Leadership Residency / Aspiring Principal

A renowned, high-performing Charter School system across NYC is hiring for Aspiring Principals. This is an exclusive and intensive leadership development (a residency program) designed to cultivate the next generation of exemplary school leaders.  This program provides aspiring Assistant Principals and Principals with comprehensive, practical training focused on developing advanced management and leadership skills within high-performing educational environments. Participants will join a select cohort of peers and receive personal, specialized training, practical experience, and targeted professional development to prepare them for successful careers in school administration and leadership. Advancement within the leadership structure is contingent upon successful completion of program requirements and demonstrated leadership capabilities.

This is an ASAP hire, with a start date of September 15th, 2025.

Salary commensurate with experience: $95k-100k base + annual performance bonus + excellent benefits

Location: Will work across multiple schools in NYC, including the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens

Hours: 7:20am-5pm

Key Qualities Required:
- 2-4+ years of experience coming from intense, fast-paced background and experience with coaching, leadership or people management a plus
-BA/BS degree required
-Must be vaccinated for Covid + Recent Bivalent Booster
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Core Responsibilities:
- Become a high-performing principal as quickly as possible
- Hold scholars responsible for basic behavioral and academic expectations and develop strong habits
- Hold adults accountable for performance and develop and change thinking
- Establish and communicate clearly defined standards for student responsibilities, including  behavior and active listening, scholar work product, and learning readiness
- Establish and communicate clearly defined standards for teacher responsibilities pertaining to instruction, insistence, and professionalism
- Own development and growth through the training process
- Drive and monitor progress toward organizational priorities and outcomes, including attendance data, daily scholar work outcomes, assessment outcomes, teacher development outcomes, gradewide and schoolwide performance outcomes
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Intensive Leadership Training & Development:
- Actively participate in a comprehensive training around mastery of teacher expectations and school management practices.
- Engage in regular one-on-one coaching and sessions with school leaders
- Attend and contribute to exclusive leadership workshops, seminars, and professional learning opportunities tailored for the external leader cohort.
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School-Based Immersion & Practice:
- Get on the ground experience teaching and leading as part of the training process
- Try out key aspects of the school leadership position including holding scholars and adults accountable and making change in thinking and behavior
- Support the implementation of school-wide policies, procedures, and instructional programs

Skills & Attributes:
- Exceptional leadership potential with a strong desire to become an Assistant Principal and then Principal.
- Grit- Resilience, adaptability, and a growth mindset
- Capacity to change FAST- Eager to receive and implement feedback immediately
- Strong problem solving and judgement skills
- Insistent and likes holding kids and adults accountable to meeting expectations and achieving excellence
- Ambitious and competitive
- Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Please submit your resume to apply!