Middle School Principal- Vallejo

Overview

Title: Principal

Division: Middle School (5th-8th)

Location: Change Makers Academy (Vallejo)

Reports to: Chief of Schools

Status: Full-time, Exempt, (During the Academic Year)

Salary Scale: $,000 (based on years of experience and expertise)

* Scales are competitive with other charter school organizations and local districts.

Caliber’s Mission is to achieve educational equity by shifting the experiences, expectations and outcomes for students in historically underserved communities. Our strengths-based educational program validates, affirms, respects and supports students, families and staff members to reach their full potential. Caliber graduates will be academically college ready; have emotional intelligence or ‘EQ’; be critical thinkers
, and have the skills and desire to be changemakers in their communities and the world.

Caliber’s four graduate pillars-
- Heart, Smart, Think, Act
--guide our work. We are a community-based organization and celebrate the diversity of the communities we serve. Our parents are active partners; frequently engaging through school events, restorative practices, and academic support.

As we grow, we are looking for educators and leaders who want the opportunity to use their voice to build something new; to be a part of a team that's building something from the ground up. Our first school, Beta Academy in Richmond, CA, opened in 2014 and Change Makers Academy in Vallejo, CA opened in fall 2016.

Caliber Public Schools is searching for a Middle School Principal. While innovating, this role will also sustain and lead a successful teaching staff that responds to and inspires a diverse student population.

The ideal candidate has been a principal in a high performing school and is ready to step into a leadership role both for Caliber and as contributor to the network’s Senior Leadership Team. The ideal candidate is an adaptable self-starter who is passionate about ensuring high levels of academic success for all students and dedicated to Caliber’s commitment to social-emotional learning and equitable practices.

This leader will have instructional and coaching expertise and an exceptional ability to build strong relationships with students, families, teachers, staff, and leadership.

Leading Instruction

• Drive instructional excellence by setting aspirational goals aligned with Caliber’s Leadership Excellence Rubric (LER) and Healthy Schools Framework and holding instructional staff including Assistant Principals, Instructional Coaches, Program Specialists, Teachers and others accountable for implementing high leverage instructional practices
• Create a structure of coaching the leadership team including Assistant Principals, Instructional Coaches, Program Specialist, and Director of Mental Health, and ensuring that staff receive appropriate and targeted coaching and professional development to implement successful classroom management and teaching strategies
• Implement a comprehensive teacher evaluation system aligned with the Vision for Instructional Excellence Framework that includes regular classroom observations, goal setting and tracking, data-driven instruction, and formal evaluations drawing on multiple sources of evidence
• Identify strong teacher performance, drive retention of strong performers, and create opportunities for teacher and staff growth
• Set and enforce standards for student achievement
• Ensure program meets or exceeds yearly student outcome goals on annual standardized tests, instructional benchmarks and curriculum based assessments including but not limited to iReady, SBAC, IABs and unit tests
• Monitor progress of all students by analyzing data and creating action plans, use these plans to address disparities in outcomes between student groups
• Keep abreast of successful instructional methodologies and practices
• Ensure consistencies in instruction and practice amongst team of teachers
• Ensure learning environment and classroom instruction maximize student learning

Creating a strong culture through systems and substance

• Define and communicate a consistent vision for the school, both within the school’s walls and the…