[YEP-DC] Chavez Schools: Vacancy Announcement - Vice Principal, Instruction

Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy 
Position Description:  Vice Principal, High School 
  
As a key member of the campus' senior leadership team, the Vice Principal primarily focuses on curriculum and instruction, yet has an integral role in every aspect of the school's overall academic and cultural programming.  He/She understands the
requirement and importance of being present and having a presence with scholars, teachers, staff, and families in this highly visible role. 
  
Key Accountability Areas 
Instructional Effectiveness and Optimal Learning Environment 

• Consistently observes teacher practice; provides substantive, strategy-laden feedback, encourages reflection and models excellence 
• Partners with content leads and Home Office curriculum team to support teachers' deep understanding and effective execution of curriculum
• Plans and implements strategies to address hindrances to learning including attendance concerns and behavior issues
• Manages instructional efficacy; analyzes relevant data, implements action plans/interventions and monitors them
• Manages academic support programming; analyzes relevant data, implements action plans/interventions and monitors them
• Identifies and manages portfolio of struggling teachers, recommending and facilitating interventions to support improvement
• Ensures classroom management systems are executed with fidelity
• Supports teachers in developing and implementing targeted interventions

 
High Quality Adult Learning Community 

• Prepares and executes data-driven engaging professional development sessions
• Partners with relevant school community members to ensure effective programming for new teacher orientation, data days, performance improvement network sessions, etc.
• Participates in grade level and content specific meetings
• Facilitates Instructional Support Program (ISP) for Instructional Lead Team

 
Mission-Aligned School Culture 

• Works with Human Resources to analyze teacher and student survey data and craft a goal-based plan to address issues
• Partners with relevant Chavez community members to ensure policies and practices reflect positive achievement-oriented school culture
• Works to create and sustain programming for teachers, staff and students that rewards consistent progress and achievement

  Family Engagement 

• Addresses family concerns timely and appropriately
• Solicit family buy-in for school-wide behavior systems
• Communicates regularly with families to ensure a supportive home-school relationship and to reinforce expectations for student behavior
• Works to ensure strong PTA function and consistent family engagement
• Primary point of contact for complex and/or escalated parent discussions of individual scholar performance

  Administrative Functions 

• Manages college counseling, registrar, data & intervention, and ELL functions
• Manages instructional Lead Teachers
• Serve as key member of campus' hiring team

  Key Requisites 

• Minimum of 2 years as an effective teacher leader/instructional coach in an urban school community as demonstrated by teacher achievement and growth data
• Minimum of 3 years' demonstrated success as an effective classroom teacher in an urban school community as evidenced by scholar achievement, scholar growth and evaluation data
• Substantive experience with data and intervention programming
• Substantive leadership development coursework
• Solid understanding of the developmental and social nuances of children in grades 9-12
• Bachelor's degree; Master's degree in Education Administration or related coursework preferred
  
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Terri L. Smyth-Riding
Director, Human Resources
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools
202.547.3975 ext. 19 (office)
410.733.2756 (mobile)

"...Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students..."  - Cesar Chavez

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