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Role Mission: An Assistant Principal of School Culture manages and provides oversight to Student Discipline, Behavior Intervention & Supports, and Character Development at IDEA Cincinnati. The Assistant Principal of School Culture, in collaboration with the Executive Principal and school leadership team, ensures there is a cohesive approach to school culture, build the capacity of teachers, and actively creates systems and routines that bring joy. The Assistant Principal of School Culture will manage the campus’ Dean of Students to ensure that each student is appropriately supported so that they can make progress towards their individual goals in and out of the classroom. The Assistant Principal of School Culture will also ensure there is fidelity and adherence to the district’s rules, policies, and procedures found in the Student Code of Conduct.
What We Offer
Compensation:
Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $67,000 and $81,000 commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.
Other Benefits:
We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:
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Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
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Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
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Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.
Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and an employer-matched contribution to state pension system. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.
What You Bring -- Competencies
Qualifications:
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Education: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
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Experience: 2+ years of teaching experience required; school leadership experience strongly preferred
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Commitment to after school duties, responsibilities, and a daily work schedule of 9:00am – 5:30pm
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Expertise in the following highly preferred:
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Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
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Crisis Prevention and Management
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Restorative Justice Practices
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Character Development
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Crew by EL Education
What You’ll Do -- Accountabilities
Student Culture
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Collaborate with the Executive Principal to formulate, implement, and oversee comprehensive school-wide culture and behavior management plans. Plans will include defining routines and expectations for both students and staff within and beyond the classroom.
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Provide visionary leadership to all members of the school community, including staff and students, in establishing a positive, structured, and achievement-oriented environment that utilizes PBIS, Expeditionary Learning and other evidence-based practices.
- Track and analyze student discipline data to identify areas requiring school-wide support and intervention.
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Establish transparent rewards and consequences that align with the IDEA Way and reflect the degree to which individual students and student cohorts meet conduct expectations.
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Utilize discipline data to design and facilitate monthly professional development sessions, offering support to teacher teams in addressing challenges and improving their instructional practices.
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Foster inclusive environments that celebrate and accommodate diverse backgrounds and perspectives
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Maintain a high level of visibility during school hours to ensure a positive and welcoming school climate.
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Exemplify IDEA's core values and set a benchmark for professional conduct.
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Develop a plan to ensure that all adults contribute to supervising public spaces, guaranteeing a safe, orderly, and respectful environment.
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Assist teachers in devising and executing classroom-based, developmentally appropriate interventions for individual students and groups.
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Offer targeted interventions for students with personal and social development needs that hinder positive behavioral outcomes.
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Create and monitor social probation and other student contracts as a means to gauge and enhance student success.
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Collaborate with the the Student Support Team (SST) to ensure that students receive the necessary behavioral and academic interventions.
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Collaborate with School Counselor, Social Worker, and Campus Leadership to support student persistence meetings and action items related to withdrawals and persistence data.
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Establish effective communication channels with parents and families to keep them informed of student progress, behavioral and academic concerns.
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Cultivate a healthy and high-achieving environment where staff members feel intellectually challenged, supported, and appreciated.
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Engage families in understanding grade-level expectations, setting student goals, and providing tailored support to their child(ren).
Staff Culture
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Build and support a staff culture of accountability that leads to a positive school culture
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Create, maintain, and monitor school-wide behavior systems, ensuring all staff are faithfully implementing school-wide behavior systems
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Support teachers and teacher leaders with decision-making and implementation of positive behavioral interventions and systems
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Attend school and regional level mechanisms and provide feedback to stakeholders on both meeting structure and meeting impact.
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Coach and manage all teachers on implementation of appropriate responses to behavior
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Function as a part of the School Leadership Team for both Academy and College Prep
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Attend all leadership team operating mechanisms like Daily Huddle, Lead Team Tactical, Lead Team Step Back, etc.
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Report directly to the Executive Principal
Community Culture
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Develop and implement consistent communication with parents/families to both celebrate and address student behaviors.
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Support home visits to address Chronic Absenteeism needs.
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Proactively partners with families to ensure communication is timely (response to parents within 48 hours) and that all communication barriers are eliminated
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Create and deliver a Parent Weekly Newsletter for families, if desired by campus leaders
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Leverage other staff and leadership to contribute to newsletter
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Manage student attendance matrix and collaborate with team members to address attendance concerns with families/parents
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Serve as a liaison with law enforcement agencies, social services, and other relevant organizations.
Primary Functional Goals:
- Student Discipline
- Student Persistence
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Average Daily Attendance
- Family Engagement
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All students are on-track to graduate
We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics:
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Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
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Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
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Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
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Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
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Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
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Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
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Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
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We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students
About IDEA Public Schools
At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.
IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.
When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
Staff Culture and Belonging
At IDEA the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members. Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here!
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