Vice Principal of Instruction

A 90% teacher retention rate and a 95% student retention rate, make this a unique opportunity to lead a team of very dedicated professionals. Do you have a personal mission to ensure all students deserve a high-quality education? Are you a school leader that knows what it takes to raise academic achievement and ensure success for all your students?

Skyline Gila River is a boutique 5th-12th grade non-profit, tuition free, open enrollment public charter with 250 students in a highly individualized, family-like, community-centered environment. Skyline Gila River currently serves 100% Native American students from the Gila River Indian Reservation.

Located in south Chandler in a beautiful brand-new facility, Skyline Gila River provides its students with a high-quality education as well as a variety of sports, arts, and clubs to ensure they receive a well-rounded education.

As part of Skyline Education, Skyline Gila River provides its students with one-to-one computer access, the full range of academic resources including benchmark testing systems, CFA testing systems, print materials, digital resources to match print resources, intervention systems and more.

Skyline Gila River is searching for a Vice Principal of Instruction that shares in our mission to deliver the best quality education to our students. Responsibilities include supporting teaching staff on instructional practices and driving educational outcomes, student academic support/counseling, community connections, administrative leadership, and supervisory support.  As a school leader it is essential to drive educational objectives, instructional practices that yield high standards of student achievement, community support, and overall school morale.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary function of this job is to oversee instructional delivery, support and ensure overall success of the educational platform among students and teachers. Provide comprehensive school-based instructional support and ensure effective delivery of daily instruction. This position is second in command on the school site and reports directly to the Principal.

Continually advance school culture through comprehensive instructional support, data driven supports within academic, social/emotional and support with career development for all students.  Provide a comprehensive and quality instructional program while maintaining the academic and culture of the school including but not limited to support in building student schedules, mapping career plans, developing scholarship programs, growing social/emotional programs, and promoting student development by collaborating with students, parents, teachers, community organizations, businesses, universities, community colleges and technical schools.

• Works as second in command on campus as the Vice Principal of Instruction
• Works as part of the administrative team.
• Work with Dean on orientation for all incoming students and parents, as well as for all transfer students.
• Works with Registrar on all aspects of student enrollment.
• Understand and manage school level course catalog, calendar and academic professional development.
• Ensure all student school schedules are properly completed by Dean.
• Support with careers, college entrance, financial aid, scholarships, field trips and other related data to students and parents.
• Ensure accurate records are kept for scheduling, files, and all other mandated information.
  
• Communication to parents including periodic newsletters, academic/citizenship reports, phone contacts and websites.
• Administration and interpretation of state and district mandated testing.
• Understands, supports, produces, and manages student academic data in conjunction with Principal.
• Participates in PLC to support student academic advancement.
• Supports in evaluation of teachers as directed by the Principal.
• Understands and supports curriculum resources and educational pedagogy. 
• Understands and analyzes student academic data.
• Supports in the facilitation of ELL programs as needed.
• Participates as needed in Individual Educational Plan meetings and Child Find Teams.
• Works closely with all staff and students to ensure school culture development is effective.
• Enrichment activities, conducted in the classroom in concert with the teacher, include such topics as decision-making and problem solving to help students develop a positive self-image.
• Receives referrals and confers with students, parents, teachers, community agencies, and law enforcement; responds to and resolves parent and student concerns and complaints; serves on discipline or reports to expulsion panels as assigned.
• Ensures policies and procedures around student behavior are followed.
• Supervises students on campus and during off campus activities as assigned.
• Monitors and organizes attendance functions; prepares letters, calls parents, and attends meetings as needed, regarding absent or tardy students.
• Establishes and maintains a safe, productive, collaborative learning environment for all.
• Recess and lunch duty daily if needed and monitors staff schedules and their duty times.
• Manages summer school students and programs.
• Substitutes as needed.
• Performs a variety of administrative duties to assist the Principal in managing the school; assumes the duties of the Principal in the absence of the Principal and as assigned.
• Teaches, attends, and works with mentoring program, Professional Development days and school training program
• Assists the Principal in providing instructional leadership to the school.
• Supports with community events and student program development.
• Supports with behavior as needed. 
• Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

• Relates to students with mutual respect while carrying out a positive and effective disciplinary program.
• Models Skyline Education’s standards of ethics, confidentiality, and professionalism.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (soft skills).
• Excellent computer skills with but not limited to MS Office, Google, web-based systems.
• Experience as a teacher developer, trainer, and/or supervisor of teachers.
• Leadership ability in school administration, curriculum development, program evaluation, staff development, school improvement, and staff supervision.
• Experience recruiting students and families, developing programs to achieve school mission.
• High level of personal integrity and strong work ethic.
• Desire to work in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Takes initiative, displays a strong work ethic, and pays attention to detail.
• Endeavors to help colleagues.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Preferred Master’s Degree in Education or related Field.
• Ability or desire to obtain a Principal certification.
• Counseling certification a plus.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a leadership role or lead role.
• Recommended three (3) years of proven, successful experience as a classroom teacher.
• Participates in a continuing professional development program, maintaining a high level of competence in the field of education.
• Experience with a variety of online educational systems preferred (testing systems, curriculum resources, etc.)
• Active Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) issued IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms, and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift 50 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

TRAVEL:

• Occasional travel may be required for site visits, meetings, trainings and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.
• This job description is subject to change at any time.