Assistant Principal - Elementary

Aspire Public Schools•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Aspire Public Schools is seeking an Assistant Principal for an elementary school in South Los Angeles. The Assistant Principal assists the Site Principal in managing the functions of the school site during the academic year and extended school year, including the education program, school culture, office operations, budget, community relations, personnel, and facilities, in accordance with Aspire standards. The role provides instructional leadership, supports student achievement and curriculum implementation, leads staff development and coaching, and helps manage human resources and school-site resources. The Assistant Principal also builds a healthy school culture and effective school community, supports student behavior and wellness processes, assists with daily operations and safety, and leads projects in collaboration with the Principal, school-site leadership, and the Home Office. The position may serve as the administrative lead when the Principal attends off-site meetings. The work takes place in office, classroom, computer lab, and other indoor and outdoor school environments. The role may require work beyond typical workdays and office hours to meet operational deadlines.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 7 years of teaching and administrative experience.
Commitment to students and learning.
Experience with instructional leadership and demonstrated knowledge of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and teacher development.
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write clearly and persuasively and interact effectively with different audiences.
Strong organization, time management, and follow-up skills; a high sense of urgency; ability to handle multiple projects concurrently; and ability to work as part of a team.
Entrepreneurial passion.
Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
Be authorized to work in the United States.
Provide health (TB) clearance, typically updated every four years.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull; move, lift, or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height; and use hands repetitively for fine and power grasping.
Normal depth perception; ability to sit, walk, or stand for extended periods; dexterity to use a computer keyboard, standard office equipment, and telephone; ability to see and read screens and printed matter with or without vision aids; and ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides.

Nice To Haves

Master’s or Ph.D. in Education preferred.
Administrative Credential preferred.
NCLB Highly Qualified status preferred.
Three or more years working with urban students as a full-time teacher preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain a school-wide focus on high standards of student achievement.
Maintain curriculum standards and liaise with content leads to design and implement curriculum.
Model Aspire instructional guidelines.
Manage analysis of student data to increase achievement, including for students with special needs, and collaborate on related compliance with SPED and Student Services colleagues.
Design and lead professional development to increase staff instructional capacity and support a healthy school culture, including social-emotional learning.
Support and coach new and veteran teachers, including supporting new teachers through Induction.
Assist with recruiting and selecting strong candidates; coach and evaluate staff; provide professional development opportunities; and develop a collaborative team culture.
Follow company policy and state and federal employment laws, consulting Human Resources as appropriate, including on performance-management concerns.
Assist in managing school-site resources and specified grant or categorical funds; maintain a balanced budget, follow funding restrictions and reporting requirements, plan for future needs, and follow fiscal-management protocols.
Communicate with parents, garner support from community groups and leaders, and develop positive relationships with the sponsoring district and neighborhood schools.
Lead and collaborate with Behavior Response and Wellness teams using trauma-informed and Restorative Justice approaches, in partnership with Student Services and in alignment with compliance protocols. Work includes 504 plan compliance, student support, discipline, de-escalation, student supervision as needed, and management of outside partnerships as applicable.
Assist in managing daily operations, facilities, safety, and administrative processes.
Address issues and problems in a principle-centered, creative, thoughtful, and constructive way.
Serve as administrative lead and supervise staff when the Principal attends off-site meetings.
Provide leadership and support for extracurricular and partnership programs as applicable, especially at the secondary level.
Collaborate with the Principal to support master scheduling.
Lead projects assigned with the Principal, which may include strategic planning, process improvement, instructional improvement, operational improvement, charter renewal and oversight, and accreditation.
Collaborate with School Site Leadership and the Home Office to achieve site and organizational goals.
Demonstrate knowledge of and support for Aspire’s mission, vision, values, policies, procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and ethical code, including antiracism.
Perform other related duties as required and assigned.