• Results: Must show initiative and a history of high student achievement while as a teacher and/or school leader; • Experience: Minimum 4-years of experience in a chronically marginalized environment; • Leadership: Can build an effective team, foster collegial collaboration and manage conflict; • Entrepreneurial: Be a dynamic out-of-the-box thinker with a passion for excellence; • School: Strong background with K-8 students and programs; • Professional: Works in a professional and courteous manner with high moral standards: • Curriculum/Instruction: Has a strong understanding of English acquisition models (dual immersion preferred), integrates lessons across content areas and utilizes project-based learning experiences; planning and detail oriented and is a strong instructional leader; • Communication: Exceptional writing and speaking skills (Spanish-speaking preferred); • Innovative: Strong desire to help shape an innovative, non-traditional school model; • Life-long Learner: Regularly seeks opportunities to learn and improve skills and abilities; • Diverse: Ability to work with ethnically diverse and limited English proficient pupils; and • Education: Meets the requirements of “No Child Left Behind” as a “Highly Qualified Teacher” and, at minimum, a Master’s Degree or Administrative Service Credential. Email items below to drivera@epiphanyed.org (school website is epiphanyprep.org). • Cover letter • Resume (include experiences aligned with the job description, reasons for leaving former employers/schools, a description of time unaccounted for and details of how you have increased student achievement in your classroom and/or school) • Five references (for each include names, titles, companies/schools, phones and extensions, emails, length you have known the references and how you know the reference such as “former employer”, “supervisor”, etc.), and • Writing sample (2 pages on your educational and leadership philosophies and learner goals).

Epiphany Prep Charter School (“Epiphany Prep”) seeks to hire an exceptional academic leader (“Principal”) to begin as early as July 2015. Epiphany Prep operates a K-8 high performing values-based charter school in San Diego for socio-economically disadvantaged children. It seeks to open its second charter school in 2016 in the Escondido Union School District. The Principal shall spend a year working under our accomplished Principal in a Principal-In-Training type of position with the probability of becoming the Principal at one of Epiphany Prep’s charter schools. The Principal shall sustain a safe, highly effective and well-organized educational environment that welcomes a close working relationship with all school-wide constituencies (i.e., parents/guardians, students, faculty/staff, administrators, partners and governance team members). In alignment with Epiphany Prep’s mission, goals, and standards, the Principal’s general functions are to assist the faculty in accomplishing the academic goals and demonstrating exceptional leadership in coordinating and monitoring the outcomes and day-to-day programmatic functions of the school. TIMELINE: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, anticipated start date in July. OUTCOMES: The major outcomes of this position include: • Team: Influence the founding leadership team of an inner-city college prep school; • Vision: Become well versed in establishing, developing and leading a high performing charter school; and • Design: Integrate the best practices of nationally successful programs into a sustainable inner-city model. WORKS WITH: This Principal-In-Training shall report to Epiphany Prep’s current and accomplished Principal during the 2015-2016 school year and s/he will work closely with the faculty/staff, students, parents/guardians, partners and governance team members.