Assistant Principal (K-4 Literacy)

BREAKTHROUGH PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Breakthrough Public Schools is a nationally recognized Charter Management Organization (CMO) network in Ohio. Our mission is to provide Cleveland area scholars with an education that empowers them to lead lives of impact and opportunity. Our network of schools centers joy, curiosity, and individual growth, uniquely positioning Breakthrough Public Schools to cultivate a learning community where all students thrive. At Breakthrough, we are committed to providing scholars with the academic, social, and emotional skills necessary to excel at learning and citizenship from kindergarten through eighth grade promotion. We are committed to the success of every child.

The CMO network manages core administrative responsibilities, including human resources, finance, information technology, facilities, student recruitment, and marketing for our schools. We serve 3,000 K-8 grade scholars across ten schools and employ over 450 staff members.

OPPORTUNITY

Assistant principals are instructional and cultural leaders on campus and an integral part of the school leadership team run by the campus principal. Assistant principals will manage a specific grade band and / or content area, directly managing those teachers and being the primary point of contact for families.

In addition to serving in a school leadership capacity on a day-to-day basis, Assistant Principals also observe and coach teachers to effectively plan and deliver instruction and coordinate and analyze assessments. Assistant principals will be responsible for implementing and monitoring school-wide behavioral expectations and policies, including monitoring attendance trends.

Assistant Principals also shape school-wide and classroom culture, uphold the code of conduct, and provide coaching for educators and students. As a result, our school culture will maximize the academic learning experience that APs also cultivate with their coaching of teachers instructionally.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

School Leadership and Management

• Shape a vision for inclusive schoolwide and classroom culture that creates maximum learning and maximum belonging, allowing all scholars to feel safe, productive, and known
• Be an active member of the school leadership team and school community; modeling the school and network values, mission, and vision
• In partnership with the School Leader, ensure alignment of school practices to school-wide priorities
• Support day-to-day operations of the school, as designated by the School Leader
• Directly manage teachers in assigned grade level and / or content area

Instructional Coaching

School Culture & Climate Leadership

Data Analysis & Evaluation

Family Support & Engagement

QUALIFICATIONS

Education :

Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree preferred

Experience :

3 years of teaching experience required; urban education experience preferred

2 years of leadership experience required; urban education experience preferred

Experience coaching instructional staff through modeling and support preferred

Licensure and Certification (s) :

Valid Ohio teaching license or in the process of obtaining a valid Ohio teaching license which can include a 1 or 5-year substitute license preferred.

Valid Ohio Principal Licensure preferred, inclusive of non-traditional Licensure Pathways

Technical Skills and Knowledge :

Breakthrough Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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