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Rising Principal

Bay Area, CAOn-siteFull-time

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A Rising Principal serves as an Assistant Principal while preparing to advance to a Principal role, leading a grade level, coaching 3–9 teachers, driving academic achievement, and partnering with families to close the achievement gap.

About this role

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

As a Rising Principal, you’ll serve as an Assistant Principal while receiving additional coaching and development to prepare you to move into a Principal role. Assistant Principals (APs) play a critical role in driving academic achievement for students and building a rigorous college preparatory environment. APs ensure academic excellence by working closely with the principal to lead and implement the instructional vision for 1-3 grade levels. APs directly manage and coach the teachers in their grade levels (3-9 instructional staff members) by conducting observation cycles, modeling lessons, co-planning unit plans and lessons, real-time coaching, and providing support and resources aimed at increasing educator effectiveness and leadership. APs also serve as cultural and community leaders for their grade levels by building teacher capacity in culture, discipline, and parent engagement. APs may share responsibilities with the school leadership team in the following additional areas: professional development, culture and discipline in common spaces, management of the Enrichment Center Coordinators, and special events (trips, community meetings, evening events).
Our school leaders have unique aspirations and, as such, we provide the support needed for both the current school year and beyond. As an AP, you will receive ongoing professional development on your coaching needs to ensure your growth and success as a leader in conducting rigorous observations, providing meaningful feedback, and executing useful planning and 1:1 meetings. The training received by Rising Principals will be tailored to prepare leaders to either take over an existing Rocketship campus or open a new site. During the spring, Rising Principals will begin to prepare for the following school year.

Reports to the Director of Schools and direct reports include Assistant Principal(s), Business Operations Manager, Office Manger, and teachers special education staff.

Our Ideal Candidate

  • Understands that eliminating the achievement gap is hard, but deeply rewarding work
  • Believes that adult preparation is essential to student success
  • Has a track record as an instructional school leader of leading a group of adults to achieve excellent student outcomes
  • Possesses elementary content expertise and is eager to use that knowledge to develop assistant principals and teachers’ instructional and leadership skills
  • Has experienced success managing and coaching adults
  • Values parents as stakeholders and partners in ensuring student achievement

    • Essential Functions: Developing Effective Educators

  • Our Rising Principals’ primary focus is around making sure all students receive an excellent education and that our teachers are prepared to deliver on this goal.
  • Foster a rigorous and college preparatory culture of excellence in every classroom that ensures high levels of student achievement
  • Work with teachers to build content expertise in humanities or STEM that is captured in units of study and daily plans
  • Engage in cycles of data driven instruction and assessments to inform planning and personalize instruction to student needs
  • Ensure at least 1.5 years of progress for all Rocketeers annually through management, planning and coaching of grade level teams (3-9 instructional staff members)
  • Support effective collaboration of Special Education Team, Enrichment Center Coordinators, and Operations staff so that all school staff are aligned towards common goals

    • Essential Functions: Parent Partnership

  • Our families are very involved with their students’ education and, as a result, both parents and teachers own each child’s successes and challenges
  • Build trusting relationships with all students and families embracing the knowledge parents have as their child’s first teacher
  • Create a school community that frequently and proactively communicates with families and fully involves parents in student achievement through multiple outlets including home visits, regular community meetings, and parent/family meetings

    • Essential Functions: Rocketship Professional Culture

  • Rocketship Rising Principals are deeply committed to doing and being their best, and to growing their skills as professionals and as individuals, so our daily and annual expectations reflect that commitment.
  • Exhibit a high level of honest and humble self-reflection owning good and bad outcomes. Effectively respond to and implement constructive feedback
  • Create a healthy, high-achieving environment where staff and students feel challenged, and also fully supported and valued
  • Promote and participate in collaborative opportunities across schools to share practice, problem solve, and gather feedback, including actively participating in the Rocketship principal cohort within their region
  • Lead human capital activities for their school, including hiring, promotion, staffing, and termination decisions

    • Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience teaching in an urban school classroom delivering significant achievement gains
  • 1 year of experience as an instructional school leader or coach at an urban elementary school serving a diverse student population with a track record of realizing significant achievement gains (2-3 years preferred)
  • Experience managing, coaching and developing teachers
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate staff and families
  • Personal drive for high expectations
  • Results-oriented, using data to make decisions
  • Adaptable and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Spanish and/or Vietnamese language skills are a plus
  • Experience in building and maintaining outstanding school culture
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills
  • Commitment to parent partnership
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills

    • Education Requirements

  • BA from an accredited university
  • Valid teaching credential in CA or ability to transfer credentialing to CA

    • Skills

    Classroom ObservationCoachingCurriculum PlanningData-driven InstructionInstructional LeadershipParent PartnershipStudent AssessmentTeacher Development

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