# Middle School Assistant Principal (2027-2028)

**Company**: Zeta
**Location**: New York City, NY
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $105,000 - $122,000
**Category**: Education
**Industry**: Education

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## Description

## Job Overview

We are seeking a Middle School Assistant Principal to join our team at Zeta, a network of schools across the Bronx, Upper Manhattan, and Queens.

## The Role at a Glance

- Role: Assistant Principal of Middle School (Humanities or STEM concentration)

- Start date: Early July 2027

- Location: Bronx or Upper Manhattan

- Work model: Fully on-site in New York City

- Salary range: $105,000 - $122,000 starting salary

- Reports to: Principal

## Responsibilities

As a Middle School Assistant Principal, you will:

- Build a joyful, safe, and intellectually rigorous school culture that unites leaders, teachers, staff, students, and families around a shared vision of excellence.

- Foster authentic and trusting relationships with staff, students, and families, creating a strong foundation for collaboration, belonging, and student success.

- Uphold and model the highest standards of Humanities instructional excellence, ensuring deep content knowledge, purposeful planning, and high-quality implementation across English and History classrooms.

- Lead academic outcomes using a data-driven, results-oriented approach, monitoring progress, diagnosing gaps, and adjusting strategy across grade levels and content areas to drive 90%+ of students to grade-level mastery by year-end.

- Coach, develop, and inspire English and History teaching teams to deliver exceptional instruction, strong social-emotional learning, and effective classroom culture and management.

- Analyze academic, cultural, and behavioral data across Humanities teams, identifying trends and executing strategic action plans that leverage school leaders, teachers, and families to accelerate student growth.

- Model a culture of problem-solving, ownership, and unwavering commitment to student achievement, setting the tone for excellence within the school leadership team.

- Contribute as a key member of the school's leadership team, shaping systems, routines, and structures that drive high-quality execution and long-term success.

## Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- A Bachelor's degree

- A minimum of 1 year of experience as an Assistant Principal, leading instructional teams and using data to drive excellent student outcomes

- A minimum of 2 years of classroom teaching experience

- A deep understanding of effective Middle School Humanities or STEM instruction

- Experience using student work, assessment data, and classroom observations to identify gaps, coach instructional teams to adjust instruction, and drive strong student academic outcomes by end-of-year

- A proven ability to develop people, build high-performing teams, and inspire others toward ambitious goals

- Strong judgment and the ability to navigate complex challenges with clarity, urgency, and solutions-oriented thinking

- High expectations for yourself and others, paired with deep ownership of your team's growth and students' success

## Benefits

At Zeta, we offer:

- Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, and vision plans

- Flexible spending accounts for eligible medical purchases and commuter expenses

- 403(b) retirement plan; Zeta offers matching contributions toward your savings

- Competitive compensation

- Relocation support to help eligible candidates make the move to New York City

- Monthly stipend for wellness and lifestyle expenses

- Four live therapy sessions per month through Talkspace and a free Headspace subscription

- MacBook Air and specified monthly reimbursement for use of a mobile phone

- Fully stocked team spaces with snacks and quality coffee

- Zeta swag, team outings, and some of NYC's finest sweet treats

## Our Culture

At Zeta, we are passionate about our mission of providing world-class education to all students. We bring a mindset of growth, flexibility, and openness to feedback. We are hungry and determined to not only meet our goals, but surpass them. We are humble, willing to put the team's needs ahead of our own, and committed to contributing to a collaborative work environment. We have a high bar for excellence and sweat over the details.

## Skills

### Required
- Instructional Leadership
- Data-Driven Instruction
- Team Development
- Classroom Management
- Student Assessment

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