
Bridge Prep is seeking a dynamic, dedicated, and strategic school Principal to bring its mission to life. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Principal must be deeply committed to educational equity, transparent communication, and crafting a vision for the future. The Principal must be committed to building school culture and leading the school in achieving our ambitious academic goals through effective teacher coaching, staff and programmatic evaluation, and family engagement. The Principal succeeds when those under their care succeed.
Bridge Prep is a unique, mission driven public charter elementary school on Staten Island. We are dedicated to providing a student-centered educational option for our students, many of whom have dyslexia or other language-based reading difficulties. At Bridge Prep, we ensure that our students gain the skills and confidence to meet their full academic potential. Our innovative and rigorous student-centered environment develops our students into confident, creative, life-long learners. Our academic offerings are rooted in our commitment to the Science of Reading and multisensory instruction approaches which provide all students with an experience focused on academic and personal growth through targeted support. All our staff members share the same belief that all students can learn, regardless of their differing learning styles or academic ability, if they are provided with the necessary and appropriate learning environment.
Essential Functions:
- Strategic Leadership
- Teacher Coaching and Evaluation
- Building School Culture
This is a full-time position reporting to the Executive Director or his/her designee.
Qualifications:
- Deep commitment to and alignment with the educational philosophy and core beliefs of Bridge Prep
- Master’s degree in Education required
- Current School Administrator Certification required
- At least three years of teaching experience with a proven track record of elevating student achievement
- At least two years experience leading, managing, and coaching a team of adults and demonstrates ability to drive student outcomes through the supervision of others
- A hunger for feedback and self-improvement
- A high level of ownership over the overall outcomes of the students and staff they lead
- Ability to be a bold, tireless, and engaging change agent and culture creator
- Self-awareness, demonstrating an accurate idea of one's own strengths and weaknesses and an ability to treat all members of the school's community with respect
- Knowledge of standards based elementary school curricula effective pedagogical approaches, and data-driven instruction, evidenced by quantitative and qualitative data
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Science of Reading; experience with differing learning needs and approaches to support students who learn differently
- Strong collaboration, interpersonal, and communication skills, including an ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives
- Strong organizational, self-management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle many responsibilities simultaneously
Qualities and Core Values
A successful Elementary School Principal candidate will:
- Maintain a demonstrated passion for Bridge Prep’s mission, vision and core values;
- Commit to developing a strong track record of building positive relationships across various stakeholder groups, demonstrating a value towards diversity and inclusivity;
- Maintain a steadfast belief that all students can achieve at the highest academic levels while also enjoying school;
- Exhibit cultural competencies to work in a diverse school community and a willingness to examine own biases across lines of sameness and difference;
- Maintain professionalism through excellent organizational skills, timeliness, regular communication, and meeting deadlines;
- Be self-reflective and open to feedback, with the ambition and desire to grow one's practice;
- Have an entrepreneurial spirit, embracing the opportunity for creativity and hard work; and
- Display a positive, solutions-oriented attitude and drive for excellence and show eagerness to work collaboratively as part of a team.
Salary: Compensation is commensurate with experience, ranging from $130,000-$160,000 annually.
Application Deadline: Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.
Advantages of working at Bridge Prep include:
- A professional learning environment that is focused, innovative, and creative. We empower our instructional team with knowledge sharing practices, frequent training, and targeted Professional Learning opportunities to support their professional growth unlike any other school currently in NYS.
- Supports are designed to provide staff with an extensive and balanced approach to professional learning and Orton-Gillingham (OG) strategies and skills, structured to increase their knowledge and skills in teaching literacy acquisition.
- Amazing benefits. As a member of our team, your care and well- being are a top priority and our benefits package is competitive, affordable, and offers flexibility to meet the needs of a diverse staff and includes medical, dental, vision and an optional 403b retirement plan.
- The opportunity to alter the educational trajectory of students — we believe each of our students has the potential to do great things and our school structure will help you to lead them across the bridge toward success.
- A collaborative working environment. Our staff works and operates as a team and it is our commitment to support each staff member and provide individualized attention to students. Partnership and collaboration are not only encouraged, they are part of our core values.
Expressions of interest and nominations are being accepted and will continue until the position is filled.
Application materials should include a letter of interest and a resume/CV. Applications can be submitted using the following Talent Profile link: https://talent-profile.dsgco.com/search/v2/21792