# 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

Are you ready to help build the next chapter of educational excellence? At Zeta, we pursue an unprecedented combination of high academic achievement and social-emotional development for our students.

We are searching for an Assistant Principal who is an exceptional instructional and people leader, with a proven track record of driving strong student outcomes, developing excellent teachers, and leading with the care and conviction needed to help every student thrive as a whole person.

**The role at a glance**

- Role: Assistant Principal

- Start date: July 2027 or sooner

- Location: Bronx, Upper Manhattan, or Queens

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

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

**Who you are**

- A Bachelor’s degree

- A minimum of 1 year of experience in the Assistant Principal role, 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 instruction and what it takes to achieve excellence in every classroom

- Experience using student work, assessment data, and classroom observations to identify gaps, coach instructional teams to adjust instruction, and drive 90%+ of students to grade level mastery 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, in partnership with your Principal

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

**What you’ll be doing**

- 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 instructional excellence, ensuring strong content knowledge, purposeful planning, and high-quality implementation across classrooms.

- Lead academic outcomes using a data-driven, results-oriented approach, monitoring progress across grade levels and content areas to ensure all students meet ambitious goals.

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

- Analyze academic, cultural, and behavioral data across teaching 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.

**How does Zeta invest in you?**

- 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

- Books and resources for professional development

## Skills

### Required
- instructional leadership
- data analysis
- team development
- problem-solving
- communication

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