Summer Skill Boost Principal

Cambridge Public Schools • Cambridge, MA

1d • $0 - $6,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The CPS Summer Skills Boost program is a four-week focused summer program designed to provide high-impact tutoring for current 6th and 7th-grade students with demonstrated academic needs in math and literacy. The program will run from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM, Monday through Thursday, at The Putnam Avenue School, from July 6 to July 30. Students will be grouped by their home school (CSUS, DVUS, RAUC, PAUS) and assigned to school-based educators. Tutoring will be available both in-person and via Google Meet, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 1:5.

Requirements

• Strong commitment to the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of the Cambridge Public Schools.
• Minimum of five years of experience in teacher or leadership roles.
• Massachusetts DESE licensure in Elementary 1-6, Moderate Disabilities preK-8 and/or Administrative License required.

Nice To Haves

• Previous school leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Current CPS administrator strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Attend logistics and collaborative planning meetings.
• Participate in the recruiting and hiring process for program staff.
• Support school-based student recruitment efforts.
• Collaborate with department and program staff to develop program-specific themes that integrate with the district-provided ELA curriculum and grade-level focus standards for ELA and Math.
• Manage a program budget for supplies and enrichment activities, including field trips.
• Participate in planning for pre-program professional development for summer teaching staff.
• Oversee and manage daily program operations.
• Serve as a liaison for families and teachers in the program.
• Provide teacher support as needed.
• Maintain communication with the Executive Director of Academics and Program Manager.
• Maintain student attendance data and student pick-up logs.
• Maintain the safety of program participants.
• Provide substitute coverage when a staff member is absent.
• Disseminate communications to families regarding program guidelines, policies, and expectations.
• Coordinate with team members to plan one parent event.
• Other related duties assigned by the Executive Director of Academics.

Benefits

• Hourly rate dependent upon collective bargaining agreement or individual hourly rate.
• Time and a half for hours worked over 40 hours for non-exempt employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees