Crossroads Charter Schools is looking for highly effective, highly qualified and highly motivated individuals to join our organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in urban education and be committed to our four core values: High Expectations, Authentic Learning, Creative Culture, and Educational Equity.

Crossroads Charter Schools organization is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other factor prohibited by law.

Job Description: Assistant Principal

Direct Supervisor: Principal, or designee

School Summary:At Crossroads Charter Schools, we…

• Understand the significant difference between equity and equality. Every student deserves to receive what he/she needs to succeed (equity), not that every student receives the same amount of resources, instruction, attention, etc. (equality).
• Develop school environments where all students are actively and meaningfully engaged in rigorous instruction and authentic learning tasks.
• Interrupt the “school to prison pipeline” – policies and practices that are directly and indirectly pushing the most at-risk students out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
• Engage families as partners in meaningful ways.
• Build the capacity of diverse teams that are more reflective of our students.
• Nurture an open, collaborative, and trusting environment because the work is enormous, deeply personal, emotional and often difficult. 
• Engage in on-going job-embedded professional development through co-teaching and co-planning

Position Summary:

The primary responsibilities are to work closely with and support the educational and programmatic leader, the Principal, by coaching staff, managing instructional and behavioral programs, and monitoring student achievement. The Assistant Principal helps the Principal set the curriculum and establish expectations for instruction, assessments and school culture. The Assistant Principal is a hardworking, goal-oriented and enthusiastic professional with excellent subject knowledge and a sound understanding of the Missouri Learning Standards and Common Core State Standards.

Position Responsibilities:

• Assist the principal in driving student learning and engagement 
• Help ensures that the learning environment is dynamic and conducive to high-level learning. 
• Assist staff in the data team process, the creation of common formative assessments, the ongoing review, and refinement of curriculum and learning objectives and the implementation of the response to intervention (RTI) strategies.
• Provide instructional coaching to staff, track staff progress, and celebrate successes.
• Help designs and conduct professional development.
• Supervise and evaluate assigned school personnel for the purpose of monitoring performance, providing for professional growth and achieving overall school goals.
• Chairs and participates in meetings as assigned for the purpose of coordinating activities and ensuring that outcomes achieve school, district and/or state objectives.
• Facilitate communication between personnel, students and/or parents for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems and/or resolving conflicts
• Provide assistance with student discipline and helps management discipline systems.
• Assist in communicating and meeting with students, parents, volunteers, and others to foster strong community relationships.
• Represent the school within community forums for the purpose of maintaining ongoing community support for educational goals and/or assisting with issues related to the school environment.
• Serve as Acting Principal in the absence of the principal.
• Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times and comply with school policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor.
• All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established as part of the annual performance planning process or as the result of organizational planning.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Master’s or Education Specialist in school administration and valid Missouri License required
• Minimum 3 years of experience in administration preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a classroom teacher preferred
• Demonstrated success in the areas of school leadership, urban education, real world learning, curriculum development, instructional support, professional development, data teams, formative assessments, Love & Logic, and BIST.
• Knowledge of co-teaching and project-based learning
• Desire to continue professional development
• Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules.
• An ability and enthusiasm for promoting the school and its mission to a broad and diverse group of people.
• Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students and teachers in the school environment and community.
• Must pass an extensive background checks.

All applicants must apply on Crossroads' website: http://www.crossroadsschoolskc.org/careers

Key Working Relationships in Addition to Supervisor:

Teachers, Students, Parents, Volunteers, Office Staff, Support Staff, Assistant Principals, Principals, District Leadership Team, Central Office Team

Expected Salary - One of your application questions will ask you to indicate your expected salary. To respond to the question, please review the 2024-25 12-Month Academic Compensation Philosophy to indicate your expected salary.

Both federal and state law requires all public school personnel to submit to and pass a criminal background check prior to employment by the school. Crossroads Charter Schools is required by law to exclude from employment any person who has pleaded to or been found guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of the State of Missouri, any other State of the United States or any other country, whether or not a sentence is or was imposed.

Please be advised that Crossroads Charter Schools does not seek information related to the conviction of crimes unrelated to those described in this question. Your conviction of a crime not otherwise listed above is not an automatic disqualification from employment consideration. The school will consider the nature of the offense and the relationship between the offense and the position for which you are applying.