Assistant Principal of Middle School Humanities - Camden

Here's what you should know:The primary responsibility of the Middle School AP of Humanities is to drive and own instructional outcomes for students in humanities courses (ELA and social studies). We expect our APs to focus >75% of their time on instructional leadership. APs are the backbone for a specific content area or grade level and see themselves as the key decision-maker and leader for a subset of the student population. Our APs coach a portfolio of teachers, empowering our highest-performing teachers to continue to excel at their craft and coaching all teammates to achieve excellent outcomes for our students. APs will wear other hats at the school as well, including performing key supporting functions for student and staff culture. Finally, we expect our APs to perform their role through an equity lens, with an eye toward outcomes for traditionally underrepresented students and staff members.Here’s what you’ll be doing:Serve as a key member of the school’s leadership teamActively engages with the entire team to problem solve and operationalize whole school management decisionsPromotes focused alignment between their teams and the priorities of both the school and the regionMonitor, analyze, interpret and share instructional data and ensure that the entire leadership team problem solves for gaps in instructional dataCo-own the vision for instructional culture, alongside the school leader and parallel APs of InstructionInstructional LeadershipStrong Content Knowledge: knows essential content, rigor of standards, and highly effective teaching strategies well enough to establish and maintain a standard and coach it; is able to readily adapt to leverage resources across less-known or more nuanced subject areasDevelops the capacity of teachers in achieving results through  observations, walkthroughs, real time coaching, and data analysis through O3s focused on student data and coaching towards goalsCollaborates with Achievement Directors and other Teaching & Learning TEAMmates to monitor achievement data and IP and inform the instructional leadership development of teachersAudits, analyzes, and progress monitors data weekly to inform strategic decisions and prioritiesDesigns and leads high quality professional development such that it results in improved teacher effectivenessEnsures there’s an effective testing environment, investment, and procedures for testingStudent CultureConsistently reinforces high expectations for all students all the timeActively develops school culture where students find joy in learning and where students are joyful and engagedCreates a culture in which teachers build strong and lasting relationships with students, especially the most challenging studentsBuilds an inclusive student environment, ensuring that all student voices are heard and incorporatedSpeaks to violations of culture and holds staff accountable to values / professional infractions with interactions with kidsStaff CultureCelebrates and shows appreciation regularly for teammatesActively develops school culture where teachers find joy in teaching and student learningConsistently models and reinforces high expectations for all staff all the timeDevelops clearly articulated systems for how the staff culture will function (e.g., coaching, department meetings, etc.)Community EngagementEngages families and community stakeholders proactively and productively as partners in school goals. Works with families who have concerns and helps address them.Creates a culture and expectation that teachers reach out to parents and enlist their proactive support in their child’s long-term successTalent ManagementEnsures each direct report has a high quality performance management process including regular observations, assignment of microgoals, and thoughtful, written evaluationsIdentifies top performing teachers at regular points throughout the school year and works strategically to retain themManages struggling performers through goal setting and increased support. Manages out low performers when necessaryDevelops teacher leaders, where applicable