Principal – Truman Campus Career Academy, Internet Academy, and Doors

Truman Campus Leadership Position

The mission at Truman Campus is to provide access to three innovative small school programs on one caring campus in an independent and individualized environment. Truman Campus provides the opportunity to work with individual student scholars through Career Academy, Open Doors, and Internet Academy. Using a competency-based program, Career Academy and Open Doors present an option to scholars other than what is offered at a traditional comprehensive high school.

Through individual learning plans, these programs are designed to help scholars to explore their passions and interests tied to real world learning opportunities through advisories, projects, and internship activities that include interest interviews, job shadowing, and full day internship opportunities. Each program, housed on the same campus offers unique learning options. Career Academy serves scholars in grades 9-12, and Open Doors provides re-engagement opportunities for scholars aged 16-21 who have fallen significantly behind in credits or who have previously dropped out of school.

Internet Academy is a public virtual school open to scholars in grades K-12, approved by the Northwest Accreditation Commission. Internet Academy also provides courses for other public schools, home-schooled students as well as out-of-state students. Internet Academy offers a full course catalogue with accredited diplomas, online tutors, teacher-to-student web conferencing, and online tutorial videos provided.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed while in other cases related duties may also be assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Instructional Leadership:
Establishes a mission and vision focused on shared goals and high expectations for all students. Creates and promote a culture of belonging and inclusivity where all students, families and staff feel valued and cared for providing wraparound services and positive academic and/or behavioral supports as needed. Promotes an environment which fosters high expectations for students, staff and self. Facilitates collaborative processes leading toward continuous improvement.

Leads for inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services and those learning English as a second language and or any other exceptionality. Implements rigorous standards-based curricula and assessments. Create a vision of powerful teaching and learning, with an urgency to provide a strong foundation for all students to thrive academically and socially. Recognizes the importance of setting high expectations for self, staff and students in the implementation and delivery of standards-based curricula.

Assists staff in implementing and aligning curricula to state and district standards. Creates and monitors systems that ensure teachers utilize formative assessments to adjust instruction for improved student learning. Design and implement horizontally and vertically-integrated academic systems and structures with an equity and inclusion lens to accelerate student growth. Uses relevant data to design, implement, and evaluate an aligned strategic plan that drives continuous improvement (and ensures effective core instruction and interventions).

Develops and monitors a School Improvement Plan which drives continuous improvement and is based on an analysis of achievement results and other data that are aligned with the District Improvement Plan. Regularly leads and participates in data driven conversations with individuals and groups of teachers to review student level data, discuss instructional implications, and build the capacity of teachers to lead and perfect their craft.

Locates, analyzes, and interprets multiple data sources to inform continuous school level improvement efforts. Assists staff in identifying and implementing proven instructional practices that are aligned with state and District learning goals. Ensures that data for diverse student populations is available to all teachers; disaggregated; and with next steps that are clearly defined. Provides evidence of student growth that is aligned with the school improvement planning process.

Ensuring School Safety:
Implements a school safety plan that is based upon open communication systems and is effective and responsive to school needs and changing circumstances. Takes responsibility for creating culturally responsive practices which maximize the social, emotional, and intellectual safety of all students; supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of plans, systems, curricula, and programs that support the whole child. Supervises student discipline and welfare and maintains records of individual disciplinary actions.

Coordinates matters of student discipline and welfare with parent/guardian, teacher, and…