Principal In Residence

Breakthrough Public Schools Home Office – Breakthrough Public Schools, Cleveland, Ohio.

Scope of Work:
Executive Leader & Chief Coach

The Principal in Residence is the ultimate owner of school outcomes.

This role exists to ensure:

• High-quality execution of the academic program
• Strong, consistent, joyful student culture
• Continuous development of adults
• Measurable academic growth for every scholar
• The Principal in Residence is not primarily a manager of tasks

The Principal in Residence is:

• Vision Carrier – keeping the model alive through what we see, hear, and experience
• Executive Coach – developing leaders who develop teachers
• Bar-Setter – defining and resetting excellence relentlessly, aligned to BPS unified model
• Outcome Owner – ensuring strong results for kids
• The Principal in Residence reports to the Managing Director of Schools.

The Principal in Residence ensures Breakthrough’s Unified School Model and Arc of the Year are fully alive in daily practice.

This includes:

• Internalizing and driving the vision for excellent classrooms
• Ensuring alignment between adult actions and student experience
• Monitoring execution through constant observation of classrooms and leadership practice
• Naming and reinforcing the quality bar
• Intervening quickly and directly when execution slips

Anyone entering the building should see and feel:

• Academic rigor
• Strong classroom systems
• Purposeful student engagement
• High expectations paired with high support
• Joy

The Principal in Residence is the ultimate owner of student achievement.

Key accountabilities include:

• Driving strong assessment and data analysis cycles
• Ensuring rigorous, standards-aligned instruction in every classroom
• Monitoring intervention systems to guarantee growth for all students
• Holding leaders accountable for high-quality coaching cycles
• Using real-time feedback to close instructional gaps immediately

The Principal in Residence builds a culture where:

• Adults know the standards
• Adults know their student data
• Adults take ownership of results
• Instruction improves weekly, not yearly
• Success is defined by measurable student growth and consistent instructional quality across classrooms.

The Principal in Residence serves as executive coach to the School Leadership Team.

This includes:

• Coaching leaders to deliver high-quality, in-the-moment feedback to teachers and staff
• Conducting joint walkthroughs to calibrate around instructional and culture quality
• Modeling effective feedback conversations and practice sessions
• Developing leaders’ ability to analyze data and drive improvement within and across functions
• Building leadership capacity, not dependency

The Principal in Residence ensures:

• Every teacher and staff member receives frequent, actionable coaching
• Every leader improves their coaching craft
• Adult development is systematic and measurable
• The strength of the school is reflected in the growth of its adults.

The Principal in Residence ensures a safe, structured, and joyful student experience aligned to Breakthrough’s philosophy.

This includes:

• Defining and reinforcing clear, consistent expectations
• Monitoring culture data and responding proactively
• Developing leaders who can uphold high expectations while building strong relationships
• Partnering with families to build trust and shared accountability
• Culture is proactive, predictable, and aligned to academic excellence.

The Principal in Residence builds and develops a high-performing leadership team.

This includes:

• Hiring leaders aligned to Breakthrough’s unified model
• Setting clear expectations for performance
• Holding leaders accountable to measurable outcomes
• Addressing performance gaps directly and swiftly
• Creating pathways for leadership development

The Principal in Residence fosters a culture where:

• Excellence is normal
• Feedback is frequent
• Accountability is clear
• Student needs drive adult decisions

The Principal in Residence models and drives equitable and inclusive practices.

This includes:

• Ensuring all…