School Leader for K-8 (DCS)
Detroit Community Schools is hiring a School Leader for K-8. Position is immediate!
We are hiring an experienced and motivated School Principal to help lead our district forward. The academy is a tuition-free, Pre-K to 12th-grade academy located in Detroit that offers highly qualified teachers, free transportation, one-to-one student technology, an expansive athletic program, and a rigorous curriculum that is both standards-based and culturally responsive.
Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision plans; 401K plan available. Life, ADD, STD, and LTD are 100% paid by the employer!
Responsibilities:
The strong desire and commitment to achieve outstanding results in a short amount of time
The ability to create and execute clear, logical plans
The skill to foster collective responsibility by mobilizing structure, strategies, practices, and the use of resources for the ongoing evaluation and improvement of instruction
The motivation and drive necessary to ensure that instructional-specific conversations are taking place throughout the district through practices intentionally designed to focus conversations and efforts on improving the growth and achievement of every student
The drive to prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines, and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary change
The ability to motivate others
The ability to exert his/her influence for results
The ability to develop trust and rapport with stakeholders
The adeptness to ensure a strong connection between district systems, building-level routines, and classroom instructional practices;
The ability to hold others accountable and practice reciprocal accountability including creating capacity for individual success
The motivation and drive necessary to ensure that instructional-specific conversations are taking place throughout the district designed to focus district conversations and partnering efforts on improving the instruction of every teacher
The fortitude to stay visibly focused and self-assured despite the barrage of personal and professional attacks common during rapid systemic reconfiguration
The courage to achieve results by taking healthy calculated risks and thinking outside the box
The aptitude to sustain an effective system of shared leadership and responsibility throughout the district
The willingness and commitment to collaborate with others including the authorizer, MDE, ISD/RESA, and the Educational Serve Provider (Management Company)
The competence to collect and analyze appropriate data sources to inform decisions;
The skill to challenge all aspects of the district’s status quo to determine their alignment with the Success/Turnaround Plan
The capacity to rigorously create and sustain a well-orchestrated system of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction attentive to students’ specific academic needs
The skill to use student-specific data to inform instructional practices
The talent to build a professional environment of mutual respect
The capacity to foster problem-solving in others
The commitment to allocating higher percentages of funds towards the direct instruction of students and job-embedded, teacher-specific professional development (classroom-based coaching)
The will to maintain his/her drive for results by demonstrating persistence.
The ability to monitor and plan ahead
The ability to create and execute clear logical plans
Minimum Qualifications:
● Master's degree in administration, supervision, curriculum, or related areas.
● Meet the State school administrator’s certification or continuing education requirement.
● Three years of successful teaching experience or related experience with students.
● Demonstrate advanced organizational and communication skills with students, parents, and staff.
Demonstrate successful school turnaround competency and experience
● Possess a positive work history.
● Possess a solutions-oriented and innovative attitude.
● Able to manage multiple, complex projects at one time.
● Demonstrated success with meeting school enrollment targets.