School Principal 26' - 27' School Year

The Opportunity: PLA Principals are the heart of our work.  As a principal, you will be responsible for leading and managing your campus in alignment with PLA’s vision of creating an environment of high standards for both our staff and our scholars. Our principals drive towards excellence by creating a loving, respectful, and safe environment that demonstrates continuous improvement. In addition to setting and leading the vision for school culture, you will serve as an instructional leader, providing real-time coaching and development for your teaching staff and utilizing data to support the success of each classroom.  PLA leaders strongly believe in every scholar’s ability to succeed and work tirelessly to create a school experience that fosters success.

The Details: 

Key Deliverables: 

• 10% increase in Math proficiency
• 10% increase in ELA proficiency
• 90% Staff Retention
• 95% Average Daily Attendance
• 90% Student Persistence
• 80% or higher stakeholder satisfaction
• Meeting annual enrollment goals

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Current Administrators License
• Proven success as an instructional leader
• Experience in turnaround work 
• Entrepreneurial, positive problem solver with the ability to see opportunity in challenges
• Clear judgment, a mature interpersonal style, and the ability to drive collaborative decision-making processes.

The Campus:
PLA @ Bellingrah Middle School is located at 3350 S. Court St, Montgomery, AL 36105. We serve about 500 students and believe that every student is a scholar. With the right education, scholars can fulfill their tremendous innate potential and become leaders in their communities and the world. In 2022, with the support of the Montgomery Education Foundation (MEF) and Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA), Bellingrath Middle School became a premier charter school in Montgomery, Alabama. We work together with parents and the community to improve the educational outcomes of our scholars and neighborhood families. Bellingrath Middle School exists to serve the local community and create a safe and thriving space for scholars to feel loved, empowered, and encouraged through quality education.

The Network:
PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model.  In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage), and a workforce development program (PLA University) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities, and expanded income opportunities.  

Compensation and benefits:

PLA School Leaders receive a base salary that is competitively aligned to the market. In addition to a base salary, PLA School Leaders receive: 

• Competitive Compensation
• Benefits – Healthcare, vision, and dental insurance
• Monthly professional development opportunities including participation in our annual Leader Institute
• Opportunities to collaborate and brainstorm with other School Leaders in the network
• Incentive and bonus opportunities

PLA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. 

Please read carefully.

Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is an equal opportunity employer. PLA does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.

By completing this application you understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for PLA to hire me. If hired, I understand that either PLA or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of PLA has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.

You attest by applying to this position that you have given PLA true and complete information on this application. No requested information has been concealed. I authorize PLA to contact references provided for employment reference checks. If any information I have provided is untrue, or if I have concealed material information, I understand that this will constitute cause for the denial of employment or immediate dismissal.