Assistant Principal

Assistant Principal

ABOUT CHATTANOOGA PREP

Chattanooga Preparatory School is an all-boys public charter school that opened its doors to students in August 2018. Located in the Highland Park area, close to downtown Chattanooga, we are positioned to provide a unique and impactful educational opportunity for the young men in our urban communities. Our city has a boundless capacity for innovation, transformation, and economic prosperity. Unfortunately, these opportunities are not accessible for all members of our community, especially young men in urban core neighborhoods who are disproportionately impacted by poverty and educational inequity. It is our belief that students have gifts and talents that have been underserved. The families and young men of Chattanooga deserve greater opportunity and choice. Our aim is to inspire, empower, and educate the men of tomorrow in the hopes that their success will create generational change within our communities.

Chattanooga Prep is Great Place to Work Certified and designated as a Level 5 school.

Position Mission: The Assistant Principal will assist the Campus Principal in developing and implementing campuses / district programs.

OUR MISSION

To engage young men in a rigorous yet supportive learning environment that nurtures resilience, promotes academic excellence, inspires leadership, and prepares critical thinkers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assist charter principal in instructional program administration and charter level operations
• Share supervisory duties for charter professional staff with charter principal. Oversee teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, clerical personnel and others as assigned

Job Duties and Responsibilities:    Instructional Management:

• Assist charter principal in instructional program administration and charter level operations.
• Organize student activities and services.
• Assist in planning and assessing the educational programs
• Encourage planning of innovative education programs, assist teachers in implementing such efforts when appropriate
• Encourage the use of technology in the instructional process.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Campus Principal.
• Hold employee evaluation conferences based on records of performance evaluation.
• Assist principal in interviewing, selecting and orienting new charter employees.

Administration and Fiscal/Facilities Management:

• Oversee charter campus instruction and operations in principal’s absence.
• Assist in scheduling student activities by participating in the development of class schedules, teacher assignments and extracurricular activity schedules.
• Oversee student attendance records and assist the attendance clerk on truancy issues.
• Document needs of charter facilities in order to compile yearly budget with charter administrators and staff.
• Requisition supplies, textbooks and equipment; verify inventory; manage records; and confirm receipts for materials.
• Aid in safety drill practices and inspections.
• Manage support services including transportation, custodial and cafeteria. Abide by all federal and state laws that apply to charter schools, TN Dept. of Education Rules that apply to charter schools and charter policy.

Student Management:

• Provide for supervision of students during non-instructional hours.
• Help students develop positive behavior through a student discipline management system.
• Provide for uniform enforcement of school rules and oversee appropriate and reasonable student discipline.
• Hold parent/teacher conferences in regard to student and school issues.

Charter and Community Responsibilities:

• Convey the charter’s mission to the public and encourage support in accomplishing the mission.
• Illustrate understanding of charter and community needs and foster activities to meet those needs.
• Demonstrate use of productive and efficient skills to raise community and parent involvement.
• Actively participate in student recruitment efforts.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Share supervisory duties for charter professional staff with charter principal. Oversee teachers, custodians, paraprofessionals, clerical personnel and others as assigned.

Charter Atmosphere:

• Encourage a constructive, thoughtful climate for learning.
• Promote equity of students and staff from all cultural backgrounds.
• Communicate with students and staff in an effective manner.

Charter Improvement:

• Assist in organization of school improvement plan with staff, parents and community members.
• Help principal design, manage and implement information systems to manage and track progress on charter goals and academic excellence indicators.

Skills and Qualifications and Education:

• Knowledge of school law, finance, curriculum, instruction, and assessment
• Able to manage budget and personnel.
• Able to interpret policy, procedures, and data.
• Exceptional organizational, communication, public relations, and soft skills.
• Maintain control in stressful situations.
• Master’s Degree in Education, Educational Administration, or a closely related field; along with three years of applicable experience.
• Applicant must hold or be eligible to apply for one of the following TN Administrator licenses:BAL Pk-12-A (480); BAL Pk-12-B (481); PAL Pk-12 (482); PAL Pk-12 (483); ILL-B Pk-12 (442); ILL-P Pk-12 (443); or ILL-E Pk-12 (444)
• Minimum of three years documented successful classroom experience.  
• Campus administration for a minimum of 3 years. 
• Valid  Tennessee Principal Certification. Tennessee Instructional Leader  License  
• Travel may be required.
• Extended and irregular hours.

Chattanooga Prep offers competitive salary and benefits, offers small size classrooms and a relaxed environment with comfortable working hours.  Competitive retirement plans through Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, including a hybrid 401k and pension plan.  In 2018, TCRS was ranked in the top four best-funded State Pension plans by the Pew Charitable Trust