Principal

A principal at the Met is the keeper of the vision, leading a Met School of 140-160 students and 16-20 staff. The school works with each student, one kid at a time. Principals are committed to Big Picture Learning philosophy and vision and equity for all students and are willing and able to fight for it. Met principals influence school culture by building a mission and vision with all stakeholders (students, staff, parents and community members), monitoring progress on the mission and leading change to maximize student learning. Position Overview: The Principal is responsible as the instructional leader and school manager and assumes all responsibilities for the functioning of the building with a focus on the following responsibilities: Maximize student learning Maintaining student safety Nurture and implement the vision and mission of the Met at the building level Oversee instructional improvement, staff development, curriculum design, development and implementation of site-based decision-making plans, crisis intervention, and complex discipline and school safety issues Specifically focusing staff around the strategic improvement areas including: Real World Learning Internships, Literacy, and Quantitative Reasoning (math), Empirical Reasoning, personalization of student work, and in-depth projects at the center of learning Management and evaluation of staff of advisors, learning specialists, SPED, Social Worker, and Post Met Access Counselor, and other roles Building relationships, experiences, and solutions directly with students. Communicating with and leveraging the power of families Running building-wide PD (staff meetings, one on one meetings, etc.) Participating in weekly whole-school Leadership Team meetings Develop collaborative efforts between the school and community, and engage the community to build greater ownership for the work of the school; Representing the school to the public/community Encourage and develop parent/guardian involvement/partnerships; and deal effectively with the community Manage school budget Collaborate well with whole school and district level staff Utilize resources from the network as needed Other duties as assigned by the School Leadership Director The Met is the original innovative, groundbreaking school founded by the non-profit Big Picture Learning in 1996 whose program has since been replicated in 27 US States and 9 countries around the world. The Met has a student-teacher ratio of 17:1, high standards, and strong family engagement. Now finishing our 30th year, the Met has expanded to a network of six small high schools throughout the state of Rhode Island. The Met empowers its students to take charge of their learning, become responsible citizens and life-long learners. Met milestones include internships, individual learning plans, advisories and a breakthrough college transition program. Equal Opportunity Employer: The Met encourages applications from candidates who reflect the increasing diversity present in our community and student body, and who will enhance and promote engagement with others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.