Elementary Principal
Company: Equitas Academy Charter Schools
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: April 22, 2024
Job Description:
About Equitas Academy Charter SchoolsThe mission of Equitas
Academy Charter Schools is to provide a structured,
achievement-based community that prepares students to graduate from
four-year colleges and universities. We currently serve over 2,000
students and operate four elementary schools and two middle schools
in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles. Role Summary:To help
us achieve our mission, we are seeking to identify a school leader
for Equitas Academy #5 (EQ5) and Equitas Academy #6 (EQ6) with
total anticipated student enrollment of 380. We're looking for a
committed and accomplished school leader to work with our dedicated
and capable staff to continue our work of preparing our scholars to
graduate from college. The ideal candidate should be committed to
developing as an antiracist educator and leader, prioritize family,
student and staff voice, model our core values, and build strong
relationships while also achieving results. The EQ5 and EQ6
principal position is shared across two co-located schools with a
total student enrollment of about 380. Therefore, this principal
will perform the following essential functions at both of those
schools and will be responsible for managing two charters.Essential
Responsibilities:Leadership, Strategic Planning, and Systems
Implementation (25%)
- Inspires adults and scholars in the school community to work
towards the school's vision while embodying Equitas core beliefs
and values
- Builds the capacity of staff to support academic achievement
through effective implementation of adopted curricula and
appropriate interventions
- Leads the implementation of a multi-tiered system of supports
(MTSS), ensuring that all scholars experience inclusive academic
instruction, behavioral support, social-emotional instruction, and
mental health support
- Implements systems to ensure equitable access for all
subgroups, while prioritizing scholars encountering unique
challenges, including scholars with disabilities and emergent
bilingual scholars
- Builds an effective leadership team with a relentless focus on
student learning; creates conditions for all leadership team
members to collaboratively lead the school; builds individual and
collective capacity to oversee complex projects that achieve
planned outcomes
- Facilitates change management processes, including empowering
stakeholders to provide meaningful input, generating broad buy-in
and motivation, and building sustainable systems
- Provides leadership and oversight of a wide range of school
programs, including those that involve external partnerships, such
as the school's extended learning programs (including summer
programming)
- Serves as a key leader in strategic planning and external
compliance processes, including LAUSD oversight, Local Control and
Accountability Plan (LCAP), and the School Plan for Student
Achievement (SPSA)Coaching, Professional Development, and
Performance Management (25%)
- Ensures that faculty and staff are frequently observed (both
formally and informally) in the performance of their duties and
provided with feedback aligned to agreed-upon goals, job
expectations, and rubrics
- Develops and implements a system of high quality professional
learning opportunities and skillful coaching; tailors support to
individualized needs, informed by data and observations
- Evaluates and/or oversees the evaluation of faculty and staff;
conducts other performance management functions, as
appropriate
- Hires and retains effective faculty and staff; provides
professional growth and/or leadership opportunities aligned with
interest, aptitude, and school needSchool Culture and Stakeholder
Engagement (15%)
- Builds the school's collective capacity to embrace diversity,
equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, and incorporates those
practices and mindsets into all aspects of the school culture,
instruction, and operations
- Embraces a restorative approach to relationships, including
scholars, families, community members, and faculty/staff; leads the
implementation of restorative practices to build community and
repair harm; uses restorative justice as a key component of the
school's positive behavior support plan; takes other disciplinary
action as appropriate, in accordance with local policies and
California Education Code
- Collaboratively creates and maintains a safe and supportive
school environment for all stakeholders
- Builds the capacity of staff to create a school-wide culture in
which all families and community members are welcomed into
authentic partnership, in ways that are aligned to the Equitas
Academy Mission, Vision, and Values
- Empowers stakeholders through advisory and decision-making
bodies, including School Site Council (SSC) and English Learner
Advisory Committee (ELAC)
- Develops authentic, collaborative, empowering relationships
with scholars, families, school staff, and network staffAssessment
and Data Analysis (15%)
- Oversees the implementation of a broad range of formative and
summative assessments aligned to school and network goals; develops
a culture of shared ownership and accountability for outcomes
- Supports faculty and staff in effectively and consistently
using multiple sources of qualitative and quantitative data to
track progress toward goals and to plan appropriate instruction and
targeted interventions
- Builds the capacity of staff to meaningfully communicate with
scholars, families, and other stakeholders about school-wide,
classroom-level, and individual scholar goals and progress toward
those goals
- Partners with network and site-based teammates and the school
community to create an annual dashboard aligned to the Equitas
Common Measures; sets goals that are meaningful, ambitious, and
achievable; builds the capacity of all stakeholders to share
ownership of those goalsProfessional Growth and Network
Collaboration (15%)
- Engages in ongoing professional learning and growth through
coaching, mentoring, reading/researching, and various forms of
professional development
- Models and builds the capacity of staff to proactively solicit
feedback from various stakeholders, to monitor data and reflect on
one's own impact, and to make appropriate adjustments in alignment
with goals
- Collaborates productively with leaders across the Equitas
network, proactively building trusting, supportive professional
relationshipsOther Duties (5%)
- The principal is expected to adapt in response to new
information and shifting priorities, while managing their work
schedule accordingly. This requires flexibility and a willingness
to embrace unexpected challenges.
- The above statements are intended to describe the general
nature and level of work being are not intended to be construed as
an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and
skillsrequired of personnel.Reporting Relationships
- The Principal will report to the Managing Director of Schools
while working closely with other Network Office staff members
- All of the schools' instructional staff will report either
directly or indirectly (via other leadership team members, such as
the Assistant School Director or Dean) to the Principal
- The principal will work in partnership with the School
Operations Manager (SOM), who will supervise operations
staffMinimum Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree
- A California teaching credential
- At least 3 years of teaching experience (5+ preferred), with a
demonstrated record of exceptional academic outcomes for
scholarsPreferred Qualifications
- A California administrative credential or other
training/experience likely to produce a similar level of
preparedness for this position (e.g., prior experience in a similar
role) preferred, but not required
- Master's degree or doctorate in education or other related
field preferred, but not required
- Experience working in historically marginalized communities
preferred but not required
- Fluency in Spanish preferred but not requiredSkills, Traits,
and Dispositions:
- A strong alignment with Equitas Academy's vision, mission, and
values
- A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism
(DEIA) and a desire to empower those who experience
marginalization
- A tendency to "lean in" to complexity while demonstrating
adaptability and a growth mindset
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build and cultivate
trusting, supportive relationships with scholars and adults
- Instructional expertise, including knowledge of Common
Core-aligned instruction, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS),
and student-centered classrooms
- Capacity to understand and empathize with the experiences of
people in the Pico Union community
- Expertise in change leadership and project management
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to manage a busy schedule with shifting priorities
while being present for others and maintaining personal wellbeing;
ability to calibrate emotional responses, adjusting tone and
actions as needed
- Ability to hold oneself and others accountable to high
standards while also prioritizing wellness, sustainability and
positive relationships; ability to use appropriate strategies to
recover physically and renew mentally and emotionally
- Knowledge of relevant policies, regulations, and laws,
including California Education CodeCommitment to DiversityEquitas
Academy is actively seeking to build a diverse and experienced team
of educators. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
gender, gender identity, disability, age, religion, sexual
orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We are an equal
opportunity employer.Compensation and SalaryWe have a transparent
and competitive Principal Salary Scale, starting at $118,671.
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Keywords: Equitas Academy Charter Schools, Los Angeles , Elementary Principal, Education / Teaching , Los Angeles, California
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