Our Mission and Core Beliefs:
STRIVE Prep believes in success for every student. Through a demanding education of high standards, structure, and accountability, we prepare students for educational success from kindergarten through college. In support of our students, we are passionately committed to three Core Beliefs: every child deserves a demanding, standards-based education; accountable community develops character; and great teachers are essential for academic excellence.
Our Students and Results:
• STRIVE Prep is a growing network of nine schools (one elementary, six middle, and two high schools) serving 3,000 students in three regions across the Denver metro area.
• Approximately 98 percent of STRIVE Prep students identify as students of color, 92% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, 39% are English Language Learners and 11% receive Special Education services.
• STRIVE Prep has a track record of academic achievement. A STRIVE Prep school led all Denver Public School middle schools in academic growth for seven consecutive years from our opening in 2006 until 2013.
• STRIVE Prep led all DPS schools at any level in academic growth in 2011 and 2013
• We believe in equity. Therefore, admission is open to all students in the communities we serve; academic proficiency, socioeconomic status, and prior performance are not considered for enrollment.
About STRIVE Prep-Federal:
• Federal was the first STRIVE Prep campus to serve the Denver community, opening in 2006 with an inaugural class of sixth graders.
• Next year, Federal will integrate a Common Core schedule on all grade levels to include 100 minutes of math a reading per day for all scholars.
• Instructional culture at Federal includes a robust data-driven teaching model and instructional coaching on a weekly basis.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Establish systems and routines in order to create a safe, purposeful, and welcoming school environment.
• Ensure that students are safe and maximize learning time by upholding school-wide behavioral expectations and supporting larger student discipline issues.
• Regularly observe, coach, and develop teachers.
• Collaborate with school leader to design and implement excellent professional development.
• Consistently and effectively model revolutionary instruction and management strategies.
• Provide daily leadership during community gatherings that set the tone for academic program.
• Serve as a key member of the campus-based Instructional Leadership Team.
• Collaborate with the other assistant principals and the Director of School-based Operations to execute a school-wide incentive system for students.
• Meet regularly with Grade Level Lead/Chair(s) to further develop his or her capacity to lead the team.
• Assist with student recruitment.
• Lead standardized test administration for the school.
• Communicate regularly and often with families to both solicit input and share student social and academic progress, while empowering teachers to do the same.
Our Aspiring Assistant Principals:
• Have demonstrated proven leadership skills in an urban setting with an emphasis on data-driven instruction and demonstrable gains in student achievement.
• Have significant experience teaching in an urban setting (required).
• Hold at least a bachelor’s degree (required), and preferably an advanced degree.
• Speak Spanish or have experience working with bilingual students (highly preferred).
• Are dedicated to educational success for first generation college-bound urban students of color.
• Are fired up about social justice, eager to empower our scholars, and committed to being change-makers.
• Are committed to constant growth and reflection through regular coaching and professional development.
• Bring enthusiasm, professionalism, and positivity to their students and our adult community.
• Assume the best in others and are willing to have courageous conversations in order to do what is best for students.
• Are hard-working and view challenges as opportunities for improvement.
• Have high expectations of themselves and others, and a willingness to hold themselves and others to those expectations.
• Are effective at communicating and building relationships with students, teachers, and families through consistent partnership and communication.
What we offer our Administrators:
• Competitive compensation package.
• Annual performance-based raises.
• Participation on the Colorado PERA retirement program including a PERA 401k contribution option.
• Funding of 100% of individual medical benefits and a wide range of insurance plans.
This position will begin July 2015
STRIVE Prep is an equal opportunity employer.
To apply, visit our website at www.striveprep.org/careers
Questions? Contact Emily Ganyo at eganyo@striveprep.org