Principal - Aspire APEX Academy

Location: Stockton

Description
Aspire APEX Academy in Stockton is currently seeking their next Principal for the 26‑27 school year! Please apply by Monday May 25th to be considered during the priority application window.

About Aspire
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high‑performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK‑12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998, in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through, Aspire is one of the largest and most forward‑thinking open‑enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post‑secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well‑Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self‑Determination, and Joy.

Job Summary
The Principal leads, manages, and oversees all functions of an individual school site. This includes the education program to ensure student academic performance, budget to ensure fiscal health of the site, school office operations, community relations, people management and facilities.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Provide instructional leadership for the school site:

Maintain school‑wide focus on high standards of student achievement

Ensure coverage of CA standards and model Aspire instructional guidelines

Manage process for analyzing data to increase student achievement

Support all teachers in their professional development

Support new teachers through induction

Manage all human resources at the school site:

Attract and select top performers

Provide professional development opportunities

Develop collaborative team culture

Manage performance; adhere to company policy and state/federal employment laws

Consult with Human Resources as appropriate

Manage all resources at the school site:

Manage daily operations, facilities, safety, and administrative processes

Address issues and problems that arise in a principle‑centered, creative, thoughtful and constructive way

Follow‑up with constituents as needed

Adhere to Aspire best practices, policies and procedures

Seek outside support as appropriate

Set and maintain a balanced budget; plan for future needs

Ensure compliance with restrictions and reporting requirements of categorical funds and restricted donations

Adhere to company policy and protocols for sound fiscal management

Develop an effective school community:

Work with parents to better serve students

Garner support from community groups and leaders

Develop positive relationships with sponsoring district and neighborhood schools

Strategy:

Manage process for determining priorities; set development timetables and support school team in achieving deliverables

Lead long‑term strategic planning and medium‑term process improvement as needed

Work in collaboration with other Principals and Home Office to achieve organizational goals

Additional:

Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior

Perform other related duties as required and assigned

Qualifications

Competencies:

Demonstrated commitment to students and learning

Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum development and program design

In‑depth experience developing teachers

Strong experience in performance assessment

Excellent relationship‑building and management skills

Strong problem‑solving and consensus‑building abilities

Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively

Excellent organization, time management and follow‑up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently;…