Principal - Springboard Program - Location: Madison Primary - Grade 9th - 12th: (Summer 2025)

This is an INTERNAL opportunity only.

All staff for Summer Learning Programs will report in person to a specific campus location.

For location, date and time information on this position Click here.  

This is a voluntary summer position.

• In order to be eligible to receive additional pay for working in our summer learning programs, your work calendar must show non-scheduled days for the dates of the summer program you are applying to.  Please upload your approved work calendar in the jobs portal as part of your application to be a summer learning principal. Your work calendar can be found in your informedK12 account. 
• If needed, Click on this link to download, fill out and submit your work calendar in informedK12. Your current supervisor must sign off on the work calendar in the informedK12 platform in order to show the members eligibility to work summer.
• Click here for work calendar guidance 
• Click here for the dates of summer learning
• Because the summer session crosses the fiscal year, summer employees will have to be sure to reflect their summer work days in July as “non scheduled days’ for their 25-26 work calendar. The summer office will support this process once the 25-26 Work Calendars go live. 

Position purpose:

To lead the Springboard Summer program by coaching teachers, partnering with family members, and helping scholars reach their reading growth.

Who we’re looking for:

• A literacy expert with extensive PreK-3rd grade content knowledge.
• A problem solver who uses data and collaborates with colleagues to reach goals.
• A manager with exceptional communication, organization, and critical thinking skills.
• A believer in our collective opportunity to close the literacy achievement gap through hard work and meaningful collaboration with families.

Responsibilities:

Lead programming

• Set a positive, achievement-driven culture with a focus on student reading goals and family collaboration.
• Communicate program expectations and results regularly with families, teachers, and the Springboard team.
• Coordinate pre-programming preparation including book distribution, family orientation, home visits, class rostering.
• Collaborate with Springboard colleagues to proactively plan for success and address challenges.
• Plan the end-of-program Learning Bonus Celebration.

Coach and manage Teachers

• Meet with each teacher weekly, to review lesson plans and provide feedback.
• Join teachers’ instruction times to coach and provide feedback. 
• Lead weekly Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings to prepare teachers for family workshops and high-quality instruction.
• Provide your staff with tech support for G Suite, to ensure smooth implementation of instruction and family workshops.
• Co-plan and lead school-based professional development on family engagement and assessment and data driven instruction. Conduct make-up PD for Teachers as needed.

Build partnerships with family members

• Support enrollment and virtual home visits for 100% completion. 
• Lead virtual family orientations; provide multiple opportunities for families to attend. 
• Develop family engagement strategy, to ensure at least 90% of families attend all workshops; conduct make-up workshops as needed. 
• Collaborate with Family Engagement Coordinator to execute family outreach plans; ensure families are contacted when students are not participatory or when families miss workshops.
• Distribute goal letters, action plan letters, and award letters to families. 

 Utilize data to meet performance metrics

• Ensure teachers set reading goals with 100% of scholars and families before the start of program.
• Participate in weekly solutions-oriented meetings to review data and address challenges: School-Wide Action Plan meetings, All-Staff meetings, 1:1 check-ins with support staff.
• Ensure every scholar receives a high-quality Action Plan.
• Keep complete and timely data on all aspects of programming (i.e. enrollment, student attendance, workshop attendance).
• Participate in an end of programming debrief with Springboard leaders.  

Time Commitment and Compensation:

• The Site Leader position is 40 hours of work per week for 5 weeks.  (hourly per diem)
• Site leaders will attend or co-facilitate up to 14 hours of virtual pre-program professional development and complete approx 20 hours of program coordination before the start and after the end of the program. 
• Your summer position is for 24 days; 7.5 hours per day; at your hourly per diem rate.

• Site Leaders may submit OUSD in-service forms for facilitation/participation in any PD sessions prior to beginning of summer program.