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Assistant Principal 25' - 26' School Year

Montgomery, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Jun 2025

About the role

The Opportunity: PLA Assistant Principals are instrumental in supporting PLA’s vision which includes creating an environment of high standards for both our staff and our scholars. As an Assistant Principal, you will work closely with the principal to manage all the functions of our campus, including education programs, office operations, scholar enrollment, personnel, and facilities.

As an Assistant principal, you will be responsible for providing strategic leadership that supports the success and retention of our scholars and staff. You will assist the principal in the planning, coordination, and directing activities and programs related to the administration of our school. PLA leaders strongly believe in every scholar’s ability to succeed, and they work tirelessly to create a school experience that fosters success.

The Details:

Key Deliverables:

10% increase in Math proficiency
10% increase in ELA proficiency
90% Staff Retention
95% Average Daily Attendance
80% or higher stakeholder satisfaction
95% Student Persistence
Meeting annual enrollment goals

Experience and Education Requirements:

Current Administrators License
Proven success as an instructional leader
Experience in turnaround work
Entrepreneurial, positive problem solver with the ability to see opportunity in challenges
Clear judgment, a mature interpersonal style, and the ability to drive collaborative decision-making processes.

The Network: PLA is a transformative education nonprofit changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model. In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage), and a workforce development program (PLA University) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities, and expanded income opportunities.

The Campus:
PLA @ Nixon Elementary School is located at