Assistant Principal

About the School

San Miguel seeks a mission-driven, innovative, collaborative, student-focused, and community-centered leader to advance its academic vision and goals. We are a school committed to serving high-potential young people from under-resourced communities in Tucson who will likely be the first generation in their families to enroll in a degree-seeking program at the university level. We assist students and their families with the motivation, opportunities, and means to succeed in and through college. We are a Catholic school community in the Lasallian educational tradition, welcoming students, families, and staff educators from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, and engaging all in important questions of meaning, identity, faith, and spirituality in dialogue with Catholic theological and religious traditions. We are located in the Diocese of Tucson and conduct our educational mission in partnership with the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle). We are a long-standing member of the national Cristo Rey Network, organized around a unique work-and-study educational structure through which every student (grades 09-12) spends approximately five days per month engaged in a professional work assignment at a Tucson area business and spends the other 75 percent of their time in college preparatory classes on campus. To accommodate this dual programming, our typical school day and academic year are longer than those of most other area high schools. We offer rich opportunities for personal and professional growth through a variety of collegial programs at both the local and national levels. We support every instructor through the services of an instructional leadership team that values regular peer observation and best-in-class professional development, general coaching in instructional practice and educational technology, early-career coaching, initial and ongoing orientation, programs in personal and spiritual formation, and regular opportunities for socializing and team-building. A full description of our mission, identity, and program offerings can be found at www.sanmiguelcristorey.org.

About the Role

The Assistant Principal reports directly to the school’s Principal and serves as a critical member of the school’s leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Stay current with research, best practices, and trends relevant to Catholic urban education and to issues affecting the school’s students.
• Oversee faculty; conduct regular classroom observations using a research-based framework; maintain a visible, active leadership presence throughout the building; provide teachers and classroom staff with valuable feedback to further develop their professional skills.
• Lead the implementation of the common, rigorous, college-ready Cristo Rey Network curriculum; promote and nurture a college-going culture with high student expectations.
• Lead the implementation of school-wide cycles of formative/interim assessments, analysis of data, and monitoring of student progress; identify and prioritize needs and determine team and individual interventions; communicate academic data to stakeholders.
• Plan and execute a program of professional development informed by instructional, school culture, and student achievement data. Ensure that professional development is collaborative and aligned with the school’s instructional and formative vision.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in an educational field
• Minimum five years of successful experience as a classroom teacher
• A commitment to Catholic education
• Demonstrated ability to connect with low-income, urban students and families
• Demonstrated ability to serve as the faith leader of the school
• Proven background in curriculum design, teacher supervision, and data analysis
• A commitment to personal and professional integrity and moral character
• Fluency in Spanish preferred

Required Skills

• Deep commitment to low-income, urban youth
• Flexibility, energy, stamina, and foresight to be an effective leader of a start-up school
• Ability to build a shared vision and inspire commitment to a mission
• Ability to build relationships with a diverse staff and parent community
• Ability to plan in a manner that anticipates barriers and recognizes needs school-wide
• Strong collaboration with others and the willingness to solicit input prior to developing strategies and solutions
• Ability to motivate and influence others to achieve excellence in the workplace
• Openness to feedback
• Ability to think critically and reflectively, and to prioritize effectively
• Openness to growth and a commitment to continuous learning
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to develop and execute an effective school budget

All interested and qualified applicants with a passion for Cristo Rey’s mission are invited to apply. Please include the following:

• Resume
• Cover Letter (not longer than one page).
• References: Please include three professional references.

Equal Opportunity Statement

San Miguel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions, policies, and practices are made in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. San Miguel will not engage or tolerate unlawful discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.