Interim Principal
4 days ago
ABOUT CITY ON A HILL:
City on a Hill Charter Public School graduates college-ready students that are responsible, resourceful and respectful democratic citizens, who are prepared to compete in 21st century community, culture and commerce. We do so by emphasizing academic achievement, citizenship, teacher leadership, and public accountability.
City on a Hill is one of Massachusetts’ first charter schools, with the upcoming 2024-2025 school year being our 30th and final year of operation.
ROLE DESCRIPTION:
This role will not be eligible for renewal beyond the 2024-2025 school year as it will be the School's final year of operation.
The Interim Principal's primary job is to drive academic and school culture outcomes for students and teachers. We expect our Principal to focus 75% of their time on instructional leadership, specifically all of the activities involved in leading and developing teachers to improve their instruction to drive student achievement and building a strong school culture that supports partnering with students and families to achieve CoaH’s mission and goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Instructional Leadership
Set and prioritize ambitious school-wide vision and goals, aligned with the CoaH’s mission and goals to realize the COAH core value of Academic Achievement
Build own and school staff’s knowledge and expertise in effective instructional design and academic standards to provide rigorous and high quality instruction by:
Developing teachers’ conceptual understanding of what students must know and be able to do and what instructional methods drive student mastery
Developing staff’s knowledge of how standards map to curriculum and assessment
Leading analysis of and develop of teachers’ ability to analyze student data to identify strategies that will move students toward mastery
Regularly observing and coaching teachers by providing high-impact, actionable feedback on a weekly basis in conjunction with the Vice Principal and Director of Teacher Development & Compliance
Ensuring teachers can collaborate, analyze their practice and their student data, and adjust instruction in content teams
Leading whole-school professional development workshops that drive highest-impact improvements in teacher practice
Cultivate Principal’s own success and sustainability by engaging with lifelines and renewing to become stronger
School Culture Leadership
Model expectations for leaders, teachers, and staff, and students on school-wide practices for a positive learning culture and where students are continuously learning to hold themselves to high expectations and to make decisions that reflect a high degree of respect for self and others
Lead weekly Town Meetings, where the entire school community meets for activities such as student-led debate to cultivate our core value of Citizenship
Maintain communication and relations with families, ensuring families are kept involved with and held accountable for their children’s academic and behavioral performance
Collaborate with the Director of School Operations to ensure financial sustainability of the school and that we embody our core value of Public Accountability
In conjunction with the COAH Human Resources team, recruit, interview, hire, evaluate, develop, retain, and, when necessary, dismiss staff
Execute other tasks as assigned by the Executive Director.
Required Qualifications:
Belief that every student, regardless of background, can and must achieve academically at high levels
Ability to set direction across an entire school and motivate others to action
Demonstrated student achievement results from teachers and leaders that he/she manages and coaches
Demonstrated success in developing leadership capacity in others
Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students’ knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies
Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. wait time, pacing, stretch it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
Command of instructional design and the benefits and tradeoffs of school design decisions in driving student achievement
Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes
Flexibility and resourcefulness in pursuit of results
Knowledge of how urban school systems work and how they can be dramatically improved
Masters in Education
5+ years of urban teaching and/or school leadership experience
Demonstrable understanding and experience with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices
Extremely self-directed and organized, supervision and evaluation experience
City on a Hill is committed to racial equity and to make a particular effort to recruit people of color, indigenous people, and gender-non-conforming people to apply for open positions. To read more about City on a Hill’s Diversity, Inclusion, Civic Engagement and Equity (DICEE) programming, check out our dedicated webpage.
Additional Information:
It is the policy of City on a Hill Charter Public School to obtain all available Federal and State background information through both SAFIS (Statewide Applicant Fingerprint Identification Services) and CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information), as allowed by law, of all employees and prospective employees of the school.
City on a Hill provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, City on a Hill complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
