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Title: Assistant Principal of Culture

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Location: Chicago, IL

Reports To: Principal

How to Apply: https://platform.teachermatch.org/jobsboard.do?districtId=569404168

Position Overview

The Assistant Principal of Culture will supervise and work with the Dean of Culture to collect and manage the culture ‘metrics’ of the school that include components of academics, social-emotional well-being, and behavior. Collect information to inform students and parents of the culture pieces that are being met or not met. The Assistant Principal of Culture will discuss data with instructional and advisory teams to promote, support, celebrate, and improve any and all culture components. The Assistant Principal of Culture will work collaboratively with parents and students as well as the advisors and teachers to bring resolution to situations where policies/protocols have been breached. The Assistant Principal of Culture will report to the Principal on a weekly basis to highlight gathered data, gain approval for proposed solutions/resolutions to data/issues, and evaluate the effectiveness of systems/protocols put in place.

Core Responsibilities

School Culture and Climate

- Enforce the vision of school culture and climate as set by teachers and advisors.

- Provide strategies for continuing the articulation of the schools’ culture and climate to staff and students.

- Develop interventions for students, in tandem with parents, counselors, special education teachers, and advisors, who do not adhere to the school’s vision for culture.

- Enforce school policies after teacher’s discipline measures have been exhausted.

- Promote attitudes, behaviors, and skills for improved learning.

- Encourage parental involvement in the pursuit of student achievement and a positive school culture.

- Work collaboratively with counseling team, advisors, and Assistant Principal to plan individual school and/or system-wide programs to promote a positive and caring school culture for students and teachers.

- Assist in the orientation of new students, parents, and faculty.

- Evaluate school-wide events that focus on student development, school culture, parent/community involvement, etc.

Academic Culture

- Implement a process for keeping track of students credits, recovery courses, and programming them for next courses to ensure 100% on track status for all students at all times.

- Track the graduation requirements for students.

- Develop communication systems for advisors in terms of communicating on track needs to students and parents.

- Organize, monitor, and interpret data obtained from surveys, inventories, and other measurement tools to help counselors, Assistant Principal, teachers and school director make effective student development-related educational decisions.

- Evaluate students’ academic performance, behavior, social and emotional development, and physical health.

Student Discipline/Behavior Management

- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of existing behavior management strategies and programs; make recommendations for improvement, as necessary to Principal.

- Work with Principal and Dean of Culture to provide data to train and support teachers in areas such as classroom management, behavior prevention programs, teacher-parent communication, etc.; present to faculty as determined by Principal.

- Serve as administrative point person in cases of severe discipline and communicate directly to Principal.

- Act in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, statutes, and/or policies that relate to students and families, and consult with school personnel to ensure compliance in those areas.

School Leadership

- Be a visible leader of the school by supporting the Principal in providing communication to parents/caregivers, students, staff, community members, and, when necessary and appropriate, at school events.

- Provide oversight of the standards, policy, and protocols set forth in the Acero Schools Student Handbook to ensure that they are maintained by students, families, and teachers and, when necessary and appropriate, support the Principal in overseeing this implementation.

- Provide oversight of the standards, policy, and protocols set forth in the Acero Employee Manual to ensure that they are maintained by staff, and when necessary and appropriate, support the Principal in overseeing this implementation.

Qualifications

- Education: Bachelor’s Degree (required), Master’s Degree in social work, counseling, or school administration (preferred)

- Minimum three years’ experience in counseling/administrative school experience (preferred)

- Documented history of personal and professional success

- Experience working with adolescents and/or families, particularly in traditionally under-served schools and communities (preferred)

- Illinois Professional Educator’s License (preferred)

- Active Illinois Type 73, Type 75, or equivalent (strongly preferred)

- Must hold permanent residency in the United States (required)

Physical Demands

The nature of the work requires an ability to operate standard business office equipment, and the ability to communicate and exchange information, collect, compile and prepare work documents, set-up and maintain work files. Physical demands include the ability to stand, bend, reach high and low, stoop, and walk around the classroom 60% of the day. In addition, candidates must be able to lift and/or push and pull 15 to 20lbs. for short periods of time, and walk up and down stairs several times a day.

Working Conditions

Majority of work is performed in a general office environment. Position requires availability for extended hours plus non-traditional hours required to perform job duties. Also requires participation and attendance at organization-sponsored events and meetings.

NOTE: The foregoing list of essential duties and responsibilities is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class.The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

Acero Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals. Acero Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.

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