Administrator/Superintendent for a unique charter school at Chrysalis Charter School

About the Employer

Chrysalis is a free public charter school sponsored by the Shasta County Board of Education serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade. There is no tuition or discrimination. Our school is intentionally small so that we might really and truly know each and every student and help their individual light shine brightly. We study science as a core subject, use the outdoors as our classroom on Fridays, go camping twice a year as a community, and much, much more. Many are attracted to our school for other reasons such as our emphasis on deep, conceptual understanding or because of the kindness of our community.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Length of Work Year: 210 days Who We Are: Chrysalis is organized as a teachers’ co-op that runs the school. We work together in a distributed leadership model to achieve our mission of “encouraging the light within to shine brighter.” More information about the role of administrators in teacher-powered schools can be found at http://bit.ly/49SGwHO Chrysalis is a K-8 school of approximately 230 students, 15 full-time teachers, and 20 additional staff members. The school has been in existence for more than 29 years. A significant focus of the school is immersing the children in science and nature. Children spend almost 10% of the school week exploring the larger world beyond the classroom like rafting down the Sacramento River and taking two camping trips a year. We also pride ourselves on the kind, supportive, close-knit community we cultivate. What You Bring: We are looking for an amazing person who is inspired by our mission, will become an integral part of our community, and is enthusiastic about outdoor education. A successful candidate must be able to build relationships, multi-task with interruptions, remain calm under pressure, write and speak with diplomacy and precision, lean into difficult conversations, cultivate a thriving team spirit grounded in a growth mindset, possess exemplary organizational abilities, and seek out solutions to problems. Teaching experience in K-8 is a heavily valued plus to empathize with teachers and successfully connect with students. In the administrator role you will support teachers in continually growing as educators and as a team. Building and maintaining a positive, thriving school culture with staff and students including enforcing our behavior expectations and discipline policies is a significant part of this job. Our administrator will excel in embracing our collaborative leadership model and supporting our teacher autonomies.

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