RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategically plans academic programming

• Provides leadership and direction to teachers for the instructional program, commensurate with the requirements of the Indiana Department of Education, the Board of School Commissioners, and the educational needs of the students.
• Develops and manages performance of the teachers, instituting accountability systems to ensure that school goals are met and exceeded.
• Develops and leads processes for assessing the needs of the instructional program, planning, implementing and evaluating short and long-term academic goals.
• Serves as the instructional leader for the school.
• Supervises the processes for recruitment, selection, initial training, ongoing professional development, and evaluation of teachers and staff.

Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignment

Work with School Leader to develop, maintain, and use information systems to maintain record to track progress on campus performance objectives and academic excellence indicators.

Oversees and develops culture and discipline plan

• Develops and leads implementation of school culture plans
• Develops and enforces student discipline code of conduct
• Implements the building safety plan and ensure building is supervised at all times students are present

Ability to make decisions based on what is best for students.

Ensure that students are adequately supervised during non-instructional periods.

Help to develop a student discipline management system that results in positive student behavior and supports learning.

Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable

QUALIFICATIONS

Professional Experience

Master’s degree preferred.

Ability to build consensus and relationships among managers, partners, and employees.

Excellent communication skills.

Experience in urban education, preferably Indianapolis

Experience fostering the academic, social, and emotional well-being of students

Demonstrated ability to utilize both qualitative and quantitative data to inform decision making

Experience working with diverse populations of students and families

Effective oral and written communication with diverse stakeholders

Mindsets

Embodies the mission, vision and values of Thrival Indy Academy

Embraces and applies feedback regulalary.

Committed, in belief and action, to equity and diversity, with a strong social justice and culturally responsive youth development mindsets

Committed, in belief and action, to the Thrival Indy Academy educational model (i.e. global education; immersive, real world learning; project-based learning; experiential learning)

Understands that all students are talented and capable of high level academic achievement and non-cognitive growth given the appropriate supports and resources

Embraces ambiguity with enthusiasm and is excited by the opportunity to assist in leading the (re)launch of an innovative school; perseveres in the face of setbacks and challenges

Empathetic, thoughtful, respectful, and responsive to both the Indy community and to the international community

A responsive and adaptive team player; unbound by formal titles and willing to roll up sleeves to ensure student, teacher, and staff needs are met, particularly during the overseas portion of the year