School Director

Location

Bessemer, AL | United States

Job description

Key Roles and Responsibilities

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP

• Provide exemplary leadership to all members of the school community to achieve outstanding performance in the school’s mission of preparing each student for college and success in the 21st century
• AAHS Mission Driven: Shares a sense of urgency about achievement for ALL students and preparing every student for four-year college
• Demonstrates tenacity and persistence in pursuit of solutions that maximize student achievement. Is willing to do whatever it takes to get the work done right
• Inspires students, families, staff, and others to believe in and reflect the school’s mission, high expectations and values
• Work to dramatically improve student achievement by leading the core model elements of AAHS

• Effectively manage and support faculty and staff; supporting other members of the leadership team in their management and support of staff
• Develop and communicate the School Plan: school’s systems, culture, and vision, and create a plan to achieve that vision
• Serve as a point person for all students and families

INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING, EVALUATION, and LEADERSHIP

• Oversee staff of the school, including recruitment, selection, performance and evaluation, management, retention support, and termination
• Creates a professional learning community in which teachers regularly collaborate to reflect on and refine curriculum and instruction at the school using achievement data, student work, and their own observations/experiences
• Oversee curriculum development and assessment
• Oversee the Implementation of effective internal and external assessment systems
• Lead the school's data-driven instructional practice
• Ensure strong consistency within the school program and curricular alignment with state and other rigorous standards
• Demonstrates ability to provide teachers with specific, actionable, qualitative (i.e., narrative) and quantitative (i.e., rubric) feedback on their performance in all areas
• Able to manage a data-driven instructional process that includes rigorous interim assessments that are effectively aligned with year-end assessments and college readiness. Able to align all other school leadership components to the data-driven instructional process (professional development, curriculum development, teacher observation/supervision, etc.
• Manage teaching staff, including professional development, observations, curriculum development, staff communication, and scheduling and program decisions
• Lead staff to ensure that all staff are providing well-managed and rigorous daily lessons
• Foster commitment among staff to the development and fulfillment of the school’s mission and objectives
• Work with staff on all curricular, instructional, assessment, and professional development issues and activities to ensure data drives classroom instruction
• Facilitate a positive and strong adult culture

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• Maintain communication and relations with the families of the school, ensuring they are kept involved with and held accountable for their children’s academic and behavioral performance
• Communicate regularly with families regarding student performance and academic achievement
• Work with staff to correspond regularly with families regarding school policies, trips, events, and milestones
• Work with staff to plan, coordinate, and support family meetings and special events
• Respond to family concerns promptly and effectively
• Partner with your school's Director of Operations to translate and execute the network Regional Community Engagement Plan into a School into school-based strategies

STUDENT SUPPORT/SCHOOL CULTURE

• Able to establish a school culture that is centered on core values that ultimately deeply cares for each student and staff member and holds each student and staff member to the highest level of accountability.
• Lead school-based Morning Meetings multiple times per week.
• Collaborate with school staff to maximize the ability of the school to support student's academic and socio-emotional development
• Provide leadership to all staff and students in establishing a positive, structured, achievement-oriented, and fun school culture
• Oversee students’ academic and behavioral program
• Foster consistency in academic and behavioral expectations in and out of class

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Work closely with the school’s leadership team to partner closely in driving to results
• Receive regular coaching and leadership development from the CEO aligned to the AAHS Leadership Competencies and Skills
• Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of school
• Participate in network-wide events and celebrations
• Serve on the AAHS Leadership Team
• Oversee school-wide strategic planning and problem-solving
• Able to implement systems that “sweat the small stuff,” maximize the programmatic goals of the school, and are scalable as the school grows. Develops solutions to complex problems that involve multiple stakeholders and steps.
• Manages with fiscal responsibility - develops a disciplined planning process that identifies the school’s highest priorities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• An unwavering belief that all students can succeed in high school, reach their most ambitious post-secondary goals, and lead exemplary lives
• Desire to personally and professionally grow in their practice of becoming an anti-racist educator
• Self-awareness, a regular practice of reflection, and a desire to continuously improve
• 3+ years of teaching preferably in urban schools and/or communities
• 3+ years of experience as a Dean of Students, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, or Assistant Principal or equivalent leadership role required
• Experience at a high-performing charter school is highly preferred but not required
• Experience in a Principal/School Director role preferred
• Experience in a Principal/School Director Development Program is highly preferred
• Evidence of driving meaningful and lasting results at the school level

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