Foundation Academies Promise: To Equip all scholars to Excel in learning and Empower them to Lead purpose-filled lives. 

Purpose: Foundation Academies exists to close the opportunity gap for youth in our community of Trenton, NJ.. Dismantling systemic injustice requires a strong team of highly talented people who have the skills, capacity and passion our scholars need and families seek.  The Vice Principal equips our teachers and leaders  to excel as classroom superheroes who empower our scholars to reach their potential. As a leader in our learning community, you will  ensure each of our teachers delivers on Our Promise to scholars. . 

What is in it for you: You will gain a sense of purpose and pride knowing you are ensuring opportunity for scholars society overlooks due to the color of their skin and/or their zip code. You also will join a community that values wellness and receive a competitive salary, comprehensive medical benefits and much more, learn more here!

Reports to: School Principal 

Responsible: (Tasks you are responsible for. Tasks are subject to change) 

Serve as an active member of the school leadership team

Assist the Principal in the overall administration and management of the school.Collaborate with the Principal to develop and implement school policies and procedures.Supervise and evaluate teaching and non-teaching staff.

  • Actively participate and engage in regular leadership team meetings, walkthroughs, and monthly leadership development training.
  • Implement and enforce safety protocols and emergency procedures.
  • Work closely with the Director of Culture and Community to ensure consistent execution of the FA Culture Handbook at excellence and ensure character development among staff and scholars, and a positive school culture.

Parent and Community Engagement:

Be a liaison between families and teachers to effectively build relationships in support of scholars.Foster positive relationships with parents, involving them in their child's education.Ensure attendance at parent-teacher conferences and school events at 85%.Support the planning and execution of school events, such as assemblies and ceremonies.Encourage scholar leadership and involvement in school activities.

Ensuring achievement of scholar performance goals:

Directly manage Team Leads and teachers in ensuring school-wide goals Conduct teacher evaluations and collaborate with deans to  offer actionable feedback that moves practice professional development opportunities for staff.Collaborates with the Deans, Directors and teaching staff to ensure execution of the instructional model fidelity. Monitor and evaluate curriculum effectiveness.Collaborates with Deans, Directors and teaching staff  in the selection of instructional materials.

  • Be an expert teacher. Co-teach and model outstanding instruction for teachers.
  • Facilitate excellent, practice-changing professional development in response to scholar and teacher data, grounded in school/network goals and priorities.
  • Observe classrooms daily to determine trends, collaborating with deans to quickly remediate gaps and maximize strengths.

Demonstrate exceptional leadership skills:  

  • Demonstrate the ability to be self-aware in stressful situations and model exceptional self-management skills.
  • Lead with accountability, empathy, emotional intelligence and empowerment. Lead by example.
  • Engage in Courageous conversations when there is a breach in our high performance culture.
  • Collaborate with the entire school leadership team  to norm on practices, learn from each other, and improve scholar achievement.
  • Consistently model FA core values; be a visible and highly engaged leader in the school community. 

Accountable: (What you are accountable for does not change, You are the decider on pivots within the system to meet the following goals)

  • Effective coaching and development of teachers, leading to 85% proficiency and a 30% increase proficiency overall  in scholar achievement results, outperforming city and state metrics in ELA and Math on NJSLA.
  • Partnering with teachers to establish and maintain high standards of team performance by holding them to our bar for excellence where they maintain a score of proficient or above on our evaluation system by ensuring teachers are clear on their level of performance and steps to improve. providing actionable feedback, ongoing development and resources to continuously improve thus retaining 90% of  teachers.
  • Ensure execution of a high-performance culture plan grounded in the FA Culture Handbook that creates and maintains an school-wide culture of structure and pride (i.e. implementation of incentive systems, club and enrichment activities, clear schoolwide expectations). Thus achieving:
    • 95% scholar attendance rate
    • 80% or more of all behaviors are Tier 1 
    • Suspension rate <5%.

Consulted: (You should be deeply knowledgeable about the following. As a result, your input will be considered when overlapping decisions are made due to your expertise and brilliant perspective)

  • Curriculum implementation and unit plan development
  • School and Staff culture 
  • Staff and scholar experience resulting in 90%+ teacher retention and positive staff experience based on staff surveys.
  • Special Services programming: Special Education and ENL performance and modifications

Informed: (Ensure you are up-to-date on how these systems influence the items you are accountable for)

  • Performance Management and Evaluation System for Teacher and Leader Development
  • All things Scholar and Staff Culture: PBIS, Culture and Climate, Attendance 

Educational Background and Work Experience: 

  • Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree and Principal CE or eligibility required within the first two months of employment.
  • At least 5 years of exceptional teaching experience with a record of high scholar achievement.
  • At least 2 years of successful experience leading and managing adults. 

Salary: 97,500-110,000

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