Interim Assistant Principal

Description

We are looking for an interim Assistant Principal for Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy starting January 2026 to July 2026.

About Aspire :

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998in an effort to transform the inequitable racial social and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughAspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college career and life. At Aspire we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge skills and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day our community of students families teachers and staff comes together to learn work and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being) Culture of Belonging Community Partnership Agency & Self-Determination and Joy.

Job Summary

Assist the Site Principal in managing all the functions of an individual school site for academic and extended school year including education program school culture office operations budget community relations personnel and facilities in accordance with Aspire standards.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Provide Instructional Leadership for the school site including

Maintain school-wide focus on high standards of student achievement

Maintain curriculum standards and liaise with content leads to design and implement curriculum

Model Aspire instructional guidelines

Manage process for analyzing data to increase student achievement including students with special needs and related compliance and collaboration with SPED and Student Services colleagues

Design and lead high quality professional development to increase instructional capacity of staff

Support and coaching of new and veteran teachers toward growth including supporting new Teachers through Induction

Assist in managing human resources including

Attract and select top performers

Coach evaluate and provide professional development opportunities

Develop collaborative team culture

Adhere to company policy and state / federal employment laws

Consult with Human Resources as appropriate including for all performance management related concerns

Assist in managing all resources at school site and / or manage specified grant or categorical funds including

Set and maintain a balanced budget

Adhere to restrictions and reporting requirements of funds

Plan for future needs

Adhere to company policy and protocols for sound fiscal management

Represent the school site in building an effective school community including

Design and lead high quality professional development that develops and supports healthy school culture including SEL learning

Communicate with parents to better serve students

Garner support from community groups and leaders

Develop positive relationships with sponsoring district and neighborhood schools

Lead and collaborate with Behavior Response and Wellness teams from a trauma-informed and Restorative Justice lens in alignment with compliance protocol and in partnership with Student Services including : 504 plan compliance; Student Support Discipline Deescalation supervision of students as needed and management of any outside partnerships as applicable

Assist in managing daily operations facilities safety and administrative processes

Address issues and problems that arise in a principle-centered creative thoughtful and constructive way

Serve as administrative lead when Principal attends off-site meetings providing supervision for staff

Provide leadership and support for extracurricular and partnership programs as applicable especially at the Secondary level

Collaborate with Principal to support Master Scheduling

Lead projects as discussed with principal including

Long-term strategic planning process improvement cycle of inquiry-driven instructional improvements operational improvement charter renewal and oversight accreditation or any other projects required at the school site

Work in collaboration with School Site Leadership and Home Office to achieve site and organizational goals

Additional :

Demonstrate knowledge of and support the Aspire Public Schools mission vision value statements including antiracism policies and procedures operating instructions confidentiality standards and the code of ethical behavior

Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

Competencies :

Demonstrated commitment to students and learning

Experience with instructional leadership including demonstrated knowledge of curriculum instruction assessment and developing teachers

Excellent communication presentation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively and interact effectively with different audiences

Excellent organization time management and follow-up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently; ability to work as a team

Entrepreneurial passion

Minimum educational level :

Bachelors Degree required;

Masters or Ph.D. in Education preferred

Certifications and / or Licensure :

Administrative Credential preferred

NCLB Highly Qualified preferred

1. Experience required :

3 years working with urban students as a full-time teacher preferred

7 years teaching and administrative experience

2. Physical requirements :

Stand walk or bend over kneel crouch reach overhead grasp push and pull. Move lift and / or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height

Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation simple grasping and power grasping)

Demonstrate normal depth perception

Sitting walking or standing for extended periods of time

Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard operate standard office equipment and use a telephone

See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids

Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides

3. Work authorization requirements :

Clear the Department of Justice background screening

Authorized to work in the United States

Provide health (TB) clearance (most update every four years)

Compensation :

Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammates well-being! In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools we offer employees exceptional benefits including paid time off 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans life insurance / long-term disability participation in a CA state retirement plan tuition reimbursement plan and adoption assistance program. Our salary schedule based on years of experience for this position type is reflected here :

Aspire Public Schools Assistant Principal Salary Scale

Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender religion age sexual orientation national or ethnic origin disability marital status veteran status or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities women disabled persons and veterans.

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Key Skills

Experience Working With Students,Teacher Coaching,Algebra,Classroom Experience,Data Collection,Education Administration,Special Education,Teaching,Administrative Experience,Budgeting,Cordova,Leadership Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1