Principal, Alpha

• Springfield, MA
• $200,000 annual compensation
• Health benefits from day one

Tired of seeing Springfield's students limited by a system that prevents you from upholding the standards they need? Alpha is opening a new campus in this city, and we're seeking a leader who already knows Springfield's educational landscape. You'll oversee 15+ Guides responsible for coaching and motivating students, while our EdTech platform delivers all instruction. No traditional "teaching". High-impact execution. Pure leadership focus.

Your objective: guarantee that every student enjoys coming to school, progresses at twice the pace of conventional classrooms, and develops essential life competencies. This is not a conventional Principal position. You'll maintain rigorous standards, rely on data to guide decisions, and establish Springfield's top-performing school from the outset.

• Launch the Springfield, MA campus:
  Execute Alpha's three core commitments for 100+ students from the first day, maintaining operational excellence throughout.
• Facilitate live workshops for K-8 students on life skills:
  Conduct engaging one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, and feedback exchange. Apply Alpha's structured approach to ensure students develop competencies overlooked by traditional schools while remaining engaged and enthusiastic.
• Drive every student toward 100% goal achievement:
  Develop personalized motivational strategies for each individual. Apply data-informed methods to address resistance and sustain engagement with the Alpha platform. Your success is measured by every student reaching their objectives.
• Develop Guides to meet Alpha's excellence standards:
  Leverage data to pinpoint performance shortfalls, provide clear and actionable feedback, and monitor progress. Take decisive action when performance doesn't meet expectations and model the standard for your entire campus.
• Execute data-informed leadership across campus operations:
  Evaluate performance in staffing, operations, parent engagement, and school culture. Identify challenges, perform root cause analysis, engage relevant stakeholders, and implement trackable improvements. Monitor outcomes and iterate based on evidence.

• Teaching or tutoring students. Students advance through Alpha's self-directed EdTech platform, not through traditional adult-led lectures.
• Creating lesson plans or curriculum. Alpha's operational playbook already exists. Your responsibility is execution and leadership, not instructional content development.
• Overseeing budgets or recruiting personnel. Centralized teams manage finance and talent acquisition. Your focus remains entirely on campus outcomes and culture.
• Serving as a content expert. This position is 80% leadership and engagement, 20% education. You inspire action; the platform delivers instruction.

Executive

Key Responsibilities:

Execute Alpha's three core commitments: every student enjoys school, learns at twice the speed, and develops critical life skills — from day one at a newly launched Springfield campus.

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, business, or a related area.
• Proven experience building and leading teams of at least 15 individuals with complete hiring and termination authority.
• Comprehensive understanding of the Springfield, MA educational environment.
• Experience working directly with young people ages 5 - 14.
• Demonstrated data analysis capabilities and a track record of using metrics to inform decision-making and drive ongoing improvement.
• Commitment to educational transformation. Conviction that the traditional educational model is fundamentally flawed.
• Startup mentality: performs well under pressure, flexible in evolving environments, confident building infrastructure from the ground up.
• Dynamic and engaging communicator who captivates audiences of students or staff.
• Capacity to connect with K-8 students, appreciate their perspectives and culture, and function as an exemplary role model.
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