Position: Assistant Principal (Silver Lake Middle School)

Location: Los Angeles, California 

Reports to: Principal

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt

Work Class: Certificated

Capacity: Full-Time

The mission of Citizens of the World Los Angeles (CWC LA) is to provide a socio-economically, culturally, and racially diverse community of students in Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world. CWC schools develop students’ social and emotional skills to prepare them to become citizens of the world in an ever-changing future.  We promote academic rigor through a constructivist, project-based learning approach, to support and develop children’s natural intellectual curiosity. CWC LA enrolls a diverse student body that reflects the abundant diversity of the communities served by our schools.

Our core values are embraced by the entire community:

• Excellence: we demand lasting quality

• Diversity: we are better and stronger because of our differences

• Authenticity: we are our true selves in this work, and we are candid

• Community: we care deeply about people. We share and build partnerships. We celebrate, laugh, and seek joy, even in the tough times

• Change: we welcome the unknown, embracing the unexpected and new. We adapt to meet the ever-changing times. We find new ways. 

CWC LA is in a rapid period of growth and change. Supported by the Charter School Growth Fund and other major national and local funders, CWC LA is in the early stages of a growth plan that would increase enrollment from 2,300 to nearly 5,000 students in the coming years. CWC LA operates five charters and seven campuses, with an eighth campus to open soon:

• CWC Hollywood (Transitional Kindergarten - 5th Grade, opened in 2010)

• CWC Silver Lake (Transitional Kindergarten - 8th Grade, opened in 2012) - includes separate elementary school and middle school campuses with different Principals

• CWC Mar Vista (Transitional Kindergarten - 8th Grade, opened in 2013) - includes separate elementary school and middle school campuses with different Principals

• CWC West Valley (Transitional Kindergarten - 3rd Grade and adding one grade level each year, opened in 2020)

• CWC East Valley (Transitional Kindergarten - 2nd Grade and adding one grade level each year, opened in 2021)

• A middle school in the San Fernando Valley is expected to open in the next few years

CWC LA has a Regional Support Office (RSO) that supports all CWC LA schools. We work with our network partners at Citizens of the World Charter Schools (CWCS), linking the schools in Los Angeles to CWC schools in other parts of the country.

Our core values are embraced by the entire community:

• Excellence:we demand lasting quality

• Diversity: we are better and stronger because of our differences

• Authenticity: we are our true selves in this work, and we are candid

• Community: we care deeply about people. We share and build partnerships. We celebrate, laugh, and seek joy, even in the tough times

• Change: we welcome the unknown, embracing the unexpected and new. We adapt to meet the ever-changing times. We find new ways.

Position Description

We are seeking an Assistant Principal who is an experienced and innovative educator with exemplary academic and professional credentials and is especially invigorated by a charter school environment like ours. Our Assistant Principal, who reports directly to our Principal, will help to facilitate, manage, and develop ongoing and new aspects of our academic program while also supporting the smooth running of daily operations and our school’s facilities. Being detail-oriented, resourceful, flexible, optimistic, and possessing an entrepreneurial spirit are key qualities.  A commitment to our educational philosophy and mission and demonstrated passion about our ideals are also imperative. 

Responsibilities

The Assistant Principal’s job responsibilities include:

• Designing and executing a school culture strategic plan.

• Collecting, managing, and analyzing academic data to track school level and student level performance and achievement, as aligned to our educational model.

• Managing, supporting, and coaching teams of Lead Teachers.    

• Managing, supporting, and coaching Deans at our two school sites.

• Overseeing the Student Study Team (SST) process to support students academically, socio-emotionally, and behaviorally.

• Developing additional intervention programs to support CWC’s ability to differentiate for and serve our entire student body within the school day and in after-school settings.

• Coordinating and supporting enrollment events across campuses to increase enrollment in grades 6-8.

• Leading a team of grade level leads (6-8) in their work to respond to student needs, engage families in weekly communication, plan field trips, and horizontally align standards based grading practices. 

• Planning and supporting community events (heritage months, graduation, Spirit Weeks, fall festival, school dances, Career Day, carnival, Student Led Conferences (SLCs)).

• Facilitating staff professional development around English Language Development, and leading the English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC).

• Maintaining ad hoc/as-needed initiatives to respond to community needs (e.g. chronic absenteeism initiative).

• Supporting students who need additional help with behavior and conflict resolution, including partnering closely with families of students who need guidance in this area.

• Supporting lead teachers and support staff with the implementation of restorative practices, and developing systems to maintain restorative justice in our school community. 

• Maintaining frequent communication with students, families, colleagues, and other school stakeholders.

• Sustaining and refining school-wide operations, emergency systems and procedures on a shared campus while collaborating closely with the administrators of our host school.

• Coordinating school-wide summative assessments and training staff in administering assessments. 

• Recruiting, hiring, and training instructional staff, while also helping to create, develop, and facilitate professional development for our team.

• Collaborating with other leaders in and across CWC LA, including our Executive Director, Principals, and Assistant Principals. 

Qualifications

The ideal Assistant Principal will have:

• A Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in education

• A California teaching credential (administrative credential preferred)

• At least three (3) years of teaching experience, with demonstrated student results and leadership experience

• Excellent organizational, planning, and implementation skills

• Ability and willingness to manage the ambiguity and multiple priorities inherent in an entrepreneurial environment

• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with multiple constituents

• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills

• Experience managing teams and coaching individuals within a school setting

• Experience with and passion for pedagogical practices grounded in constructivism, project-based learning and the multiple intelligences theory

• Experience with standards-based grading, or a similar model of academic assessment and feedback

• Experience creating standards-based interdisciplinary units and lessons using “backwards design” curriculum development tools

• Experience working with diverse populations, including English language learners, students with special needs and accelerated students

• Experience with student-centered workshop-based classrooms

• Experience with culturally responsive curriculum and a positive discipline approach

• Experience developing caring classroom environments where instructional time is dedicated to community building, conflict resolution skill-building and empowering students to be peacemakers and agents for positive social change

• Initiative, tenacity, flexibility, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a can-do attitude.

• Fluency in a second language preferred (Spanish and Korean as priority languages).

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $85,000-$100,000

• Generous time off (7 annual sick days, 3 annual personal days, 20 annual accrued vacation days, winter holidays org-wide shutdown, spring break org-wide shutdown, plus ~15 additional holidays)

• California Teacher Retirement System (CalSTRS) employee and employer contributions

• 403b retirement plan (provided as an additional option to CalSTRS)

• Generous employer contributions toward healthcare premiums for employees and dependents

• A variety of medical HMO and PPO plan options (Anthem, HealthNet, Kaiser, United Healthcare)

• $50,000 employer-paid life insurance policy

• Voluntary life, accident, and critical illness insurances

• Voluntary health and dependent care flex spending accounts (FSA)

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy 

Vaccination is a vital tool to reduce the presence and severity of COVID-19 cases in the workplace and communities. Citizens of the World Los Angeles has adopted this policy on mandatory vaccination to safeguard the health of our employees from the hazard of COVID-19. All employees covered by this policy are required to be fully vaccinated as a term and condition of employment at Citizens of the World Los Angeles. CWC employees/ prospective employees may apply for medical or religious exemptions from this requirement. Exemptions are granted in very rare circumstances as CWC LA schools are co-located with traditional LAUSD schools, and on LAUSD sites, no employee can access campus without being vaccinated. We are required to follow LAUSD policy for those sites.

Employees will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. An employee will be considered partially vaccinated if they have received only one dose of a two-dose vaccine.  Potential candidates for employment will be notified by CWC HR Dept. during onboarding on how to submit proper verification of COVID-19 vaccination prior to the start of employment. 

CWC LA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and, as an organization serving a diverse group of students, works to reflect this diversity in our staff as well.

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