Assistant Principal - Middle School

Independence Charter School West (ICS West)

Our Beliefs

• ICS West exists to equip and empower global citizens, so that our communities are united. Our students are becoming the leaders who will bring a divided world back together, and as a team, it is our responsibility to give them everything they need to do so.
• We believe that every student, with no exception, can achieve at their highest level, and our Big Goal reflects this - our students who are below grade level will make more than one year of growth every school year until they are at or above grade level in all subjects. Right now, many of our students are not at this level. Supporting them in getting there is the focus of everything we do as a team.
• We believe deeply in being an open enrollment, neighborhood public school, with the responsibility to meet the needs of every student who enrolls, with no exception. Special education students currently make up 27% of our student population.
• Finally, we believe that being a cohesive team is the way to realize our vision. Building trust with each other enables us to honor the unique perspectives that every team member brings, talk candidly about these perspectives as we commit to decisions, and hold each other accountable for the results our students deserve.

Fast Facts

• ICS West was founded in 2016.
• The school is located at 5600 Chester Avenue in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Southwest Philadelphia.
• We serve approximately 850 students in grades K-8.
• All of our students are taught Spanish starting in Kindergarten.

Your Role - As an Assistant Principal, you will:

• Serve as the Instructional Leader of your grade band, coaching and supporting Lead and Intervention Teachers.
• Collaborate with our Instructional Leadership Team to develop learning environments where every student in every classroom is working and thinking at an appropriately rigorous level, all the time.
• Work with the Instructional Leadership Team to:
• Utilize student data to evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction plans that are designed to meet the needs of all learners.
• Establish professional development opportunities for the school team that lead to increased effectiveness consistent with school goals and needs.
• Provide teachers with feedback on classroom instruction to develop teacher practice using the Danielson framework and program-specific coaching tools.
• Work with your Dean of Students and grade band team to implement effective Responsive Classroom strategies that cultivate a student-centered, social and emotional learning approach to teaching and discipline.

Salary, Schedule and Benefits

• This is a 12-month position.
• Our work day is 8:15am to 4:15pm.
• The salary range for this position depends on experience and certification.
• ICS West pays for 100% of the cost of employee and dependent health benefits, and matches 403b contributions up to 5%. We do not participate in PSERS.

Application Details

• At least four years experience teaching and leading in relevant content areas.
• Pennsylvania State Certification as required for position.
• Send your resume and a cover letter to hiring@icswest.org, and we will be in touch shortly with next steps.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Grade levels:

• Middle school

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

School type:

• Charter school
• Public school

Work Location: In person