Assistant Principal of Instruction - IDEA Victory College Prep (Immediate Opening)

IDEA Public Schools•Tampa, FL

About The Position

IDEA Assistant Principals of Instruction are instructional leaders who manage, coach, and develop teachers to achieve ambitious results with students. They monitor student progress to ensure all students are on track for college. This role leads instructional staff, supports curriculum and assessment implementation, and helps create a productive school culture. The position includes supervising and coaching several teachers and/or co-teachers, with regular one-to-one meetings to monitor progress toward student goals and provide coaching. The role requires a minimum of 40 hours at school per week; additional after-school tutoring or Saturday school may be required based on scholars’ needs. The role is an immediate opening at IDEA Victory College Prep. Compensation typically ranges from $66,000 to $80,000, depending on relevant experience and qualifications and internal equity, with eligibility for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment. IDEA offers benefits including medical coverage, paid family leave, tuition reimbursement, mental and behavioral health services, dental and vision plans, disability and life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending accounts, vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and an employer-paid 403(b) retirement match. Relocation assistance may be offered if applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 3 years of full-time teaching experience.
Teacher leadership or administrative experience required.
Proven record of success in a K–12 setting.
Knowledge of the assigned core academic subject and ability to pass an IDEA content assessment.
Strong ability to coach teachers on curriculum and instruction.
Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior.
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to adjust and adapt to a variety of situations in the school environment.
Ability to de-escalate student behavior.
Commitment to IDEA’s mission and belief that all students can get to and through college.
Demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and willingness to be accountable for them.
Ability to act with urgency and purpose, learn from mistakes, and improve quickly.
Comfort working in a high-growth environment with ambiguity and change.
Willingness to seek and respond to feedback and build cross-departmental relationships.
Commitment to professional conduct and serving as a role model for colleagues and students.
Ability to complete a pre-start drug test and successfully pass the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse screening.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Experience managing or coaching others preferred.

Responsibilities

Focus on IDEA’s mission of getting all students into college and hold high expectations for self and others.
Lead instructional staff to achieve measurable, ambitious student outcomes.
Improve teachers’ instruction through daily observations, immediate coaching, data conversations, and effective evaluations.
Supervise implementation of TEKS-based IDEA curricula and assessments.
Review teachers’ weekly lesson plans and provide feedback.
Analyze and prioritize data and opportunities to develop strategies that achieve quantifiable goals.
Identify opportunities for improvement and reflect on past actions to guide future decisions.
Communicate student progress to students and families.
Build cooperative, trusting, respectful relationships with students and families.
Use and facilitate technology as a communication and educational tool for teacher development, student achievement, and work-related tasks.
Support the creation and implementation of a clear, consistent behavior management system while developing students’ character and sense of community.
Help shape a school-wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment.
Oversee campus-based tutoring sessions.
Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before- and after-school duties, and school-wide meetings and functions.
Participate in summer and year-long district, school, and personal learning and development.
Conduct one-to-one meetings with direct reports to monitor progress toward student goals and provide coaching.
Meet student, instructional, and campus goals, including targets for course passing, state assessment performance and growth, student persistence, teacher retention, and attendance.

Benefits

Medical plan with the majority of the employee premium covered and the majority of spouse/domestic partner and child costs subsidized.
Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid family leave for the birth or adoption of a child, depending on tenure and caregiver designation.
Tuition reimbursement of up to 50% of qualifying tuition costs, capped at $5,250 per year and subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
Employer-paid mental and behavioral health services, including five face-to-face counseling sessions per year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services.
Dental and vision plans.
Disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Parenting benefits.
Flexible spending account options.
Generous vacation time.
Referral bonuses.
Professional development.
Employer-paid 403(b) retirement matching of up to 4% of annual compensation.
Performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.
Possible relocation allowance, if applicable.