Principal - IDEA Edgecliff College Prep (26-27)

IDEA Public Schools • Fort Worth, TX

1d • $108,100 - $128,600

About The Position

Principal Mission : IDEA Principals are systems leaders and people managers who coach and develop teachers and lead team members at their school to achieve ambitious goals with students across both elementary and middle school grades at a campus. Principals focus on excellence and continuous improvement, and they expect and foster these values in staff and students. Principals lead their schools to ensure IDEA’s mission of College for All Children becomes reality. Supervisory Responsibilities: You will directly manage campus leadership (i.e. Assistant Principals of Instruction, Assistant Principal of Operations, and School Counselors) and supervise the Administrative Assistant. You will also oversee elementary and middle school staff on a K-8 campus; this includes but is not limited to teachers, co-teachers, and testing coordinators, with potential for additional supervisory responsibilities as needed. Location: This is a full-time position located in Tarrant County. Preference will be given to candidates who live in the region, or who are willing to relocate. Travel Expectations: Travel to campus and regional training locations. What You’ll Do – Accountabilities Essential Duties: Lead School Culture Systems : You will set the vision for school culture and build and maintain strong schoolwide systems to ensure that vision becomes a reality. You will ensure all leaders are proficient in coaching teachers and staff to proficiency in building positive student relationships, creating effective classroom routines and procedures, reinforcing positive behaviors, and responding consistently and effectively to misbehaviors. You will coach and train leaders to coach teachers and staff to proficiency in these skills. You will build and maintain strong schoolwide systems for MTSS to ensure students receive the Student Support Interventions they need. Lead Instructional Systems and Special Programs Systems: You will build and maintain strong schoolwide systems to ensure APIs coach teachers to internalize their content, deliver high quality instruction, and analyze data in order to implement strategic adjustments and interventions that increase student learning. You will also build and maintain strong schoolwide special program systems to ensure all students with IEPs, 504 plans, and any other eligibilities (i.e. EB) receive the instruction and services they need for success. You will coach and develop other leaders to do the same and drive this work through your lead team. You will build and maintain strong schoolwide systems for MTSS to ensure students receive the Academic Interventions they need. Lead Operational Systems: You will build and maintain strong systems for operations to ensure your campus is safe, welcoming, and efficiently run. You will coach and manage the APO to meet student enrollment and daily attendance goals. You will also coach and develop the APO to be an excellent systems leader and people manager so that they can drive results through their team. You will build and maintain strong schoolwide systems for MTSS to ensure students receive the Attendance Interventions they need. Lead Family Engagement Systems: You will build and maintain strong systems for family engagement and communication, including both new family onboarding and ongoing family engagement. You will ensure families receive regular communication from staff (especially teachers) about their student’s progress and school events, and that staff (especially teachers) engage families as key partners in the education of our students. You will coach and manage other leaders to do the same so that you can drive this work through others Lead Staff Culture and Talent Management: You will make strategic hiring, retention and promotion decisions, and coach other leaders to do the same. You will build and maintain systems for fostering a strong staff culture, and coach other leaders to do the same. You will build and maintain strong systems for coaching and management so that all staff members receive excellent coaching and are held accountable for meeting high expectations in service of our students. Lead Data Systems, Drive Strategy, and Manage your Campus Budget: You will plan, execute, and maintain systems that allow for schoolwide data collection, analysis, and action in order to make strategic, data-driven decisions. You will set strategic campus priorities based on data as part of your annual CIP and lead your team to achieve these priorities. You will also plan how to use your campus discretionary funds to achieve campus priorities and driving goals. You will work with your APO, BC and AA to ensure your campus discretionary budget is managed strategically throughout the year. You will also coach and manage your APO to lead the operations team to meet their budget goals. Ensure your Campus Remains in Compliance: You will complete all required annual compliance training and ensure your staff members do the same. You will build and maintain systems to ensure that staff members and the campus as a whole remains in compliance with all applicable laws and policies. You will coach other leaders to do the same. Additional Duties and Responsibilities: Additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Make Strategic Decisions
• Manage Work and Teams
• Grow Self and Others
• Build a Culture of Trust
• Communicate Deliberately
• Ability to move throughout a school building, including outdoor spaces, shared indoor spaces, and classrooms, and between floors via stairs or elevator
• Ability to engage in virtual meetings and work remotely
• Ability to travel to and from campus and regional training locations

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree is preferred.
• Preferred qualifications include at least 3 years of experience as an instructional leader achieving dramatic gains in a challenging context and 3+ years of teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead School Culture Systems
• Lead Instructional Systems and Special Programs Systems
• Lead Operational Systems
• Lead Family Engagement Systems
• Lead Staff Culture and Talent Management
• Lead Data Systems, Drive Strategy, and Manage your Campus Budget
• Ensure your Campus Remains in Compliance
• Additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan.
• IDEA may offer a relocation stipend to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees