Job Description

Secondary School Principal

The International Leadership Charter High School is a high performing College Preparatory high school dedicated to providing an exceptional secondary school education to first and second-generation students to graduate college ready. The International Leadership Charter High School implements an academically rigorous Regents and college-preparatory curriculum that elevates students’ intellectual capacity, and provides a superior high school education. Our Charter High school is in the Top 1% High School out of 500 NYC Public High Schools and Recipient of Bronze Award from U.S. News & World Report for Best High Schools nationally 2013 through 2023.

Position Summary:

The Secondary School Principal will be responsible for providing the leadership, guidance and supervision of the Academic Program to maintain and sustain high levels of student performance. The Secondary School Principal will implement an academically rigorous curriculum that will raise the student's intellectual capacity, provide them with a superior high school education and prepare them for higher education. The Secondary School Principal will work collaboratively with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure that school performance standards and student achievement continue to exceed all city and statewide requirements that are aligned with our Charter’s academic goals. The Secondary School Principal will also work collaboratively with the CEO to ensure that a school culture is developed that supports a culture of high academic and behavioral expectations. The Secondary School Principal will conduct ongoing informal and formal observations and write teacher evaluations.

Key Duties:

Implement the charter school’s Mission, Vision, Core Values and Goals

Facilitate training and implementation of the Components of Effective teaching adopted by our charter school for the evaluation of teaching and learning.

Conduct informal and formal observations and write teacher evaluations

Manages data collection system for teacher observation and evaluation

Provide for the development of clear and comprehensive assessment of student achievement and interpretation of results to faculty and school community.

Recommend school-wide direction as a result of the analysis of student achievement needs.

Work collaboratively with the CEO to create an effective learning environment and ensure full alignment of external and internal instructional goals and benchmarks.

Provide instructional leadership in advancing proven teaching and learning principles based on our charter school's successful instructional model.

Continuously monitor effective the implementation of instructional support for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners and facilitate the analysis of student achievement data to achieve continuous improvement.

Demonstrate the ability to model and apply a variety of effective instructional strategies/methods to classroom practices.

Keep abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications, and discussing educational issues of mutual interest with other professionals in the field

Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality when dealing with student staff and/or parent information.

Qualifications and Skills:

Master’s Degree with a minimum of five years of successful teaching experience.

Appropriate Administrative License (emphasis in educational administration preferred).

Effective at providing leadership in the supervision of all school personnel for the purpose of monitoring performance, providing professional growth and achieving overall objectives of the charter's instructional program.

Facilitate the development, revisions and evaluation of the curriculum and instructional services for the charter

Have instructional experience with a record of high levels of student achievement and a demonstrated ability to deliver rigorous and inquiry-based classroom instruction and materials

Be passionate about teaching and learning

Hold exceptionally high personal standards for performance and be a person of high moral character and with well-developed emotional intelligence

Demonstrate an ability to multi-task effectively and prioritize strategically

Ability to communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) with the CEO, administrators, students, parents, teachers and community

Compensation and Benefits :

The compensation will be commensurate with level of experience and a record of demonstrated success. We are seeking an individual of outstanding quality with a track record of positive outcomes. The International Leadership Charter High School is prepared to offer a compensation package commensurate with experience, to include a competitive base salary as well as health, dental, vision and 401 (K).

Additional Application Instructions:

Resume must be accompanied by a cover letter

Current COVID Vaccination required

Salary: $130,000.00

Please visit our website for more information about our school:

Additional Application Instructions

Email resume and cover letter to lflores@ilchs.org and elopez@ilchs.org

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