Principal or Vice Principal Principal – D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Job Description
An Opportunity to be the Leader of the #1 High School in Colorado
D’Evelyn’s well-defined educational and management philosophies have helped the school achieve number one status in Colorado on exams including the ACT, SAT and PSAT for 17 years, as well as a 0% college remediation rate. If you are our chosen candidate, you could be the leader of this accomplished 7-12 program!
D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School is seeking a principal with a passion for the liberal arts and the classics, a strong academic background, as well as experience with high-achieving schools and students. D’Evelyn is a public option school that was founded by parents in 1994 as a college preparatory, accredited liberal arts secondary school for grades 7-12. The school maintains rigorous academic graduation requirements, daily class meetings for all courses and textbook-based instruction. A content-rich, demanding curriculum with sequential continuity requires every student to master a core sequence of English, history, science, mathematics, and foreign language, taught at or above grade level. D’Evelyn students achieve excellence in many interscholastic sports, extracurricular opportunities and the arts. D’Evelyn has a closed campus and operates within a written behavior code endorsed by every parent and student.
The principal is a member of, works closely with, and is accountable to the Steering Committee, which governs the school. The committee is composed of the principal, five parents, and two teachers, who are elected from the D’Evelyn community. The Steering Committee interprets and protects the school philosophy as defined by the Founding Document, as was agreed to in contract by the Jeffco Public Schools Board of Education. Pursuant to the D’Evelyn Difference, D’Evelyn requires a strong educational leader able to implement the educational philosophy and inspire staff and students to unrelenting excellence in academics, character, and extracurricular endeavors. The principal must be an advocate for the D’Evelyn liberal arts program to parents, students, staff, and the wider community, as well as possess a willingness to hold self and others accountable for results.
In addition, applicants must be highly skilled in collaborative and strategic decision making, relationship building, conflict management, problem solving, resource allocation, prioritization, data analysis, digital literacy, and group facilitation, as well as writing and speaking. Applicants should also have the ability to understand and apply written policies, contractual provisions and Colorado school laws. Applicants must also show the ability to connect with and build community among staff, junior and senior high school students and their parents.
Start date: July 2018
Position is a 225 day work year
Salary range: $98,000 – $133,566
To be eligible to apply:
- Candidates should have an active Colorado Principal License issued (or be eligible to hold one). If you have specific questions about this, contact David Bell, Director of Employment Services, Jeffco Public Schools, 303/982-6850.
- Candidates must have two (2) years of successful school leadership experience as a principal or an assistant principal to be considered. Three plus years are preferred.
- Experience in a Liberal Arts (or similar) educational environment a plus.
- Candidates must submit a complete application package to include:
- Cover letter explaining the candidate’s interest in the position
- Current Resume
- Names and phone numbers of 3 current references. One should be an immediate supervisor. No calls will be made to current supervisors without applicant’s knowledge and only after initial screening process has been successfully completed.
- One page statement of applicant’s educational philosophy (separate from the cover letter), incorporating reflection on and experience with education that is grounded in the liberal arts using teacher-directed and textbook-based whole-group instruction.
- Transcripts covering the applicant’s entire post-secondary education.
