School Principal Fellow

FirstLine Schools•New Orleans, LA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

FirstLine Schools is seeking school principal candidates who can lead and manage the learning, growth, and achievement of students at the elementary level (PK-4) at a K-8 FirstLine School. The School Principal will be responsible for ensuring the success of the school, as demonstrated by high academic achievement and a strong school culture by working with the School Director, School Leadership Team, and Network Leaders to provide instructional, cultural, and team leadership. A Leader Fellow serves in a leadership role for a defined one-year period as part of a structured development pathway. Fellows are expected to perform the full duties and responsibilities of the role while receiving targeted coaching and mentorship from a senior leader. The designation signals a developmental appointment focused on building leadership capacity while maintaining full accountability for role outcomes. After the one year period, the goal of the fellowship is that the person is able to assume a leadership role at FirstLine Schools, so long as there is a position available.

Requirements

Demonstrated record of success raising test scores in an open-admissions urban school
At least five years experience as a teacher in an open-admissions urban school teaching
At least two years of leadership in an open-admissions, urban school, with experience in developing instructional expertise
Record of success in leading adults; experience with management and supervision
Knowledgeable about Common Core Standards and aligned instruction
Solid grounding and experience with primary curriculum and instruction (expertise in reading is preferred)
Leadership experience with significant areas of responsibility, preferably in a high-performing urban public school
Be proficient in using data in the decision-making process

Nice To Haves

MA, MBA or Med

Responsibilities

Ensures high achievement through a rigorous curriculum aligned to state and Common Core standard
Systematically uses formative assessment data, continually improving instruction, and layers of learning support
Develops and coaches small school staff; teachers and leaders to ensure that the achievement of all students is increased
Ensures strong lesson plan preparation, high quality classrooms and routines and strong teaching strategies
Ensures all students receive personalized learning and strong academic services
Teaches a class or models teaching to staff (school leaders at FirstLine may be asked to cover a class or teach a class)
Ensures all faculty, students, and parents are aligned with the school’s mission, vision and values and the FirstLine Commitments
Models the values and commitments consistently and ensures leaders are developed to model these values
Ensures their small school is realizing the vision for student culture and family relationships that are joyful, warm and hold high expectations.
Motivates and inspires action, commitment, and initiative while managing continual change and improvement
Models to all staff, students and parents the key mindsets that are the core of the FirstLine way: urgency and effective effort, growth mindset, self awareness and personal development, welcoming feedback, effective communications, and relationship building.
Builds a culture of trust where productive conflict can thrive
Delegates as appropriate to better achieve school goals and develop others
Ensures clarity of job design for all lower school staff
Recruits and selects talented team members
Provides high quality professional development
Manages the performance of all teachers and staff and sets clear expectations
Communicates the school’s vision and goals
Sets strategies to achieve goals
Regularly reviews progress, and adapts as needed
Other duties as assigned