Assistant Principal-Lab School

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The UNC School of Education is currently seeking a UNC -Chapel Hill Carolina Community Academy Lab School Assistant Principal. The position is a twelve-month, full-time, non-teaching position in the School of Education available in August of 2026. The Assistant Principal will be housed at the school site in Roxboro, North Carolina. As an on-site administrator at the Carolina Community Academy ( CCA ), the Assistant Principal reports to the CCA Principal. As the Assistant Principal, this person will support effective instructional practices/strategies to promote student academic and personal success. The Assistant Principal will work collaboratively to develop and implement policies, innovative programs, curriculum activities, professional development, and budgets to achieve the mission of CCA , and will work collaboratively with the UNC -Chapel Hill School of Education and University staff to support the work of teacher leadership preparation, school leadership preparation, and education research. Additionally, this position will be primarily responsible for planning all aspects of field trips, coordinating all school-level assessments, managing transportation, and serving as the chief administrator for after-school and summer camps.

Requirements

• Ability to lead with integrity, dignity, respect, and professionalism.
• Ability to co-create and sustain a culture of high expectations among staff, students, and families.
• Commitment to meeting the needs of a diverse student population.
• Ability to think innovatively about school operations and how to increase student outcomes.
• Ability to use data to inform decision-making processes.
• Ability to think systematically and strategically to meet the needs of the school.
• Ability to facilitate short-term projects.
• Adhere to ethical standards of the education profession, abide by laws, policies, and procedures that govern lab schools.
• Demonstrate high personal ethical standards both inside and outside the school environment.
• Demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions of a 21st-century instructional leader.
• Ability to work cooperatively and constructively with others.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced, intense work environment.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities at one time.
• Ability to analyze complex problems/issues, identify patterns, and recommend creative solutions.
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills with broad and diverse audiences.
• Behave as a positive role model both professionally and personally.
• Commitment to professional learning and development.
• Knowledge of public school and university partnerships.
• Administrative, budgetary, and supervisory skills or experiences and skills that closely parallel school administrator-type work.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as an Assistant Principal
• Spanish language skills
• Elementary experience
• Rural schools experience
• Technology and written communication skills
• Desire to become a school principal.

Responsibilities

• Support effective instructional practices/strategies to promote student academic and personal success.
• Develop and implement policies, innovative programs, curriculum activities, professional development, and budgets to achieve the mission of CCA.
• Collaborate with the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education and University staff to support teacher leadership preparation, school leadership preparation, and education research.
• Plan all aspects of field trips.
• Coordinate all school-level assessments.
• Manage transportation.
• Serve as the chief administrator for after-school and summer camps.

Benefits

• Flexible and comprehensive package of benefits
• Valuable work and family programs
• Educational Assistance via the Tuition Waiver Program (tuition waived for up to three courses per academic year at any of the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina System)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed