Location: New York,NY, USA
High School Principal - Compass Midtown 2025-2026About UsIn July 2019, Compass Community Schools opened six high-quality charter schools in the Memphis communities of Binghampton, Berclair, Frayser, Hickory Hill, Midtown, and Orange Mound. We focus intently on three pillars – academic excellence, values-based character education, and service learning in the community.Our vision is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s ideal of education: “Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” This true education will prepare our students to be positive agents of change in our communities.Position OverviewCompass Community Schools seeks a Principal for the 2025-26 school year who will lead our school with a relentless focus on achieving the highest standards of excellence. As the school's primary instructional leader, the Principal will support teachers' efforts to provide high-quality learning experiences every day.Primary ResponsibilitiesFoster a school community that focuses on academic excellence, values-based character education, and service learning.Develop a supportive, joyful, hopeful, and safe school culture that has high expectations for student success.Provide leadership for all aspects of instructional quality, school culture, use of data, talent management, and professional development.Ensure high levels of student learning.Hold teachers accountable to high standards while providing support to help them meet these standards.Monitor school performance through classroom observations, walkthroughs, and data analysis.Provide ongoing coaching and feedback to teachers.Ensure instructional lessons are standards-based and effectively delivered.Communicate regularly with families as partners in education.QualificationsAffinity with the vision of Compass Community Schools.Proven success in raising academic achievement for students from low-income backgrounds.Ability to lead a team towards high performance levels.Strong strategic planning and execution skills.Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.Excellent interpersonal skills to build productive relationships.Desire to work hard in a balanced, extended school calendar.Utmost personal and professional integrity.Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution.What We OfferMission-driven, joyful, respectful working environments.Intentionally small school settings.Wide-ranging support from our network office.Opportunity to positively impact the lives of Memphis youth.Competitive compensation and benefits package.#J-18808-Ljbffr