Instructional Principal

Position:
Instructional Principal, Whitmore Classical Academy.

Location:

Florence, Oregon. Projected Enrollment:
Year 1 max 156 students grades K-Year 3 max 236 students grades K-5. Salary:
Based on experience. Contract Days: 260. Closing date:
Until Filled.

Start Date:

To be determined in the Contract.

Reports to:

Whitmore Classical Academy Executive Director.

Whitmore Classical Academy is a nonsectarian, tuition‑free public charter school for students within the Siuslaw School District and a surrounding 30‑mile radius. Siuslaw Valley Charter School’s goal is to open in September 2026 for grades K‑3. SVCS will expand one grade each year to its full offering of K‑8 with a total projected enrollment of 320 students.

The mission of Whitmore Classical Academy is to develop students in mind and character through a classical, content‑rich curriculum that emphasizes the principles of virtuous living, traditional learning, and civic responsibility.

The vision of Whitmore Classical Academy is empowered citizens upholding the ideals of our nation’s founding, using critical skills, learned through classical education, to address the deepest questions and highest matters of the American experience.

Whitmore Classical Academy is located in Florence, Oregon. Florence is a small community of 9,000 residents located at the mouth of the Siuslaw River, on the Oregon Coast. It is approximately 65 miles west of Eugene, Oregon. Nearby, trails around the restored 19th century Heceta Head Lighthouse offer views of seabirds and migrating whales. Shops and galleries fill the city’s Historic Old Town District.

Across the river are the towering sand dunes in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

Whitmore Classical Academy is seeking a dynamic and accomplished leader as their Instructional Principal. The Instructional Principal reports directly to the Executive Director and is considered executive level management and is therefore a salaried position. The Instructional Principal will be responsible for the stewardship of the instruction and academics of Whitmore Classical Academy, developing all instructional programs, schedules and systems associated with the opening and operation of WCA and would assume the position at the time specified in the contract.

• Enthusiastically oversee the implementation of the Classical Education Model for all staff and all grade levels;
  The Classical Education Model will remain a cornerstone of Whitmore Classical Academy.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director to implement the goals and policies of the Board.
• Develop and implement academic timelines/schedules, policies, processes, and procedures required to take Whitmore Classical Academy from the development stage to 1st day of school in September 2026.
• Serve as the head of schools teacher: select, develop and inspire faculty and staff members.
• Produce favorable academic outcomes.
• Provide general management of all instructional operations, including safety and emergency response, personnel selection, onboarding/orientation and performance.
• Coordinate selection, implementation, and ordering of Classical Education curriculum.
• Plan and administer curriculum and classical education training for teachers and pursue and embark on personal training and course work.
• Provide master teacher level coaching with clear systems in place for evaluation and improvement.
• Pinpoint lowest performing teachers and develop a plan to provide intense coaching and feedback to quickly get teachers up to speed or moved out of their position.
• Visit and observe every classroom at least once a week.
• Substitute teach in one class every month.
• Attend IEP/504 meetings and oversee implementation of the IEP and 504 plans.
• Coordinate, administer, process and implement results of ability and standardized testing for students.
• Recommend and oversee contracted service providers related to instruction (all contracts are entered into and executed by the Executive Director).
• Participate in the dispute‑resolution procedure and the complaint procedure when necessary.
• Build relationships with families and…