Principal & Director of Academic Programs (Grades 5-8)

Principal & Director of Academic Programs

Middle School Grades 5-8

The Principal & Director of Academic Programs for the Middle School is responsible for making sure that LRPA's students in grades 5-8 succeed, including the following areas of responsibility:

Student Learning

·          Ensure that all students make strong lesson progress

·          Ensure that all students achieve consistent mastery of concepts and skills

·          Ensure that students receive instruction at a level and in a manner that fully engages them. Student learning is demonstrated through:

§   Summative Testing

§   Formative Learning Progress

§   Parental Demand & Satisfaction

Academic Design Implementation

·          Ensure that Exalt Academies' best-practices, research-validated educational design is fully implemented including 8 design principles.

·          Opportunity to play instrumental leadership role in helping Exalt leadership team to refine middle school design for grades 5-8, which will be rolled out at all Exalt-managed middle schools.

·          The middle school is growing into a rigorous, liberal arts program where accomplished faculty specialize within their subject-area domains while remaining centered on meeting students' needs.   

Teacher Effectiveness:

·          Provide teachers with educational leadership, including curricular planning guidance and instructional coaching.

·          Ensures that all teachers are well prepared and equipped to manage their classrooms effectively.

·          Ensures that all teachers develop and employ positive behavior techniques effectively.

·          Performs classroom observations and performance evaluations regularly.

·          Collaborates closely with Exalt team to plan and deliver weekly professional development schedule.

·          Facilitates learning at high levels throughout the school day.

Student Culture Setting & Supervision

·          Sets & develops student cultural norms and character expectations through weekly assemblies and daily leadership presence.

·          Ensures that all members of the team are working together to engage students so they can cultivate the attributes required of LRPA Graduates.

·          Coordinate staff supervision so that students are safe and healthy throughout the day including arrival and departure, classrooms, hallways, recesses, bathrooms and other transitions.

Administration & Reporting

·          Works closely with Finance Director and Office Manager to complete regulatory and compliance reporting in an accurate, timely manner.

·          Fulfill other responsibilities as assigned by Executive Director.

Why Little Rock Preparatory Academy?

·          Opportunity to change life trajectory of students from underserved homes.

·          Provide competitive pay, satisfying work conditions and upward mobility.

·          Collaborative teaching environment.

·          Teachers trained and developed by some of the most prominent, talented coaches within their respective areas of expertise.

·          Implementing a research-based, best-practices academic design.

·          Key member of a new network of public charter schools that can set the standard for public education in educationally underserved communities.

·          Organizational ethic of continuous learning and improvement.  

Qualifications:

·          Strong educational leader who sets vision, inspires others, models values & establishes the non-negotiables that lead to excellence.

·          Strong, highly productive manager who is objective, fair, consistent, well-organized, self-disciplined, capable of juggling many priorities, and experienced at managing collaborative teams.

·          Embraces accountability for achieving rigorous, explicit performance goals as a means of reaching individual & organizational excellence.

·          Polished, eloquent ambassador who can initiate and build strong relations with teachers, students, parents and community members.

·          Strong role model who can build meaningful bonds that motivate students to learn and achieve at high levels.

·          Flexible, collaborative and resilient in working with students and families.

·          Strong work ethic with capacity to multi-task, manage time efficiently, and balance a demanding workload.

·          Commitment to managing student's behavior in a positive, motivational manner that respects their dignity as human beings.

·          Undergraduate degree required with postgraduate work preferred.

·          Deep previous leadership and management experience required.

What we are.

·          "No Excuses" school with high expectations for all students.

·          Data-driven school that continuously uses data on students' behavior and achievement to improve student learning and teacher effectiveness.

·          Committed to fostering excellent relations with families.

Compensation

LRPA offers competitive compensation commensurate with position responsibilities and commitment to a longer day and year.

Application Process

Please submit:

·          Complete resume or curriculum vitae with three professional references

·          Cover Letter that demonstrates understanding of LRPA and opportunity for which candidate is applying.

Final candidates must pass a national criminal background check.

For any questions regarding this position or to submit a resume and cover letter outlining why you are a good fit for Little Rock Preparatory Academy, please email hr@lrprep.org , call us at 501-683-1855, or visit our website at www.lrprep.org .