Job Description

Assistant Principal Fellow: Elementary Focused K-4

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Description

Position Summary:

FirstLine Schools is currently seeking Assistant Principal Fellow candidates at one of our (Pre)K-8 schools. The ideal candidate is a passionate, dedicated leader who can manage the learning, growth, and achievement of students with significant teaching and leadership experience.

Position starts in January 2026

Position Responsibilities:

The Assistant Principal will be responsible for ensuring the success of the school, as demonstrated by high academic achievement and a strong school culture by working with the School Principal, School Director, School Leadership Team, and Network Leaders to provide leadership in the following areas:

Strategic Leadership

Develops and communicates the school's vision and goals, setting strategies to achieve goals, regularly reviewing progress, and adapting as needed Provides strategic leadership in school culture, behavior systems, and subject areas as needed

Cultural Leadership

Ensures all faculty, students, and parents are aligned with the school's vision and values Provides a calm and orderly environment for teaching and learning Nurtures a culture that is aspirational and motivational Provides cultural leadership in the specific domains of working with and managing the performance of the Dean of Scholars/Assistant Dean of Scholars in the areas of Positive Behavior Systems, Cultural Rituals and School-wide Discipline Systems

Instructional Leadership

Ensures high achievement through a rigorous curriculum aligned to state and Common Core standards, systematic use of formative assessment data, continually improving instruction, and layers of learning support Provides instructional leadership in the specific subject areas as required

Performance Management and Development

Ensures clarity of job design for staff Provides high quality professional development Manages the performance of teachers and staff Is responsible for Talent Management in several specific domains as required

Team Leadership

Motivates and inspires action, commitment and initiative while managing continual change and improvement Builds a culture of trust where productive conflict can thrive Delegates as appropriate to better achieve school goals and develop others Provides team leadership in several specific domains as required

Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience:

Bachelor's degree required Preferred, but not required: MA, MBA or Med Demonstrated record of success raising test scores in an open-admissions urban school At least three years' experience as a lead teacher in an open-admissions urban school Leadership experience with significant areas of responsibility, preferably in a high-performing urban public school
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Requirements

Desired Qualities & Characteristics:

Believe in every student's ability to achieve in a rigorous college or career prep curriculum Achieve results based on agreed-upon expectations Take personal responsibility Highly detail-oriented Collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders Share a commitment to creating great schools in New Orleans Strong written and verbal communication skills Model the FirstLine Commitments
We Keep Learning

We Work Together

We are Helpful

We are the SafeKeepers of our Community

We Share Joy

We Show Results

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit, walk, stand, talk, and hear. Light lifting of equipment may be required (up to 20 lbs.)

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL reports to:

School Principal




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