Assistant Principal - Chicago, United States - Distinctive Schools

Distinctive Schools

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Chicago, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Title:
Assistant Principal

Location:1309 W 95th St, Chicago, IL 60643

Reports To:
Principal

Salary:
Starting at $98,000, commensurate with experience

Employee Type:
Regular Full Time

Start Date:
July 2024

Distinctive Schools creates diverse, joyful, welcoming communities rooted in social justice and rigorous learning. We support all learners to be engaged, curious, and to achieve their full potential. Our students become confident advocates, creative problem-solvers, and collaborative leaders.

Position Overview

The Assistant Principal is a self-driven and motivated educational leader whose philosophy and beliefs align with Distinctive Schools' mission, vision and values.

The Assistant Principal has a keen instructional lens and is able to provide targeted and actionable feedback.

Primary outcomes of the role include:

Implementation of the DS instructional coaching model by supporting and fostering the development of teachers and instructional coaches
Facilitation and monitoring the formal and informal observation processes
Overseeing all MTSS efforts and processes to support student learning including data, planning, and problemsolving meetings
Supporting schoolwide academic and social and emotional learning to reinforce safe, joyful, and personalized learning environments

Responsibilities:

School Culture_
Build and foster a culture of belonging, joy, and a positive climate
Honor stakeholder perspective as key to the decisionmaking process
Cultivate a strengthsbased and, equityfocused mindset
Celebrate individual and collective growth towards goals
Promote a safe, supportive, and collaborative working environment with an equityconscious mindset.
Establish professional rapport with and maintain visibility with stakeholders
Lead the equity work of the campuses and engage in culturally responsive, studentcentered decision making
Develop positive and professional relationships
Create and implement consistent routines, procedures, and expectations
Instructional Leadership_
Serve as the model for instructional and socialemotional best practices
Serve as a member of the school's Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) to support alignment, including and performing other ILT duties (in Professional Learning and Leadership)
Execute and monitor the campus growth plan in alignment with DS strategic plan in partnership with the School Principal
Develop, implement, and oversee specific projects based on the unique needs of the campus and in alignment with the campus growth plan efforts, and studentcentered learning initiatives in partnership with ILT
Oversee campus implementation of DS MTSS processes, protocols, and tools with ongoing collaboration with network teams
Uphold and support successful implementation of core curriculum and assessments
Meet regularly with Teacher Leaders and Teachers weekly in accordance with DS model with the Instructional Coaches individually at least biweekly to prioritize coaching caseload and determine action steps
Provide actionable feedback to teachers and teacher leaders to support their professional growth and development and ensure followthrough
Meet with the Mentor Teachers individually or as a team at least monthly to problemsolve and determine action steps
Provide goaloriented feedback to Teachers, including Instructional Coaches and Mentors, to support their professional growth and development
Conduct formal observations in adherence to regional expectations and protocols
Coordinate and oversee all required testing administration in partnership with the Principal and Data team
Plan and present ongoing professional development and collaborative planning sessions
Oversee the implementation and data analysis of instructional technology and online programs
Monitor and ensure staff adherence to the norms outlined in the DS Professional Expectations and Responsibilities
Conduct daily teacher observations and classroom visits and provide realtime, highleverage feedback to improve student achievement and instructional effectiveness
Instructional Coaching_
Exemplify and support the DS instructional coaching model, including facilitation of deep coaching cycles based on teacher need and experience
Move the performance of individual Teachers through goalsetting, observation, coteaching, modeling, and goalspecific feedback
Model specific teaching skills or strategies for teachers through the use of video and classroom instruction
Create coaching tools (e.g., checklists, observation protocols, conversation agendas, etc.) to support each teacher's progress towards and achievement of the goal
Support the Lead Instructional Coach in prioritizing the needs of teachers who need intensive and ongoing support (i.e., firstyear teachers)
Provide weekly (minimum) coaching for those teachers actively participating in a deep coaching cycle, including those on a Direct Support