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Job Title :

Principal

Department :

Admin

Final date to receive applications :
Until filled

Expected Start Date of Position :
July 1, 2026

Reports to :
Executive Director

Compensation :
Salary starts at $,000 and will be commensurate with degree and years of experience

FLSA Status: Exempt

Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School's mission is to provide diverse families of Washington DC a public Montessori education designed to enable children to develop within themselves the power to shape their lives and the world around them. Our vision is for students to have the competence and courage to individually excel, and collectively build a just society.

Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School was founded in early 2016 in Washington, DC and currently serves 385 students from PreK3 through grade 6. Our student body reflects the diversity of Washington, DC, representing a wide range of racial, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Located in the Takoma neighborhood—just two blocks from the Metro—we are a community-centered, walkable, and welcoming school that serves as a safe anchor for families.

At Breakthrough Montessori PCS, we believe in the unbounded potential of all children; students of all races, classes, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and backgrounds deserve a personalized education. Our school is grounded in an institutional commitment to development, support, community, and sustainability. We support human development through a strict application of the time-tested Montessori instructional model. We provide support through early learning, support, and intervention, enabling us to quickly and effectively address learning challenges.

We build community through an intensive approach to family engagement. Finally, we seek sustainability by investing in staff to build a thriving school.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS is committed to equity in all areas of our school's work. Therefore, we are a supportive environment that seeks to employ a diverse staff reflective of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS is a coaching school; all team members receive and give coaching to support professional growth.

The next Principal will join Breakthrough Montessori at an exciting moment in the school’s history. As the school celebrates its 10-year anniversary and completes a charter review by the Public Charter School Review Board, the Principal will strengthen the academic team to ensure compliance with the Office of State Superintendent of Education’s (OSSE) standards in literacy and math.

While grounded in Montessori practice, this role requires a leader experienced in the complexities of public education—someone who can integrate Montessori philosophy with standards-aligned instruction, structured literacy, and collaborative labor environments. In addition to leading curriculum development and enhancement, the Principal will oversee a talented team of educators, working within a unionized environment. As a key member of the school’s leadership team, the Principal reports directly to the Executive Director and supervises the academic leadership team, teachers, instructional assistants, instructional support staff, and the aftercare coordinator.

The Principal is responsible for overseeing all instructional areas, ensuring that Breakthrough Montessori’s mission is fully supported, upheld, and achieved.

• An experienced public school educator, with a deep understanding of the Common Core State Standards, ability to support students through standardized testing, and a commitment to a strong multi-tiered support system (MTSS) and special education program.
• An experienced Montessori educator with a deep understanding of child-centered, inquiry-based learning in both the public sector and Montessori classroom.
• A strong and effective instructional leader with a track record of improving student outcomes.
• Flexible and adaptive, able to lead effectively through change and evolving organizational needs.
• Agile in problem-solving…