Alliance for Catholic Education
Position: Principal 2024-25
Location: New York, New York (Schools located in Harlem and the Bronx)
Type: Full-Time
Partnership Schools is accepting applications for the role of principal for the 2024-25 school year. The ideal candidate will share an unwavering commitment to student achievement and an appreciation and respect for Catholic culture, identity, and values. The principal will build and maintain a school culture of high expectations, instructional excellence, and character development.
Successful candidates will also be supportive thought-partners in network-level curricular implementation and assessment decisions will leverage proven management practices across the network and will glean insight from our nationally-recognized partner organizations (Teach like a Champion, Amplify, Core Knowledge, Eureka, etc).
Principal Reporting Relationships:
The Principal will report directly to the Regional Superintendent of the Partnership. Reporting to the Principal will be the Pre-K to 8th-grade teaching faculty and other school-based staff.
Principal responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Facilitating the implementation of common, rigorous PreK-8th grade curricula and the Partnership instructional model to ensure that all teachers have the tools they need to help students achieve at the highest levels
Building on the rigorous traditions of urban Catholic education and focus on faith formation and development of the whole child – developing self-worth, moral character, a love of learning, and a sense of civic responsibility in all students
Creating a calm, safe, supportive, and faith-filled learning environment where students are engaged and respectful of each other and of adults in the building
Ensuring that parents become partners with the school in supporting their students
Managing the process of academic reporting and recording, including grade reports, transcripts, permanent records, progress reports, parent-teacher conferences, and academic recognition
Supporting recruitment of teachers unwavering in their commitment to student achievement and with an appreciation and respect for Catholic culture, identity, and values
Working to retain faculty and other instructional and extracurricular staff who are best aligned to the mission of the school in keeping with the collective bargaining agreement of the Federation of Catholic Teachers and the Association of Catholic Schools
Working together with the Partnership team and the school operations manager to ensure that operations are efficient and effective, accounting and budgets are accurate and up-to-date, facilities are maintained and enrollment is maximized
Working together with the Partnership team to support board and development activities
The ideal candidate will have:
A relentless work ethic and a high degree of patience to push through difficult challenges
Experience with data-driven assessments to achieve student academic goals and inform instructional decisions and interventions
Proven track record of setting classroom expectations and driving student achievement as a teacher, preferably in an urban classroom.
Demonstrated effective school leadership experience in working with students, teachers, parents, donors, and the community, preferably in a ‘gap-closing’ school
Demonstrated ability to balance collaboration (with teachers, fellow principals, and network leadership and staff) with strong leadership and to set goals and build buy-in from teachers
Knowledge of best practices and proven pedagogical techniques
Demonstrated openness to feedback, and a willingness to be reflective in order to grow as an educator and the school-wide instructional leader
Technological proficiency and adaptability
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Flexibility to multi-task, coupled with the ability to set priorities and follow through with results
Relentlessness and willingness to do whatever it takes to ensure success
Maturity, sense of humor, humility, and a “roll-up-my-sleeves” scrappy attitude
Position Requirements:
An uncompromising belief that all students can learn
At least four years of teaching experience with a track record of high achievement
A bachelor’s degree from a university is required, a master’s degree is preferred
Successful experience leading adults and managing cultural change
Must pass a background check
Compensation:
Salary Range: $90,000-150,000
This is a good faith estimate of the starting salary for this position at the time of posting
Additionally, Partnership Schools offers a benefits package and is an equal opportunity employer organization that values diversity.
Application Requirements:
To apply, please navigate to the work for us tab on the partnershipnyc.org site. The "apply for this position" button is located at the end of each job description. Please be sure to upload your resume and cover letter.
When submitting your cover letter, include answers to the following prompts:
Explain your interest in Partnership Schools.
At Partnership Schools, we have four core values we look to instill within all of our school communities –Integrity, Humility, Hard Work, and Service. Choose one of these values and discuss its importance to you.
Please note: Any applicants who do not address these two questions in their cover letter will not be considered.
About Partnership Schools
Partnership Schools is a pioneering school management organization that is shaping the next generation of urban Catholic education. Granted operational management in 2013 of six long-standing Pre-K to 8th-grade schools in the South Bronx and Harlem and a seventh school in 2019, we are committed to providing students with the academic preparation, faith, values, and skills they need to excel in school and in life.
The historic success of urban Catholic schools stems not only from a rigorous tradition of academic excellence, but also from an emphasis on developing self-worth, moral character, a love of learning, and a sense of civic responsibility—all part of our long-standing commitment to educating the whole child. Partnership Schools is unique in knitting this tradition together with lessons from high-achieving public, charter, and independent schools, in the service of our students. Today, as a School Management Organization (SMO), the Partnership is intensifying its efforts to break the cycle of poverty and close the achievement gap across our network schools.