Founding Principal

Job Description

Job Description

The Opportunity : As a Founding School Principal with Phalen Leadership Academies, this position requires an entrepreneurial spirit and a commitment to building our school from the ground up. The West Virginia Founding Principal will play a key role in all the elements involved in a new school launch for the 26-27 School Year and hold primary responsibility for the strategic implementation and management of all aspects of our school performance and operations.

The Details :   Very Competitive Starting Base Salary

Essential Job Tasks

• Responsible for working within the community to attain budgeted scholar enrollment and to maintain 90% of enrolled scholars throughout the school year
• Implement and oversee the daily execution of PLAs Academic Model
• Responsible for staffing your building with high quality educators that align with PLA’s passion and commitment to the success of our scholars
• Support the school instructional staff in utilizing data-driven strategies to analyze student performance and guide instructional adjustments and required interventions
• Responsible for coaching your team and retaining a minimum of 90% of your effective and highly effective educators year after year
• Develop and implement a strong positive campus culture that includes operational systems that support student success and a culture that supports the academic, emotional, cultural, and overall well-being of our scholars, staff, and families ensuring holistic support
• Other duties as assigned

Experience and Education Requirements :

The Network :

PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model.  In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage) , and a workforce development program (Skilled US) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities, and expanded income opportunities.

Compensation and benefits :

PLA School Leaders receive a base salary that is competitively aligned to the market. In addition to a base salary, PLA School Leaders receive :

PLA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

Please read carefully.

Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is an equal opportunity employer. PLA does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

By completing this application you understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for PLA to hire me. If hired, I understand that either PLA or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of PLA has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

You attest by applying to this position that you have given PLA true and complete information on this application. No requested information has been concealed. I authorize PLA to contact references provided for employment reference checks. If any information I have provided is untrue, or if I have concealed material information, I understand that this will constitute cause for the denial of employment or immediate dismissal.

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