Principal or Vice Principal Co-Principal (Academics) – Middle School
Job Description
Harlem Village Academies
Harlem Village Academies is a K-12 charter network committed to the ideals of progressive education. Based in Harlem, HVA is also the demonstration site for the Progressive Education Institute.
The Opportunity
Join an incredible community of educators who are passionate about progressive pedagogy while embracing a sense of urgency, a strong work ethic, and accountability for student learning. We select individuals who share our vision and are willing to put in the hard work to achieve it.
Responsibilities
Aligned with HVA’s progressive vision, directly manage and support teachers and instructional coaches to produce outstanding instruction and student achievement results across all content areas
- Develop teachers through professional learning with a focus on planning, modeling, and in-class coaching – and follow-up with urgency to ensure teachers are effectively implementing what they have learned (e.g., follow-up observations same or next day)
- Use student achievement data and student work to drive instructional improvement and decisions and to help teachers achieve learning goals
- Lead the teacher performance management process including direct and clear ongoing feedback and development
Lead and continually improve the effective implementation of school systems and structures related to:
- Curriculum and instruction
- Professional learning
- Informal daily assessment, including learning targets, as well as regular interim assessments
- Authentic presentations of learning based on criteria for quality student work
- State test preparation
- Communicating student progress to parents and ensuring parents are informed and involved
- Effective data-driven tutoring to ensure students keep pace daily (rather than catching up)
- Collaborate with and supervise the Special Education Coordinator to ensure all students are receiving the appropriate services and making appropriate progress toward learning goals
- Collaborate with and supervise the reading remediation specialist to ensure all applicable students are receiving reading remediation and achieving 1.5-2 years growth each year
- Support the leadership team to ensure effective implementation of logistics necessary for running a well-functioning school, such as scheduling, test administration, and other details
Qualifications
- Extensive experience teaching and leading in an urban setting with a track record of results (minimally 6 years teaching and 4 years leading experience preferred)
- Exceptional teaching abilities – engaging, sophisticated, effective, and progressive
- Well-versed in the most important aspects of progressive pedagogy and/or experience in a K-8 suburban, selective, or private progressive school
- Experience analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to inform instructional decisions
- Demonstrated experience leading highly effective professional learning for teachers around instructional best practices
- Exceptional results leading others and managing a team to achieve ambitious goals
- Demonstrated success creating and managing systems and work product
- Incredibly high excellence bar and ownership over results
- A team player with a strong work ethic and consistent follow-through
- Ability to build lasting and meaningful relationships with team members, students, and families
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
