Head of School 2025/2026 School Year

Applicants must submit the following:

– Cover letter tailored for the position for which the applicant is applying; please tell us how you learned about SJCA.

– Statement of educational philosophy (500 words or less)

– Resume or curriculum vitae – College transcripts and any applicable official test scores (unofficial transcripts are acceptable initially)

– Letter of reference from most current work experience is also required.

- Include a copy of your valid professional teaching certificate.

Summary

School Headmaster / Head of School is a significant leadership position in a community. A person in such a role is entrusted with many important concerns of the people: their children's lives, the reputation of the community as one that cares about education, a substantial financial trust of public monies, and the future viability of the community and ultimately the nation through the work of passing on civilization to the people's posterity. The goal of this position is to manage the School and to provide organizational and instructional leadership to assure high scholar outcomes, maintain the integrity of the school’s approved charter and fulfill its mission.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

I. Relationship with Governing Board

· Attends and participates in meetings of the Governing Board.

· Informs and advises the Governing Board about the programs, practices, and problems of the schools, as well as activities operating under the authority of the Governing Board.

· Implements Governing Board policies; advises the Governing Board when he/she identifies the need to add, modify, or delete a policy.

· Submits recommendations to the Governing Board relative to matters requiring Governing Board action, supported by data and information as necessary to make informed decisions.

· Recommends, annually, to the Governing Board system-wide goals. Monitors and reports back to the Board, at least semi-annually, on the progress toward achieving the goals.

· Works with the Governing Board in implementing the mission of the school and a comprehensive long-range plan.

II. Budget

· Prepares annual operating budget recommendations based on guidelines set by the Governing Board. Works with the Governing Board to develop the final budget.

· Implements the approved budget.

III. Educational Leadership & Curriculum

· Assures high academic performance outcomes for all scholars; adhering to the curriculum standards set forth by Hillsdale and BCSI.

· Keeps informed of current curricular and educational thoughts, trends, and practices, as well as proposed legislation impacting the school. Informs the Governing Board of significant developments in these areas and attends monthly training.

· Oversees development and implementation of objectives and long-range plans for curriculum and instructional evaluation and improvement.

· Assures continuous study and revision of curriculum guides and courses of study to best support teacher needs.

IV. Personnel

· Hires all personnel.

· Ensures the hiring of qualified and competent personnel.

· Assigns, transfers, and promotes employees as the interests of the school may indicate.

· Assures professional development opportunities are provided to the school staff.

· Assures systematic performance evaluation of school personnel and takes necessary action regarding any employee whose performance is judged to be unsatisfactory.

· Holds such meetings of school personnel as are necessary for discussion of matters related to the welfare and improvement of the schools.

V. Facilities

· Determines, with the Governing Board, short and long-range building needs and oversees implementation of construction, operation, and maintenance programs.

VI. General Management

· Takes necessary steps to assure the safety and welfare of scholars and employees in the schools and at school sponsored activities.

· Maintains records for the schools, including financial accounts, business and property records, personnel, and school population records. Acts as custodian of such records and of all contracts, documents, securities, title papers, books, and other papers of the Governing Board.

· Responsible for ensuring that an administrator attends all afterschool functions.

VII. Communications/Public Relations

· Maintains open lines of communication and cooperative working relationships with the authorizer, supports organizations and other committees.

· Maintains open lines of communication and cooperative relationships with school staff, the Governing Board, parents, CCSD, and the community at-large.

VIII. Performs other appropriate tasks which may be assigned by the Governing Board

· Administer SJCA governing board’s policies, state and federal requirements and applicable laws.

· Be accountable for scholar achievement; budget management; expenditure of funds; dissemination of information; district or charter school communications; attend all local board meetings.

· Ensure that school patrons and the public are informed and involved in the acquisition, planning and development of school facilities and that scholars are provided with adequate facilities which conform to state and federal mandates.

· Be accountable for scholar safety.

· Ensure that all scholars are supervised while on school property and while attending or traveling to school events or activities on school-provided transportation.

· Ensure that all buildings, grounds, and facilities provide a safe and orderly environment for public use.

· Administer and implement the charter school's approved staff accountability plan and procedures.

· Ensure that a process is in place to identify, train, assign and support personnel resources in classrooms, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

a) establish the specific expertise of the person.

b) obtain a background check and fingerprint records.

c) provide the person with a training, prior to entering a classroom, about how the school operates, appropriate teaching methods and expectations of headmaster/head of school and assigned teacher.

d) establish a start date and ending date for the person; and

e) provide for an evaluation of services upon completion of the school year.

Qualities and Characteristics

· Leadership. Specifically, the ability to discern ends that fulfill the nature and purpose of the organization, and to chart a course to reach those ends; the ability to inform and inspire people to follow, to commit, to take responsibility, to perform, and to cooperate in an effective manner that will mobilize the resources of the organization so that it can follow the course laid out before it by the leader; and the ability to raise up leaders in an organization.

· Intellectual depth and seriousness with a bias toward the life of the mind, befitting of the leader of an academic institution. A love of learning demonstrated by the on-going personal pursuit of knowledge and the passion to share knowledge with others.

· A commitment to school reform, energized with courage and governed by prudence.

· Generates trust and confidence by others in his or her leadership by exhibiting the following behaviors and characteristics: integrity, transparency, clear communication, truthfulness, decisiveness, listening, equanimity, collaboration, approachable, winsomeness, kindness, and humility.

· High moral character.

· Excellent verbal, written, and collaborative communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

· Able to uphold and support the vision and mission of St. Johns Classical Academy.

Knowledge and Skills

· A broad understanding of the classical liberal arts, its roots in the Western tradition, and its historical presence in American education prior to the 20th century.

· An understanding of the ills that plague contemporary primary and secondary schools and the root causes of those problems.

· Knowledge of the craft of the teacher, and the ability to teach well.

· The ability to coach teachers to greater degrees of effectiveness in the classroom.

· The ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.

· The ability to maintain a high degree of energy and personal productivity, and to effectively manage the productivity of others. The ability to prioritize and get things done.

· A general understanding of personnel management principles, including recruiting and hiring, supervising, and evaluating, and individual and organizational development.

· The intellectual and emotional strength, mental agility, and durability to have difficult conversations.

· A general understanding of financial management principles, including planning a budget and managing it throughout a school year, auditing, and controls.

· An understanding of the school's respective state accountability system for K-12 public schools and laws relevant to charter schools.

Supervisory Responsibility

The Classical Charter School Headmaster / Head of School manages all employees of the Academy.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Noise level may rise during periods of high scholar traffic.

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 with or without reasonable accommodation:

· The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds in supplies which require bending, stooping and lifting.

· The employee must use hands and arms to manipulate objects.

· The employee must use keyboards, tools and other controls.

· The employee must sit and stand for long periods of time.

· The employee will escort scholars around campus.

· The employee must have normal vision and hearing with or without aid.

· The employee must be able to move about assigned locations unaided during the workday.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.

Travel

Some travel may be expected for this position.

Required Education and Experience

· Master’s degree (MA) from an accredited college or university or equivalent.

· Minimum two years successful administrative experience.

· Experience in scholar instruction.

· Demonstrated ability to lead a school community toward improved academic achievement.

· Computer literacy skills; proficient in Windows, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint; Scholar Information System (SIS).

· Equivalent combination of education and experience.

EEO Statement

St. Johns Classical Academy provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law ensures that all applicants and employees are treated without regard to any of these characteristics. Discrimination will not be tolerated.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $75,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• After school
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• What is your experience with Classical education?

Work Location: In person

Salary : $75,000 - $100,000