Assistant Principal - Primary

Assistant Principal

Location: Washington, DC

Reports to: Principal

Compensation: Salary starts at $90,000 - $120,000 and will be commensurate with degree and years of experience

About Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School

Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School's mission is to provide diverse families of Washington DC a public Montessori education designed to enable children to develop within themselves the power to shape their lives and the world around them.

Our vision is for students to have the competence and courage to individually excel, and collectively build a just society.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS is committed to equity in all areas of our school's work. We believe in the unbounded potential of all children. Therefore, we are a supportive environment that seeks to employ a diverse staff reflective of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS is a coaching school; all team members receive and give coaching to support professional growth.

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Principal, the Montessori Primary Assistant Principal is a member of the school administrative team. The Assistant Principal creates a community of reflective practitioners and ensures high fidelity implementation of the Montessori method. The Assistant Principal further promotes the school's anti-racist, anti-bias goals by ensuring an equitable, culturally-responsive program for all students.

The Montessori Primary Assistant Principal coaches all seven primary classroom teams in order to create and sustain an outstanding school culture that supports human flourishing. The Assistant Principal furthermore offers philosophy/curriculum support to families through presentations and demonstrations as needed.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Development and Implementation of Montessori Curriculum
• Academics
• Planning and Management
• Staff Selection and Development
• Data and Assessment
• Collaboration, Communication and Community Relations
• Testing Coordinator

Required Competencies and Qualifications:

• Deeply committed to the Montessori philosophy and expanding its accessibility to all children.
• Have a firm commitment to upholding the school's mission and anti-bias/anti-racist pedagogy.
• Proven ability to work as a member of a diverse team of educators.
• Continuously engages in ongoing Montessori professional development.
• Works collaboratively, respectful of differing opinions, with flexibility and a willingness to learn.
• Demonstrates the capacity for independent work, flexibility, and the ability to handle multiple demands.
• Possesses a friendliness to error and is willing to confront challenges with a solutions-oriented approach.
• Actively engages in reflective practice, gives and receives feedback regularly, and consciously develops a high level of emotional intelligence.
• Demonstrates the ability to diagnose complex problems, identify key issues and root causes, and appropriately prioritize steps to solve the problems.
• Commitment to upholding the confidentiality of students and parents.

Education and Experience:

• Experience working with diverse populations of students, parents, and families
• Montessori certification in the Primary level
• Masters in Education
• Five years of Montessori classroom experience
• Three to five years of experience coaching
• ABAR training or background a plus

Benefits:

• Paid personal time off
• Paid COVID sick leave
• Paid family leave (in addition to DC paid family leave)
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid leave for the observation of a religious holiday
• A weekly early release schedule with professional development and collaborative planning time from 1:30-4:30 pm every Monday;
• An individual professional development budget of $250/year to pursue additional PD opportunities;
• Conference participation and
• A Continuing Education grant program that provides grantees up to $20,000 to complete Montessori teacher training, an advanced degree or other license.

• Health, dental, vision
• Retirement (Vanguard Retirement)
• AFLAC