About InspireNOLA
As the highest-performing open-admission charter network in the city of New Orleans, InspireNOLA is working to inspire and transform an educational movement where students can develop the academic and personal skills necessary to be prepared for college, their community, and the world. InspireNOLA currently operates seven public charter schools and educates over 5,500 students, the majority of whom are African American and qualify for free or reduced lunch. With a focus on providing outstanding instruction and differentiated support to meet the needs of all students, InspireNOLA is achieving outstanding results and is a model for excellence within the education community. The work of our team makes a profound and enduring contribution to the revitalization of New Orleans.
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Position Summary
The primary responsibility of the Assistant Principal of Ops and Culture is to foster an environment where every child reaches ambitious academic targets. In addition to serving on the school’s leadership team, the Assistant Principal assumes the leadership of all culture and operations functions on school campus. Position
Qualifications & Competencies
· Belief in the mission and values of InspireNOLA;
· Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree preferred;
· Five or more years of teaching experience with proven success in improving outcomes for students;
· Three or more years of instructional leadership experience;
· Valid Louisiana teaching certificate and administrative credentials;
· Proven ability to cultivate partnerships and build consensus;
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
· Comfort defining and upholding high expectations, including delivering and receiving constructive feedback;
· Proficiency in Microsoft programs, and comfort using database programs.
Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities
* Cultivate high-achievement academic environment
· Develop highly effective culture and operations functions for school campus
o Follow Culture handbook and Ops training
· Support all operational and logistical projects during the school year
o Start of school, transitions during school, end of school, building projects.
· Operate as a local manager for other third-party service contracts, ensuring ongoing monitoring and implementation of contracts
o Vendors
· Respond to and resolve routine internal and external inquiries with parents, employees, and school organizations
o Vendor and culture concerns
· Prepare reports on-site operations
o This will be a weekly report during meetings
o Meetings will be organized by IST
· Analyze school-wide data in all areas of culture, custodial, transportation, IT, security, and more
o Suspension rates, tardiness, detentions, ops performance, PBIS data
· Manage communication with transportation services, ensuring appropriate routes, timelines, discipline, and troubleshooting issues with school or individual riders
o Vendor management
· Coordinate logistical issues for school field trips, events, and extra-curricular activities as requested
o Vendor management
· Communicate with parents regarding transportation concerns
o Vendor management/Parent communication
· Set culture of practice in first 30 days.
o Culture must be set
o Be seen in the hallways
o Follow the handbook
· Track staff attendance and tardiness
o ADP
· Track failing students in school
o Devise and monitor high-impact support plans for struggling students
o Track truancy for students
o Parent/Teacher conferences
o Mentors
o Documentation
o Use after school detentions and Saturday School
· Facilitate events to promote staff morale on campus
o PBIS for staff
o Staff events and communication
· Track useful academic data (e.g. homework completion rates); inspiringly communicate progress to students, teachers and parents
· Support planning and implementation of safety, fire and emergency plans as needed
o Fire drills
o Health and safety
· Manage and supervise all facility maintenance requests
o Facilitron
o Rental spaces
o School events
· Ensure culture framework is in place in school and classes
o InspireNOLA playbook
· Coordinate PBIS for students
o Weekly and monthly
· Coordinate mentoring sessions for all students
o Weekly and monthly
· Coordinate daily schedule for school
o Set by IST
· Coordinate athletics and extra-curricular activities
Facilitate excellent professional development
· Coordinate and manage creative, inspiring professional development sessions aligned with school goals and priorities
o PD will be aligned to culture and ops functions
· Support the creation of ambitious Student Learning Target (SLT) goals for staff
o Manage student behavior outcomes
o Set PBIS targets
o Motivate students to perform
Serve as an active member of the school leadership team
· Participate in regular leadership team meetings.
o Meet with leadership team weekly
o Meet with ops team and deans once a week
o Meet with IST team once a week
· Lead staff trainings at the start and end of the school year and on professional development days
o Culture Handbook and PBIS calendar
· Model the InspireNOLA professional and core values at all times; be a visible and highly engaged leader in the school community
o Work form hallways, not desk
o Be vocal at all times
· Work with the School Principals to achieve school goals annually
· Assume additional duties to be determined by the School Principal
o TBD by the School Leader
Compensation & Benefits
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as TRSL, our employee retirement contribution, is included. InspireNOLA is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. People from all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.