leader of the building
- Responsible for all student and teacher outcomes for the
caseload (academic outcomes, classroom culture & climate,
attendance)
- Provides equity-driven and inclusive coaching of adult learners
in alignment with the institutional mission, vision, and
values
- Responsible for the supervision, safety, and well-being of
students and staff
- Performs quarterly evaluations of direct reports and staff
members
- Staff culture: Create a staff culture and work environment in
which highly effective staff members are actively engaged and feel
unwaveringly connected to the organization and its mission.
- Make the school a place where staff and students are all
committed to excellence and believe that hard work is the key to
achieving it.
- Staff retention: Successfully retain top performers. Creates an
environment where staff is committed to a long tenure and would
recommend working at the school to others.
- Designs, facilitates, and evaluates the outcomes of staff
professional development
- Professional Development: Develop, maintain, and regularly
review and revise systems and practices that improve staff ability
to increase student achievement.
- Data Analysis
- Serves as leader of the instructional leadership team to ensure
that all teachers and leaders regularly use assessment data to meet
individual student needs and make daily instructional
decisions.
- Develops data-driven instructional plans following ongoing and
real-time data analyses to include both quantitative formative and
summative assessment data and qualitative student work
analyses
- Submits weekly performance reports and analyses to Principal
and appropriate others
- Proactively contributes analyses and strategic, continuous
improvement plans to Principal
- Consistently evaluate and proactively improve people,
processes, programs, and services for greater effectiveness,
efficiency and value.
- Create, maintain, and regularly revise systems and processes to
drive student achievement.
- Meet or exceed agreed upon goals set for increasing student
performance in formative assessments (MAP, benchmark testing, etc.)
as well as achievement data (TNReady, ACCESS testing).
- Ensure the school's diverse student populations are making
progress equal to those students in its regular education
program.
- As the leader of a data-driven organization, root all decisions
- academic, cultural, etc. - in data.
- Community Relations
- Facilitates and supports family and parent communications to
include quarterly academic parent academy workshops
- Serves as the Principal's proxy or liaison as directed
- Build and maintain family satisfaction. Provide indication of a
high level of parent satisfaction with the organization as
evidenced by feedback and low student attrition rates.
- Listen and respond respectfully to the range of concerns
expressed by various constituents.
- Uphold our open door policy, ensuring that all families and
stakeholders, regardless of home language or country of origin,
feel welcome and comfortable at our school.
- Admin Responsibilities
- Partner with the High School leadership teams, Network team,
and support staff.
- Ensure an effective flow of critical information between and
among leaders, staff, teachers and students.
- Work closely with leaders to keep all parties fully informed on
all important aspects of the status and development of the academic
program to ensure transparent and effective oversight of the
organization as a whole.
- Collaborate with members of senior staff to bolster quality of
programming and ensure continuous improvement of the academic
program and organization as a whole.
- Create and maintain a culture that promotes student achievement
and college preparation for all students.
- Demonstrate a commitment to competent communication and
conflict resolution.
- Ensure the school meets and is in compliance with all federal,
state, and local rules and regulations.
- Other duties as assigned
STEM Prep Academy believes it is critical for our staff - teachers
and leaders to reflect the communities that they serve. We actively
support equal opportunity for all people. As such, we strongly
encourage People of Color, Women, LGBTQIA2S+ Individuals,
Individuals with Disabilities, First Generation College Graduates,
and all other groups that have been historically marginalized to
apply to become a member of the STEM Team. STEM Prep does not
discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.
Keywords: STEM Prep Academy, Nashville , High School Assistant Principal, Education / Teaching , Nashville, Tennessee
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