IDEA Public Schools · 22 hours ago
Successor Principal Fellow Travis College Prep - (Immediate Opening)
Ector County, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$79K/yr - $92K/yr
3+ years expIDEA Public Schools is seeking a Successor Principal Fellow to prepare for leading a school with an upcoming principal vacancy. This role involves working closely with the outgoing principal to ensure a smooth transition, managing instructional staff, and leading various school systems to enhance student learning and engagement.
CommunitiesEducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Lead School Culture Systems: You will set the vision for school culture, and build and maintain strong schoolwide systems to ensure that vision becomes a reality. You will ensure all teachers are proficient in building positive student relationships, creating effective classroom routines and procedures, reinforcing positive behaviors, and responding consistently and effectively to misbehaviors. You will coach and train teachers to master these skills, and you will coach and develop other leaders to do the same so that you can drive this work through your lead team. (20%)
Lead Instructional Systems: You will build and maintain strong schoolwide systems to ensure all teachers internalize their content, deliver high quality first instruction, and analyze data in order to implement strategic adjustments and interventions that increase student learning. You will coach and develop other instructional leaders to do the same and drive this work through your instructional lead team. (20%)
Lead Operational Systems: You will build and maintain strong systems for school operations to ensure your campus is safe, welcoming, and efficiently run. You will coach and manage the assistant principal of operations to meet student enrollment and daily attendance goals. You will also coach and develop the assistant principal of operations to be an excellent systems leader and people manager so that they can drive results through their operations team. (10%)
Lead Family Engagement Systems: You will build and maintain strong systems for family engagement and communication, including both new family onboarding and ongoing family engagement. You will ensure families receive regular communication about their child’s progress and school events, and that staff engage them as key partners in the education of their child. You will coach and manage other leaders to do the same so that you can drive this work through others. (15%)
Lead Staff Culture and Talent Management: You will make strategic hiring, retention and promotion decisions, and coach other leaders to do the same. You will build and maintain systems for fostering a strong staff culture, and coach other leaders to do the same. You will build and maintain strong systems for coaching and management so that all staff members receive excellent coaching and are held accountable for meeting high expectations in service of our students. (25%)
Strategically Manage your Campus Budget: You will plan how to use your campus discretionary funds to achieve your campus priorities and driving goals. You will work with your assistant principal of operations, business clerk and admin assistant to ensure your campus discretionary budget is managed strategically throughout the year. You will also coach and manage your assistant principal of operations to lead the operations team to meet their budget goals. (5%)
Ensure your Campus Remains in Compliance: You will complete all required annual compliance training and ensure your staff members do the same. You will build and maintain systems to ensure that staff members and the campus as a whole remains in compliance with all applicable laws and policies. You will coach and develop other leaders to do the same so that you can drive this work through others. (5%)
Auditing school systems and prioritizing improvements
Building relationships with staff and families
Participating in key hiring decisions
Engaging in mini-residencies (1 to 2 weeks) at high-performing schools to learn from principals there
Qualification
Required
Successor Principal Fellows must have already engaged in a principal interview process and been selected as the future principal for the school with an upcoming principal vacancy
Education: Bachelor's degree required
Required Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in education is required
Strong ability to analyze data to identify root causes and implement strategic solutions
Strong ability to self-reflect on strengths and areas of growth, seek out and implement feedback, and take ownership of one's own learning and development
Ability to lead and improve complex systems in a school setting
Ability to identify and regulate one's own emotions, as well as identify and respond effectively to the emotions of others
Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and manage one's time effectively in order to consistently meet deadlines and achieve priorities
Ability to preserve and remain solutions-oriented in the face of challenges and setbacks
Strong ability to coach teachers on curriculum and instruction and coach other leaders to do the same
Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior and coach other leaders to do the same
Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment
The ability to move around inside and outside a school to observe classrooms, indoor spaces (e.g. cafeteria) and outdoor spaces (e.g. recess, dismissal line)
The ability to sit and type for extended periods
The ability to interact with others both in person and virtually for extended periods
Preferred
Education: Master's degree preferred
Experience: 3+ years of experience as an instructional leader and 3+ years of experience as a teacher is preferred
Certifications: Principal certificate is preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
Disability
Life insurance
Parenting benefits
Flexible spending account options
Generous vacation time
Referral bonuses
Professional development
403(b) plan
Relocation stipend
Company
IDEA Public Schools
IDEA Public Schools believes that each child can go to college.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.9MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Education
2017-11-01Grant· $3.9M
Leadership Team
Alejandra Loya
Chief of Staff to CEO & Superintendent
Tarah Burris
Sr. Vice President Partnerships, Persistence, and Completion at IDEA Public Schools
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