Elementary Principal

Overview:

Empower Community School influences change in our community by forging collaboration between a diverse group of scholars, educators, families, and partners to educate the next generation of community leaders and advocates. Our personalized approach to learning supports the academic, social, and emotional development of each scholar and prepares them to excel in every endeavor with the courage and ability to advocate for themselves and the community.

Empower unapologetically believes:

Every student can learn and grow in rigorous academic settings with the appropriate support.
Schools are a place for equitable collaboration between educators, scholars, families, and the broader community.
Empathy, interpersonal skills, and social-emotional development are the foundation of a positive culture.
Technology can be an educational equalizer when used for personalized learning, content creation, and community connections.

We are seeking motivated, entrepreneurial individuals to join our founding team. Empower Community School Team members must be dedicated to the mission of the school, including our goal to support the academic, social, and emotional development of students. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, innovative educators with a passion for student, adult, and community development.

Reports To: Executive Director

Supervises: Instructional Staff, including Teachers and Instructional Aides

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership in the ongoing development, improvement, and evaluation of curriculum, instruction, and student data management;
Responsible for coaching teachers on instructional delivery and methods;
Assist Executive Director in developing staff development programming;
Responsible for managing student data systems;
Assist in administration of scheduling and standardized assessments;
Assist Executive Director in the development of school created assessments;
Serve as liaison to parents and facilitate parent education and involvement, including reinforcing the need for parents to support the school’s policies and practices for student discipline, dress code, homework, and events;
Assist in making formal reports to the board of trustees and charter entity on student academic performance.

Qualifications:

Graduate degree in Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction or other related field;
A valid Alabama Professional Educator Certificate in the field of School Administration/Educational Leadership or ability to obtain one;
Minimum 3 years of successful teaching and/or leadership experience, including documented instances of student academic, social, and emotional success;
Demonstrated organizational skills;
Demonstrated ability in data management and presentation;
Exhibited leadership in working with professional staff, students, and the community;
Agreement with the academic goals and philosophy of the Empower Community School;
Commitment to accountability, including a rigorous student testing regime;
Demonstrated success in encouraging parental involvement.

Additional Information:

As part of the application process at Empower Community School we ask all candidates to take several brief assessments after the submission of a resume or completion of an online application. For the first assessment, you will click on this LINK. Please enter your contact information. Upon completion of the first assessment, you will receive a link for the second assessment at the provided email address. The link will come from noreply@predictiveindex.com.

In the first assessment,

There are no right or wrong answers
The assessment takes about 5 minutes to complete
You should take on a laptop or desktop
Make sure that you are in Google Chrome with a stable internet connection

Once you complete the first assessment, you will immediately receive a link to the 2nd assessment. Unlike the prior assessment, this is a timed test. Please consider the following

There are 50 questions
You will have 12 minutes to complete
Questions will include three types of questions: numerical, verbal, and spatial-reasoning
Please complete the assessment on a laptop or desktop
Make sure that you are in Google Chrome with a stable internet connection
Ensure that you are in a quiet place where you will not be distracted or disturbed
Be in a competitive state of mind.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Empower Schools of Alabama considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, marital status, veteran or military status, the presence of a medical condition, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Non-Discrimination Statement

In its efforts to promote nondiscrimination and as required by law, Empower Schools of Alabama does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, disability, age, or any other basis prohibited by law, in providing education services, activities, and programs.