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*Middle School Principal - Starting August 1, 2024*
_*This is an invitation to all equity-driven middle school leaders who believe in the potential of all students and who want to continue building a school founded upon Equity, Purpose, Integrity and Collaboration.
School leadership matters.
The Pinnacles Prep middle school principal plays a critical role in our scholar’s growth and achievement by creating a positive school culture, building systems to support that culture, and leading the ongoing learning of scholars, adults, and the organization as a whole.
*_ *2024-25 School Year * Salary: 100,000 to $120,000\* See notes on salary in the Compensation section.
*WHO WE ARE* *Pinnacles Prep believes that ALL students, regardless of background, deserve a meaningful education in a culture where every student matters.
* We are deeply committed to our mission of cultivating curious, confident, and self-directed students that lead and succeed in college, career, and their communities; with the vision of our graduates becoming the leaders who drive our Valley’s future forward--making it a thriving economic, scientific, and artistic hub for the 21st century.
Our school is grounded in the following essential characteristics, which shape the Pinnacles Prep experience for our faculty, students, and families.
Our school is small by design.
We know every student by name, story, strength, and need.
All students meet with their mentor daily, and we communicate with their parents weekly.
*We have high expectations: Our EPIC core values guide us: * * *Equity* | creates a school culture that celebrates equity and inclusion for all * *Purpose* | leads to resilience which builds agency and empowerment * *Integrity* | leads to loving accountability and a strong community where everyone belongs * *Collaboration* | leads to change we want to see in our school, community, and world *We are intentionally diverse*: Pinnacles Prep’s students, staff and board is intentionally diverse.
We come from different backgrounds and experiences in order to be reflective of the collective diversity of our student body and community.
Our staff validates and reflects the multiple identities, intersectionalities and experiences of our students.
Since our founding in 2021, Pinnacles Prep has proven to be an important part of the educational landscape in Wenatchee, Washington.
Our most at-risk scholars who have been with us since 6th grade, have outperformed their peers in our valley in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Pinnacles Prep currently serves scholars in grades 6-9 and will expand to 10th grade in the fall of 2024, and 1 grade per year thereafter until grade 12.
*WHO ARE YOU?* You are passionate about teaching and learning- your teachers’, your scholars’, your colleagues’ and yours.
You have a track record leading scholars to academic excellence and of supporting teachers to do the same.
You not only believe that every young person deserves an incredible academic experience, but ensuring that scholars’ diverse needs are met socially and emotionally also compels you.
You are willing to challenge yourself, your teachers, your colleagues, and your scholars to realize a school where every person is known, loved, and challenged each day.
*YOUR CHARACTERISTICS AND MINDSET* * Deep desire to grow and learn even when it is uncomfortable * Excited by Pinnacles Prep’s Mission and Vision * Believe that ALL students can be fully ready for college, career and community * Collaboration with teammates and families is key to ensuring Pinnacles Prep makes good on our mission * Communicate clearly and effectively with teachers, scholars, families, colleagues, and team * Believe in the importance of working in a diverse, inclusive, and equity driven workplace * Enthusiasm for creating and supporting the operations, systems, & instruction of a growing 6-12 school * Holistic and restorative approach to student discipline in alignment with our values and culture * Relational not transactional mindset: You understand that relationship undergirds everything we do * Love for kids high expectations for all * Growth mindset: You thrive on feedback so you can grow, and you expect the same for kids * Passionate about student voice and choice * Use data to drive decisions in coaching, instructional moves and intervention paths for scholars * Strong organizational, data tracking and planning skills * Skilled in professional development planning and delivery * Excellent and culturally relevant school, classroom management and system skills *WE ARE COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION* Pinnacles Prep seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for this position.
We believe that maximizing the diversity of our organization and recruiting a team that reflects the diversity of our scholars is good for our whole community.
*CORE RESPONSIBILITIES* The middle school principal serves as the primary instructional leader, administrator, and coach.
The Principal is responsible for ensuring that all scholars reach high levels of academic success and supervise teaching staff.
The middle school principal reports to the CEO and serves as an integral part of the broader school leadership team to provide consistent, effective school leadership.
*Teaching and Learning* * Assists instructional staff in aligning curriculum, instruction and assessment with state and local learning, specifically assessment practices to state standards Leads the development, implementation and evaluation of the data-driven plan for improvement of student achievement.
* Analyzes and interprets multiple data sources to inform school-level improvement efforts * Creates data driven plans for improved teaching and learning * Implements data-informed improvement plans * Provides evidence of student growth that results from the school improvement planning process * Support individual teachers in improving instructional practice and setting and achieving professional goals * Daily to bi-weekly observation and feedback meetings, providing bite-sized, actionable feedback.
* Coach teachers on both management and rigor, model instruction, and support with school culture building * Bi-weekly data meetings reviewing student work and progress towards standards mastery.
* Fostering a deep understanding of middle school standards.
* Review and provide feedback on curriculum plans, assessments, daily learning materials and student work.
* Support teachers in administering assessments and collecting and analyzing data.
* Co-plan professional development and provide teachers with analysis of data.
* Diagnose & monitor instruction and curriculum by utilizing data to maximize growth in all student subgroups.
* Communicate with parents about the curriculum/instructional *Engaging Community through Culturally-responsive practices * * Communicate and partner with school community members, particularly those that have been underserved, to promote student learning.
* Partner with families to incorporate strategies; particularly those that historically have been underserved * Engages with communities to assesses data and identifies barriers in order to promote learning * Committed to closing gaps through culturally-responsive practices * Creates plans with community to dismantle barriers and increase growth * Implements and monitors plans with community to shrink gaps * Provides evidence of growth in student learning *School Culture* * Communicate the vision for school culture and build teams to support the mission, vision, and values.
* Embrace the belief that all students can learn at high levels and accept responsibility for meeting student achievement goals.
* Influence, establish and sustain a school culture conducive to continuous transformation toward growth in outcomes for students and staff.
* Create, co-create, and implement plans for student culture, discipline systems, data tracking, and instruction * Supervise the assistant principal to foster student leadership, efficacy, and stewardship.
* Communicate frequently and be accessible to students and parents; engage families in the life of the school.
* Create and consistently reinforce high expectations and aspirational culture of achievement and behavior in their classroom with consistency.
Create a culture where it is the prevailing assumption among all students that each can learn and achieve at high levels.
*Leading, supervising and supporting staff* * Recruit, select, and evaluate high-quality staff.
* Co-plan and lead summer training and orientation for new staff.
* Co-facilitate the setting of school-wide and class level student achievement goals.
Lead the Professional Growth Plan Cycle for teachers.
* Meet with teachers about individual professional development goals.
* Seek professional development opportunities for individuals and the entire staff to support goals.
* Arrange school visits, support peer observation, and critique.
* emonstrate empathy and ability to understand the interests of varied constituents and meet them where they are to drive change.
*Systems and Operations* * Co-lead with Director of Operations the development and annual update of a comprehensive safe school that plans for physical, social, emotional, intellectual and identity safety.
* Co-developing the schedule for teachers and students.
* Co-develop school culture schedule with Assistant Principal.
* Demonstrate long-term strategic and systems-oriented thinking and planning skills to meet goals.
* Ability to diagnose complex problems, identify key issues and root causes, and appropriately prioritize steps to solve the problems.
* Supports the day to day operational leadership of the school, in partnership with the Assistant Principal and Director of Operations.
*Leadership* * Model the behaviors of effective leadership: goal-oriented, facilitative, resilient, adaptive, belief-based action, culturally-humble.
* Demonstrate self-awareness and commitment to ongoing learning.
* Use effective interpersonal skills to build trust and ensure accountability.
* Set ambitious targets and maintain a relentless focus to achieve school goals.
Take personal responsibility for student achievement and success.
* Flexible in your thinking and approach, understand stakeholders that need to be engaged to resolve an issue, and the impact of decisions on those involved.
* Serve as an integral part of the instructional and operational leadership of the school * Support and maintain an environment for adult learning that invites and excites scholar learning * Live and model Pinnacles Prep ’s core values with teachers, colleagues, scholars and their families *Collaborate and Grow* * Collaborate with your CEO and school team to improve instruction, build strong school culture, and continue to grow your leadership skills * Authentically engage in Pinnacles Prep’s culture of adult learning and professional development * Share in success and progress and own growth areas- both your own and that of our faculty and scholars * Uphold and model Pinnacles Prep’s core values with all stakeholders inside and outside the classroom *EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, PASSION AND WORK EXPERIENCE* * Washington State administrator certificate (or on-track plan to obtain one if from out of state or enrolled in an accredited college or university program to obtain one) * Master’s degree * Minimum of 3-5 years teaching experience with proven record of student growth * Proven management and leadership capabilities as well as team capacity building skills * Proven instructional leadership and coaching capabilities * Belief in and alignment with Pinnacles Prep ’s mission, core values and educational model * Successful background check * Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred *EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY* Equal employment opportunity and respect in the workplace are the foundation of Pinnacles Prep.
We prohibit and do not tolerate harassment, intimidation, bullying, discriminatory, or retaliatory behavior.
All aspects of your employment are based upon your personal capabilities and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion/ creed, sex/ gender (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, age, military status, marital status, partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected class as established by federal, state, or local law.
*COMPENSATION* Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.
We provide all teachers a full benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.
Do you see yourself and your passion in what you have read? To apply please complete a resume and cover lever and submit them to jill@pinnaclesprep.
org.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract Pay: $100,000.
00 - $120,000.
00 per year Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Retirement plan * Vision insurance Schedule: * Monday to Friday Work Location: In person
School leadership matters.
The Pinnacles Prep middle school principal plays a critical role in our scholar’s growth and achievement by creating a positive school culture, building systems to support that culture, and leading the ongoing learning of scholars, adults, and the organization as a whole.
*_ *2024-25 School Year * Salary: 100,000 to $120,000\* See notes on salary in the Compensation section.
*WHO WE ARE* *Pinnacles Prep believes that ALL students, regardless of background, deserve a meaningful education in a culture where every student matters.
* We are deeply committed to our mission of cultivating curious, confident, and self-directed students that lead and succeed in college, career, and their communities; with the vision of our graduates becoming the leaders who drive our Valley’s future forward--making it a thriving economic, scientific, and artistic hub for the 21st century.
Our school is grounded in the following essential characteristics, which shape the Pinnacles Prep experience for our faculty, students, and families.
Our school is small by design.
We know every student by name, story, strength, and need.
All students meet with their mentor daily, and we communicate with their parents weekly.
*We have high expectations: Our EPIC core values guide us: * * *Equity* | creates a school culture that celebrates equity and inclusion for all * *Purpose* | leads to resilience which builds agency and empowerment * *Integrity* | leads to loving accountability and a strong community where everyone belongs * *Collaboration* | leads to change we want to see in our school, community, and world *We are intentionally diverse*: Pinnacles Prep’s students, staff and board is intentionally diverse.
We come from different backgrounds and experiences in order to be reflective of the collective diversity of our student body and community.
Our staff validates and reflects the multiple identities, intersectionalities and experiences of our students.
Since our founding in 2021, Pinnacles Prep has proven to be an important part of the educational landscape in Wenatchee, Washington.
Our most at-risk scholars who have been with us since 6th grade, have outperformed their peers in our valley in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Pinnacles Prep currently serves scholars in grades 6-9 and will expand to 10th grade in the fall of 2024, and 1 grade per year thereafter until grade 12.
*WHO ARE YOU?* You are passionate about teaching and learning- your teachers’, your scholars’, your colleagues’ and yours.
You have a track record leading scholars to academic excellence and of supporting teachers to do the same.
You not only believe that every young person deserves an incredible academic experience, but ensuring that scholars’ diverse needs are met socially and emotionally also compels you.
You are willing to challenge yourself, your teachers, your colleagues, and your scholars to realize a school where every person is known, loved, and challenged each day.
*YOUR CHARACTERISTICS AND MINDSET* * Deep desire to grow and learn even when it is uncomfortable * Excited by Pinnacles Prep’s Mission and Vision * Believe that ALL students can be fully ready for college, career and community * Collaboration with teammates and families is key to ensuring Pinnacles Prep makes good on our mission * Communicate clearly and effectively with teachers, scholars, families, colleagues, and team * Believe in the importance of working in a diverse, inclusive, and equity driven workplace * Enthusiasm for creating and supporting the operations, systems, & instruction of a growing 6-12 school * Holistic and restorative approach to student discipline in alignment with our values and culture * Relational not transactional mindset: You understand that relationship undergirds everything we do * Love for kids high expectations for all * Growth mindset: You thrive on feedback so you can grow, and you expect the same for kids * Passionate about student voice and choice * Use data to drive decisions in coaching, instructional moves and intervention paths for scholars * Strong organizational, data tracking and planning skills * Skilled in professional development planning and delivery * Excellent and culturally relevant school, classroom management and system skills *WE ARE COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION* Pinnacles Prep seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for this position.
We believe that maximizing the diversity of our organization and recruiting a team that reflects the diversity of our scholars is good for our whole community.
*CORE RESPONSIBILITIES* The middle school principal serves as the primary instructional leader, administrator, and coach.
The Principal is responsible for ensuring that all scholars reach high levels of academic success and supervise teaching staff.
The middle school principal reports to the CEO and serves as an integral part of the broader school leadership team to provide consistent, effective school leadership.
*Teaching and Learning* * Assists instructional staff in aligning curriculum, instruction and assessment with state and local learning, specifically assessment practices to state standards Leads the development, implementation and evaluation of the data-driven plan for improvement of student achievement.
* Analyzes and interprets multiple data sources to inform school-level improvement efforts * Creates data driven plans for improved teaching and learning * Implements data-informed improvement plans * Provides evidence of student growth that results from the school improvement planning process * Support individual teachers in improving instructional practice and setting and achieving professional goals * Daily to bi-weekly observation and feedback meetings, providing bite-sized, actionable feedback.
* Coach teachers on both management and rigor, model instruction, and support with school culture building * Bi-weekly data meetings reviewing student work and progress towards standards mastery.
* Fostering a deep understanding of middle school standards.
* Review and provide feedback on curriculum plans, assessments, daily learning materials and student work.
* Support teachers in administering assessments and collecting and analyzing data.
* Co-plan professional development and provide teachers with analysis of data.
* Diagnose & monitor instruction and curriculum by utilizing data to maximize growth in all student subgroups.
* Communicate with parents about the curriculum/instructional *Engaging Community through Culturally-responsive practices * * Communicate and partner with school community members, particularly those that have been underserved, to promote student learning.
* Partner with families to incorporate strategies; particularly those that historically have been underserved * Engages with communities to assesses data and identifies barriers in order to promote learning * Committed to closing gaps through culturally-responsive practices * Creates plans with community to dismantle barriers and increase growth * Implements and monitors plans with community to shrink gaps * Provides evidence of growth in student learning *School Culture* * Communicate the vision for school culture and build teams to support the mission, vision, and values.
* Embrace the belief that all students can learn at high levels and accept responsibility for meeting student achievement goals.
* Influence, establish and sustain a school culture conducive to continuous transformation toward growth in outcomes for students and staff.
* Create, co-create, and implement plans for student culture, discipline systems, data tracking, and instruction * Supervise the assistant principal to foster student leadership, efficacy, and stewardship.
* Communicate frequently and be accessible to students and parents; engage families in the life of the school.
* Create and consistently reinforce high expectations and aspirational culture of achievement and behavior in their classroom with consistency.
Create a culture where it is the prevailing assumption among all students that each can learn and achieve at high levels.
*Leading, supervising and supporting staff* * Recruit, select, and evaluate high-quality staff.
* Co-plan and lead summer training and orientation for new staff.
* Co-facilitate the setting of school-wide and class level student achievement goals.
Lead the Professional Growth Plan Cycle for teachers.
* Meet with teachers about individual professional development goals.
* Seek professional development opportunities for individuals and the entire staff to support goals.
* Arrange school visits, support peer observation, and critique.
* emonstrate empathy and ability to understand the interests of varied constituents and meet them where they are to drive change.
*Systems and Operations* * Co-lead with Director of Operations the development and annual update of a comprehensive safe school that plans for physical, social, emotional, intellectual and identity safety.
* Co-developing the schedule for teachers and students.
* Co-develop school culture schedule with Assistant Principal.
* Demonstrate long-term strategic and systems-oriented thinking and planning skills to meet goals.
* Ability to diagnose complex problems, identify key issues and root causes, and appropriately prioritize steps to solve the problems.
* Supports the day to day operational leadership of the school, in partnership with the Assistant Principal and Director of Operations.
*Leadership* * Model the behaviors of effective leadership: goal-oriented, facilitative, resilient, adaptive, belief-based action, culturally-humble.
* Demonstrate self-awareness and commitment to ongoing learning.
* Use effective interpersonal skills to build trust and ensure accountability.
* Set ambitious targets and maintain a relentless focus to achieve school goals.
Take personal responsibility for student achievement and success.
* Flexible in your thinking and approach, understand stakeholders that need to be engaged to resolve an issue, and the impact of decisions on those involved.
* Serve as an integral part of the instructional and operational leadership of the school * Support and maintain an environment for adult learning that invites and excites scholar learning * Live and model Pinnacles Prep ’s core values with teachers, colleagues, scholars and their families *Collaborate and Grow* * Collaborate with your CEO and school team to improve instruction, build strong school culture, and continue to grow your leadership skills * Authentically engage in Pinnacles Prep’s culture of adult learning and professional development * Share in success and progress and own growth areas- both your own and that of our faculty and scholars * Uphold and model Pinnacles Prep’s core values with all stakeholders inside and outside the classroom *EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, PASSION AND WORK EXPERIENCE* * Washington State administrator certificate (or on-track plan to obtain one if from out of state or enrolled in an accredited college or university program to obtain one) * Master’s degree * Minimum of 3-5 years teaching experience with proven record of student growth * Proven management and leadership capabilities as well as team capacity building skills * Proven instructional leadership and coaching capabilities * Belief in and alignment with Pinnacles Prep ’s mission, core values and educational model * Successful background check * Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred *EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY* Equal employment opportunity and respect in the workplace are the foundation of Pinnacles Prep.
We prohibit and do not tolerate harassment, intimidation, bullying, discriminatory, or retaliatory behavior.
All aspects of your employment are based upon your personal capabilities and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion/ creed, sex/ gender (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, age, military status, marital status, partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other protected class as established by federal, state, or local law.
*COMPENSATION* Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.
We provide all teachers a full benefits package and opportunities for professional growth.
Do you see yourself and your passion in what you have read? To apply please complete a resume and cover lever and submit them to jill@pinnaclesprep.
org.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract Pay: $100,000.
00 - $120,000.
00 per year Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Retirement plan * Vision insurance Schedule: * Monday to Friday Work Location: In person
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• Location : 504 South Chelan Avenue, Wenatchee, WA
• Post ID: 9059860195
