Assistant Principal of Instruction in Residence - IDEA Permian Basin Region (25-26)

Role Mission: As an Assistant Principal of Instruction – In Residence, you will engage in an immersive leadership development experience designed to prepare you for the role of Assistant Principal of Instruction. In this role, you will work closely with experienced APIs, actively learning from their practice while contributing to instructional leadership on campus. You will build your expertise in instructional coaching, data-driven instruction, teacher development, and school-wide academic strategy. Through hands-on experience and mentorship, you’ll deepen your leadership acumen and grow into a confident, effective instructional leader. The API-IR will build and maintain relationships with students, families, and staff in service to ensure 100% of students go to and through college.

This position is grant-funded with Permian Strategic Partner funds. This is a grant-funded position and funding may be extended. A grant-funded position has no guarantee of ongoing and indefinite employment. All duties and responsibilities tied to this position are allowable and allocable to the grant. The employee will work solely (100%) on allowable activities outlined in the grant program.

Location: This is a full-time (remote/on-site) position and preference will be given to candidates who live in Texas, or who are willing to relocate.

Travel Expectations:

• Travel to IDEA training events (required)
• Travel within the region throughout the year as necessary

What We Offer

Compensation: 

Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $78,996 and $92,030, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.

Other Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:

• Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to​ 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What You Bring -- Competencies

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (required); Master’s degree in education or related content field (preferred)
• Experience: 2+ years of teaching (required); Teaching in public schools (preferred)
• Experience: Leading other adults (teacher leader, content leader, etc.) (preferred)
• Experience with curriculum used in Texas Schools (Bluebonnet Math, Eureka Math, Wit and Wisdom, Amplify, etc.) (preferred)

Physical Requirements:

• Bending, standing, lifting, walking, sitting

Knowledge and Skills:

• Make Strategic Decisions
  • This individual can coach others in decision-making and is involved in complex decision-making in line with their responsibilities. They use feedback and data to inform their decisions and with support, they consider the broader impact of their choices on those they work with.
• Manage Work and Teams
  • This individual is responsible for managing their own work as well as supporting others. They focus on delegation, performance management, and coaching to help others achieve their work goals and develop professionally.
• Grow Self and Others
  • This individual takes an active role in their own development as well as the development of others. They use coaching techniques to help others identify growth opportunities, set development goals, and achieve their potential, all while continuing their own personal development journey.
• Build a Culture of Trust
  • This individual offers empathy and active listening to build deeper one-on-one relationships in their direct work with others. They are capable of coaching others and emphasizing importance of psychological safety in their interactions.
• Communicate Deliberately
  • This individual can express ideas clearly and listen actively. They have developing skills in empathetic listening and responsive speaking, with ability to tailor messages for individual direct reports or peers with the aim to build stronger, more effective relationships.
• Additional Skills
  • Ability to lead, motivate and develop a diverse group of individuals
  • Strong computer literacy that includes an understanding of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Teams, etc.)
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Strong oral and written communication skills

What You’ll Do -- Accountabilities

Responsibilities:

• Coach and Develop Teachers: You will build and maintain strong schoolwide systems to ensure all teachers internalize their content, deliver high quality first instruction, and analyze data in order to implement strategic adjustments and interventions that achieve measurable results.
• Execute Data Systems: You will execute and maintain systems that allow for school-wide data collection, analysis, and action in order to make strategic data-driven decisions.
• Manage Student Culture and Discipline: You will ensure all teachers are proficient in building positive student relationships, creating effective classroom routines and procedures, reinforcing positive behaviors, and responding consistently and effectively to misbehaviors. You will coach and train teachers to master these skills.
• Execute Special Program Point People Responsibilities
• Support Operational Systems: You will maintain strong systems for school operations to ensure your campus is safe, welcoming, and efficiently run.
• Plan and Lead School Wide Systems: You will maintain strong schoolwide systems such as tutoring, school-wide initiatives and activities, and as assigned.
• Maintain Compliance: You will complete all required annual compliance training and ensure your direct reports do the same. You will maintain systems to ensure that direct reports and the campus as a whole remain in compliance with all applicable laws and policies.
• Additional duties and responsibilities may include:
  • Anti-Bulling
  • Recruiting and launching Campuses
  • Cash Handling
  • CPR Requirements
  • Student Dress Code Enforcement
  • FERPA and Information Security
  • Field Lesson Compliance
  • Required Tutoring records HB 1416
  • Student Searches
  • Title IX

We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics: 

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college  
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them 
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly 
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes 
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change 
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization 
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes 
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students 

Supervisory Responsibilities (if applicable):

• Directly manages a portfolio of teachers
• May manage another lead team member

About IDEA Public Schools 

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.   

IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.    

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.

Staff Culture and Belonging

At IDEA the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members.  Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here!

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