Butler Academy Hiring for Principal / Assistant Principal Job at Hartsville, SC Full Time

At Butler Academy, or BA for short, we’re committed to building something extraordinary, and we won’t settle for anything less than the most talented, innovative, passionate, and committed educators we can find. Our goal is to engage leaders, teachers and support specialists who are committed to closing the achievement gap by making BA a dynamic learning environment where every child is genuinely embraced and uplifted.

The Dean of Academics position at Butler Academy is analogous to a Principal or Senior Assistant Principal position at most schools. The successful candidate will will serve as the Chief Academic Officer for our Lower School (grades K through 4th) and will report to our School President. Our Deans of Academic is responsible for sustaining and improving the culture of high academic excellence at Butler Academy. He or She is chiefly responsible for the implementation of our educational design; including standards, assessments, instructional guidelines, and school culture. Our Dean of Academics will lead our teachers and coaches to achieve high performance through goal setting, coaching and feedback based on school-wide academic goals, instructional priorities, and individual development goals.

Our Dean of Academics for grades K – 4 will also advise, support, celebrate, and mentor individual teachers to improve instruction through

• Evaluation of student performance data,
• Consistent weekly classroom observations and feedback, modeling, and coaching
• Ensuring vertical and horizontal alignment of curriculum
• Effective communication and promotion of high expectations, and
• Appropriately recognizing and rewarding excellence, while also effectively addressing poor performance.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Oversee all instruction, assessment, and curriculum development at the Lower School (K – 4)

2. Implement our vision for strong instruction and curriculum across grade levels that is grounded in our academic goal of at least 75% of our scholars achieving at the 75th percentile or higher by their 4th year at BA

3. Know, understand, analyze and use data to lead teachers in making instructional decisions that align with the academic vision

4. Manage a team of instructional and reading coaches and academic support specialists, to unlock their potential and drive a strong core program through the implementation of our Get Better Faster and See It, Name It, Do It coaching models

5. In partnership with our Provost and Deans of middle and upper schools, achieve both vertical and horizontal alignment of our entire program to ensure that our scholars and educators experience an integrated, aligned program that develops our scholars for success.

6. Ensure that our curriculum and pedagogical approach exemplify our BRAVE Core Values by managing revisions to create an anti-racist curricular program, overseeing the development of diverse talent on our instructional team, and inclusive engagement and effective partnerships of stakeholders on all fronts

7. Lead, facilitate and plan professional development opportunities for teachers at the beginning of and throughout the school year

8. Lead and facilitate daily and weekly observations, feedback sessions, planning meetings and weekly data meetings with teachers

9. Collaborate with the Dean of Culture and Dean of Students to foster a school-wide growth mindset of continuous learning, student support, and professional development.

10. Work closely with the President to identify and monitor annual goals and be actively involved in mid-year and end-of year review meetings

YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS ROLE IF YOU ARE:

An outstanding leader with a track record of achieving excellence with equity
The successful candidate has to have an impressive track record of results – ambitious goals set and achieved. You must have shown that you have been able to achieve excellence in curriculum / program development while being very attentive to issues of equity (ensuring that success is equally shared across different demographic groups). While we do not expect you to be an expert in all areas, you need to demonstrate baseline competence in core curriculum and an ability to learn quickly.

A “warm AND demanding” coach
Our Dean of Academics will support BA in meeting its goals by effectively managing and coaching a team of instructional coaches. As the leader overseeing all of our curriculum, you must be exceptionally strong at setting clear, ambitious goals and effectively coaching leaders and teams to achieve them. You must also be an effective listener and relationship-builder who creates trust with–and between–senior leaders and who successfully coaches leaders through adaptive challenges that may be holding back leaders or teams from fulfilling their potential.

A big picture thinker who can inspire a team and achieve system-wide change
As the leader of all our curriculum work, you must guide and inspire the team to achieve our plan. You will need to be vigilant about naming and managing the team to go after areas where we are not delivering and celebrate the areas where we are.

An equity champion and organizational culture leader
Every leader at BA is expected to set the standard for how Butler Academy models our core values and specifically what leading for racial equity looks like, especially in face of the deep levels of inequity and division that still exist in our region and state. Therefore, you are an empath who works hard to understand the experience of people of all identities at all levels of the organization, you approach issues with an explicit values-based lens, and you are a tested organizational culture leader whose background includes getting to the root of adaptive challenges and tackling equity issues manifested at the systemic level.

IDEAL EXPERIENCES AND QUALIFICATIONS

• The ideal candidate will be a results-oriented, determined, skilled leader with a strong track record of academic excellence
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience with specific experience in school leadership, curriculum development, or program leadership.
• Expertise in curriculum development, program design, and/or pedagogy
• Experience as a teacher, teacher-coach, school leader preferred
• A demonstrable commitment to pursuing equity
• A strong track record of experience and results as a trusted member of an organization’s senior leadership team
• Excellent communication and influencing skills to interact effectively with all levels of the organization and the school network
• Exceptional strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Master’s (Preferred)

Work Location: One location