Director of Principal Leadership

The Director of Principal Leadership (DPL) provides strategic and operational oversight for the Indiana School Leaders Pipeline (ISLP), a statewide initiative funded through a federal Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant, designed to strengthen Indiana's pipeline of current and future school leaders and improve school-based leadership of evidence-based literacy and learning practices.

The DPL will lead the design and implementation of professional learning, leadership development, coaching, and mentoring experiences for current principals and aspiring principals, as well as experienced principal mentors. The position will translate research into practical experiences to help school leaders strengthen instructional leadership, use data to drive continuous improvement, implement evidence-based literacy practices, and build sustainable systems within their schools.

• Master's degree in education leadership, education, school administration, organizational leadership, or a closely related field.
• Significant experience in public K–12 education, school leadership, & professional learning
• Demonstrated experience working directly with principals, assistant principals, aspiring school leaders, district leaders, and/or other educational leaders.
• Knowledge of instructional leadership, school improvement, adult learning, and evidence-based approaches to improving teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate professional learning and develop relationships with diverse groups of educators and stakeholders across the State of Indiana.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience using data to inform professional learning, coaching, school improvement, or leadership development.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, partners, and project deliverables in a complex and collaborative environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel throughout Indiana for school visits, meetings, professional learning, and project activities.
• Familiarity with various digital communications and collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and Zoom.

• An advanced degree in educational leadership, school administration, organizational leadership, or a related field.
• Building-level administrator license or comparable school leadership credential.
• Experience as a principal and / or district administrator.
• Practical experience with leadership coaching or executive coaching
• Knowledge of the Instructional Leadership Coaching (ILC) framework or competency-based leadership coaching approach.
• Knowledge of Sir John Whitmore's Coaching for Performance model, including the GROW coaching framework.
• Knowledge of evidence-based literacy instruction, the Science of Reading, and the Science of Learning.
• Experience with continuous improvement processes, data-driven instructional improvement, or school improvement planning.
• Experience collaborating with state education agencies, professional associations, higher education institutions, school districts, or other education-sector partners.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the ISLP's current school leaders program and Future Principals Program.
• Develop and facilitate professional learning…