Job Functions and Responsibilities Administrative Support • Demonstrate commitment to GCA’s unique curriculum and cultural diversity • Model and support implementation of GCA’s vision and goals • Support the Head of School in identifying and developing emerging leaders through goal setting, coaching, and feedback • Support the Head of School’s vision and take an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of GCA. • With guidance from the Head of School, lead the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that he/she coaches and ensure alignment with school-wide goals. • Recommend to the Head of School what school-wide professional development will be the highest leverage in improving student results • Collaborate with the Head of School on hiring diverse, highly-effective teachers and charter school staff • Contribute to school-wide planning and prioritize time to accomplish goals, provide input into the strategic planning of GCA, and identify areas of ownership for self and direct reports. • Support the Golden Charter Academy in driving academic and social-emotional learning outcomes for students as a key member of the charter school’s leadership team • Act as the first Leadership Team contact for student intervention and parent engagement • Manage parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips) • Ensure that GCA is prepared for emergencies by conducting all drills and training staff on emergency plans Instructional Program Support • Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students’ knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery • Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy • Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action • Coach teachers to determine how data aligns to end-of-year goals; break-out data to analyze how different student groups are performing; determine what data indicates about areas of student mastery and growth; and identify specific instructional actions and adjustments to fill students’ knowledge and skill gaps within an appropriate timeline • Develop teachers to provide rigorous and high-quality instruction, and support the Head of School in planning and implementing enabling academic strategies and systems to lead data-driven instruction • Provide high-quality instructional coaching with frequent and scheduled teacher observations, actionable and bite-sized feedback, and accountability for adjustment in practice • Support teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline • Build own and direct reports’ instructional knowledge of standards, content, and methods • Ability to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies • Oversee the securing of engaging, actionable, adult- learning workshops; and hold staff accountable for the implementation of workshop practices • Demonstrate student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages School Culture • Expected to lead both instruction and school culture, while developing the skills of the charter school's emerging leaders • Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to learn at a high level • Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honor and support a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives • Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders • Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes • Model strong staff and student culture, and manage school-wide character development and behavior management systems • Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data • Help plan and host on-campus and off-campus school events, including student field trips Other Information The school will add an additional grade every year thereafter until it is a TK/K-8th school. The 203-day work year for the Principal will commence on July 1, 2021, and go through June 30, 2022. Additional compensated workdays will be required in the Spring and Summer of 2021 in preparation for the opening of the charter school in August 2021. STRS Benefits