What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Skill Boost Principal position at Cambridge Public Schools?
Description of Service Opportunity:
The CPS Summer Skills Boost program is a four week focused summer program that provides high-impact tutoring for current 6-7 grade students with demonstrated academic needs in math and literacy.
The program will operate from 8:30-10:30am on Mondays -Thursdays at The Putnam Avenue School from July 6 to July 30. Students will be cohorted by home school (CSUS, DVUS, RAUC, PAUS) and matched with school-based educators. Students will have a choice of accessing tutoring in-person or via Google Meet. The student teacher ratio will be 1:5.
Specific duties include:
May–June
-Attend logistics and collaborative planning meetings;
-Participate in the recruiting and hiring process for program staff;
-Support school-based student recruitment efforts;
-Collaborate with department and program staff to develop program-specific themes that integrate with the district provided ELA curriculum and grade level focus standards for ELA and Math;
-Manage a program budget for supplies and enrichment activities, including field trips; and
-Participate in planning for pre-program professional development for summer teaching staff
June
-Oversee and manage daily program operations;
-Serve as a liaison for families and teachers in the program;
-Provide teacher support as needed;
-Maintain communication with the Executive Director of Academics and Program Manager
-Maintain student attendance data and student pick up logs;
-Maintain the safety of program participants;
-Provide substitute coverage when a staff member is absent;
-Disseminate communications to families regarding program guidelines, policies and expectations
-Coordinate with team members to plan one parent event; and
-Other related duties assigned by the Executive Director of Academics
Program logistics
Dates:
May 1–June 30, 2026 (program preparation)
July 1–August 1, 2026 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Principal work day, July)
Minimum Requirements:
CPS Skill Boost principal must have a strong commitment to the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of the Cambridge Public Schools. Minimum of five years experience in teacher or leadership roles. Previous school leadership experience strongly preferred. Massachusetts DESE licensure in Elementary 1-6 , Moderate Disabilities preK-8 and/or Administrative License required. Current CPS administrator strongly preferred.
Length of Contract:
May 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026
Contract Amount:
Not exceed $6000.00
Please note that your hourly rate is dependent upon your collective bargaining agreement or individual hourly rate. If you are a non-exempt employee and have worked more than 40 hours a week, you will be paid time and a half for any hours worked over 40 hours