Elementary Assistant Principal Fellow

New Orleans, LA

Full Time

Manager/Supervisor

Assistant Principal Fellow: Elementary Focused K-4

Description

Position Summary:

FirstLine Schools is currently seeking Assistant Principal Fellow candidates at one of our (Pre)K-8 schools. The ideal candidate is a passionate, dedicated leader who can manage the learning, growth, and achievement of students with significant teaching and leadership experience.

*** Position starts in January 2026***

Position Responsibilities:

The Assistant Principal will be responsible for ensuring the success of the school, as demonstrated by high academic achievement and a strong school culture by working with the School Principal, School Director, School Leadership Team, and Network Leaders to provide leadership in the following areas:

Strategic Leadership

Develops and communicates the school’s vision and goals, setting strategies to achieve goals, regularly reviewing progress, and adapting as needed
Provides strategic leadership in school culture, behavior systems, and subject areas as needed

Cultural Leadership

Ensures all faculty, students, and parents are aligned with the school’s vision and values
Provides a calm and orderly environment for teaching and learning
Nurtures a culture that is aspirational and motivational
Provides cultural leadership in the specific domains of working with and managing the performance of the Dean of Scholars/Assistant Dean of Scholars in the areas of Positive Behavior Systems, Cultural Rituals and School-wide Discipline Systems

Instructional Leadership

Ensures high achievement through a rigorous curriculum aligned to state and Common Core standards, systematic use of formative assessment data, continually improving instruction, and layers of learning support
Provides instructional leadership in the specific subject areas as required

Performance Management and Development

Ensures clarity of job design for staff
Provides high quality professional development
Manages the performance of teachers and staff
Is responsible for Talent Management in several specific domains as required

Team Leadership

Motivates and inspires action, commitment and initiative while managing continual change and improvement
Builds a culture of trust where productive conflict can thrive
Delegates as appropriate to better achieve school goals and develop others
Provides team leadership in several specific domains as required

Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree required
Preferred, but not required: MA, MBA or Med
Demonstrated record of success raising test scores in an open-admissions urban school
At least three years’ experience as a lead teacher in an open-admissions urban school
Leadership experience with significant areas of responsibility, preferably in a high-performing urban public school

Requirements

Desired Qualities & Characteristics:

Believe in every student’s ability to achieve in a rigorous college or career prep curriculum
Achieve results based on agreed-upon expectations
Take personal responsibility
Highly detail-oriented
Collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders
Share a commitment to creating great schools in New Orleans
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Model the FirstLine Commitments
We Keep Learning
We Work Together
We are Helpful
We are the SafeKeepers of our Community
We Share Joy
We Show Results

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit, walk, stand, talk, and hear.
Light lifting of equipment may be required (up to 20 lbs.)

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL reports to: School Principal

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Elementary Assistant Principal Fellow

Assistant Principal Fellow: Elementary Focused K-4

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