Assistant Principal; A36 Closing

Job Details

Location:

Craig, CO 81625 (930-Craig-Northwest)

Position Type:
Full Time

Salary Range: $89,000 – $96,000 per year

Title:

Assistant Principal

Reports To:

Principal

Employee Group & Grade:
Executive/Exempt

Calendar Year: 215 days; must work all scheduled days in Colorado

Assistant Principal at GOAL High School, serving at‑risk students in a technology‑enhanced, award‑winning environment. Provides instructional leadership, student discipline, budget oversight, and a safe, effective learning environment.

• Assist the principal with leadership, direction, supervision, operations, and accountability of academic and non‑academic duties.
• Provide on‑site direct support to faculty, staff, and students while ensuring a safe and effective learning environment.
• Monitor implementation of professional development and instructional efforts in accordance with the school improvement plan, policies, and procedures.
• Promote an effective, safe alternative learning environment for diverse students and prepare them for graduation, college, and careers.
• Implement and monitor behavioral expectations and policies, including attendance trends, truancy interventions, and safety issues.
• Engage parents and community partners, fostering positive relationships.
• Collect and analyze student assessment data to support recruiting, retention, and graduation.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate school projects, curriculum, achievement reporting, and events.
• Manage site budgets according to GOAL’s financial policies and procedures.
• Maintain clear communications and effective relationships with all staff.
• Develop and enforce consistent policies and procedures for students, parents, and employees.
• Supervise employees, including instructional leadership, work assignments, evaluations, discipline, and issue resolution.
• Possess a general understanding of charter school laws.
• Model professional and ethical standards in interactions with students, parents, staff, and community.
• Meet professional obligations with efficient work habits, respecting deadlines and schedules.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in education, management, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• Valid Colorado Principal’s License.
• Must reside in Colorado and hold a valid driver’s license.
• Two years of experience as a secondary teacher, secondary counselor, or equivalent.
• Three years of progressively responsible leadership experience in a school.
• Preferred:
  Two years of online experience and/or with at‑risk youth;
  Three years of supervisory experience.
• Advanced knowledge of school leadership within an online school setting.
• Advanced oral and written communication, public relations, instruction, curriculum, conflict resolution, multitasking, problem solving, facilitation, management, decision‑making, computer, and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle confidential matters with appropriate judgment.
• Proficiency with technology and application of problem‑solving skills to tech issues.
• Strong teamwork and collaborative decision‑making skills.
• Conflict resolution skills, ability to mediate conflicts among students, staff, parents, and community members.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

• Seldom:
  Cold ≤50°F or Heat ≥90°F; gases, fumes, heights, climbing, crawling, kneeling, bending, walking on uneven surfaces, solvents;
  National or international travel.
• Over 30lbs:
  Lifting, lowering, reaching over shoulders/forward, pushing, pulling, carrying.
• Occasional:
  Noise, working alone, local travel, visual acuity (far), color discrimination.
• Over 20lbs:
  Lifting, lowering, reaching over shoulders/forward, pushing, pulling, carrying.
• Frequent:
  Driving, working with others, visual acuity (near), hearing, speech, manual dexterity, eye‑hand coordination, computer, mouse, copier, scanner, printer, telephone.
• Under 20lbs:
  Lifting, lowering, reaching over shoulders/forward, pushing, pulling, carrying.

• Competitive starting salary and potential for pay‑for‑performance incentives.
• Well‑designed vacation schedule: one 14‑day break, two 1‑week breaks, and additional summer weeks off.
• Benefits include emphasis on wellness,…