Principal in Residence

Start Date: 2026-27 School Year

Location: Columbia Heights and St. Paul Campuses

Reports to: Co-Founder/CEO

FLSA Status: Exempt

Updated: November 2025

Serves as a Principal-in-Residence for the 2026-27 year before moving into a Principal or Assistant Principal position in the following year. This allows the principal to understand and be immersed in the Prodeo Way, while also allowing time for thoughtful preparation and planning. To eventually serve as the instructional leader at Prodeo Academy, and collaborate with the Co-Founders and other leaders in providing vision and leadership to the Prodeo Academy community as it strives to accomplish its mission.

Will work alongside the current Principal to achieve the instructional and academic goals of the school for the 2026-27 school year.

Prodeo Academy, a network of public charter schools serving the Twin Cities, is a meaningful education solution that is closing the opportunity gap through data‑driven instruction in a culture based on a foundation of five core values:
Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Development, and Engagement. Shared expectations around these values enhance the opportunity for our scholars to reach their full potential. We are looking for team members committed to helping our students access greater opportunities, achieve future success, and contribute to the vitality of our community.

The following duties represent the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Instructional and School Leadership

• Provide exemplary leadership to all members of the Prodeo Academy community to achieve outstanding performance in the school’s mission of preparing each student for college.
• Work to dramatically improve student achievement by leading the educational program as relevant to school leadership.
• Make preparations for taking over the leadership for the full Academy.
• Manage effectively faculty and staff.
• Make preparations to develop and communicate the school’s systems, culture, and vision, and create a plan to achieve that vision that aligns with the campus‑wide vision.
• Understand and coach in alignment with Prodeo curriculum and assessments.
• Plan for implementation of effective internal and external assessment systems and use data to inform decisions, in alignment with campus‑wide vision.
• Ensure strong consistency within the school program and curricular alignment with state and other rigorous standards.
• Select and share effective curricular and instructional practices from and with other schools
• Plan for transition to school leader where this position will serve as a point person for all students and families.

Evaluation and Feedback

• Oversee relevant faculty and staff of Prodeo Academy, including support with recruitment, selection, evaluation, supervision, retention, and dismissal.
• Lead coaching and data meetings for several grade teams in accordance with Getting Better Faster, as relevant to school leadership role.
• Manage relevant teaching staff, including professional development, staff observations, curriculum development, staff communication, and scheduling and program decisions, in alignment with current principal and in preparation for full school leadership.
• Work collaboratively with Principal to foster commitment among faculty and staff to the development and fulfillment of the school’s mission and objectives.
• Hold relevant teachers accountable for meeting high standards for student academic and behavioral performance.
• Work with Principal and staff on all curricular, instructional, assessment, and professional development issues and activities to ensure data drives classroom instruction.
• Work with relevant staff to foster consistency among staff in enforcing the Student and Family Handbook and other school‑wide discipline policies.
• Work with principal to help facilitate positive faculty dynamics.
• Work with Special Education Coordinator to ensure 504 accommodations, IEP modifications, and counseling needs are met.

Family Support

• Maintain communication and relations with relevant families of Prodeo…