Assistant Principal

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve.

As an Assistant Principal at Rocketship Public Schools, you will be charged with driving academic achievement for students and building a rigorous college preparatory school culture. You will work closely with the Principal to lead and implement the instructional vision with a group of educators. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing Effective Educators: Foster a rigorous and college preparatory culture of excellence in every classroom, coach teams to build subject area expertise, and engage in cycles of data-driven instruction and assessments.
• Teaching: Assistant Principals will at times be required to step in and teach to either model for teachers, provide assistance to teachers or the school community, or to more deeply internalize the school model.
• Student and Parent Partnership: Rocketship Assistant Principals succeed in partnership with all students and families through frequent communication, building trusting relationships, and embracing the knowledge parents have as their child's first teacher.
• Rocketship Professional Culture: Exhibit a high level of honest and humble self-reflection, create a healthy, high-achieving, urgent environment where staff and students feel challenged and also fully supported and valued.

The ideal candidate will have:

• 3+ years of experience teaching in an urban city classroom and realizing significant gains.
• Deep knowledge of elementary instruction and planning skills.
• Strong leadership skills and personal drive.
• Relentless pursuit of high expectations.
• Result-oriented and data-driven.
• Ability to inspire, motivate and develop others.
• Adaptable and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to engage and empower parents and families.
• Experience in building and maintaining outstanding school culture.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strategic planning and project management experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

We offer a salary range of $80,750 - $98,750 per year, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off.