Principal, Education Administration

Overview

Ignite your desire to be the best! Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it inspires you to bring out the best in others and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career. Legacy Traditional Schools aims to illuminate educators’ talents, light up students’ minds, and cultivate school spirit by raising our hands and rising to the challenge of changing lives through education.

Education

As a Principal
, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education by leading a team of educators within our school campus to achieve student academic excellence and make our charter schools the best place to learn, grow and work. You will do meaningful work that makes a difference for our educators and students as you:

• Serve as the administrative official with responsibility for the educators, students, management, and operations of the school.
• Help articulate the school’s mission and vision with the aim of ensuring all have a common understanding and are positioned to work cooperatively.
• Select and hire educators and support them to be successful in their roles and supervise the implementation of the educational and instructional programs.
• Maintain high standards of student safety, conduct, and corrective action as necessary while acting as a student advocate to ensure the rights of all students are respected and that all have equal access to the educational opportunities necessary to meet their needs and abilities.
• Promote effective communication and cooperation among educators, students, parents and the community.
• Create a safe environment that cultivates learning, engages the interests of the students and educators and allows them to perform at their very best.
• Guide others through leadership activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth needed for success.
• Master our proven philosophy of education and guide the learning process and educators and students toward the achievement of goals and celebrate them when they do their best work.
• Encourage educators and students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character throughout their lives.

• Having a master’s degree in education, educational leadership, or a closely related field.
• Holding a state department of education principal preK-12 administrative certification in the state the position is located in.
• Having four years of proven, successful experience as a classroom teacher with qualified content expertise.
• Having three years of supervisory/leadership experience.
• Having knowledge of principles/practices of school administration.
• Holding a current IVP level one fingerprint clearance card and passing a criminal history background check.
• Creating positive, powerful energy that fuels our school spirit, modeling our values, inspiring others and engaging with our students, parents, and fellow educators. Participating in events outside of normal hours and being active in the role when needed, including traveling to other campuses as required.

• Education is not a spectator sport; enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off.
• Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority, even for part-time roles.
• Retirement plans with employer matching where applicable (Arizona 401(k) with 6% employer match; Nevada State Retirement PERS; Texas retirement TRS).
• Promotion opportunities, training, mentoring and tuition reimbursement.
• A welcoming, supportive and inclusive environment that celebrates the diversity of our team and communities, with a commitment to fairness, equality and respect as an equal opportunity employer.