School Principal

About Acceleration Academies

At Acceleration Academies, we believe in transforming the lives of students who have disengaged from traditional schooling to achieve their high school diploma through personalized, flexible learning and innovative educational practices, we empower young adults to earn their high school diploma tuition-free. Partnering with school districts nationwide, our dropout recovery and student re-engagement programs are supported by cutting-edge technology and a commitment to compassionate, impactful teaching.

The Role
As an Academy Director (School Principal), you will serve as the operational and instructional leader of your academy site(s), ensuring alignment to our mission of helping young adults re-engage with their education and achieve postsecondary success. You will lead a team of educators and support staff, foster a positive and inclusive school culture, and collaborate with district partners and community stakeholders. This role blends strategic oversight with hands-on support, requiring a visionary leader who can coach staff, drive student outcomes, and manage academy operations with excellence.

This role blends strategic leadership with hands-on execution ideal for someone ready to take the next step into leadership or expand their impact as a school leader.

You will partner closely with district leaders, community organizations, and internal teams to ensure your academy delivers on its mission: re-engaging young adults and guiding them toward graduation and postsecondary success.

This is a full-time, in-person position reporting to the Regional Vice President. (Exact location provided during the hiring process)

Key Responsibilities
Enrollment

• Lead new GC enrollment through recruitment and engagement efforts 
• Lead the implementation of GC Orientation 
• Lead Friday Fidelity Forum Meetings focused on data review and collaboration 
• Support the Career Life Coach in the development of Graduation Candidate individual learning pathways and individual support plans to gauge individual Graduation Candidate progress 

Retention

• Train and lead staff in the use of the Retention Cycle Protocol Create and maintain a positive school culture and lead the instructional and/or operational vision of the Acceleration Academy program 
• Advocate and support site-level incentive programs 
• Use technology and Learning Management Systems to track Graduation Candidate progress, assign interventions, and support course completion as determined in individual graduation candidate learning pathways 

Academics

• Complete all required data formulation for all AA reports, including local, state, and federal compliance of all ESE and ELL programs 
• Lead the staff in the collection and analysis of data for instructional decision-making 
• Lead the staff in the documentation and tracking of  GC progress, the assignment of academic interventions to support on time course completions as determined by the Personalized Learning Plans for GCs 
• Maintain all required documentation for graduation including course completion, GPA, and standardized testing requirements 
• Ensure compliance for all ESE and ESOL individualized learning plans 
• Implement weekly workshops that focus on non-academic topics 

Leadership & Advocacy

• Lead and manage staff, keeping them strongly connected to the mission of Acceleration Academies
• Act as the primary point of contact between the Academy and the District as well as the Academy and community organizations 
• Oversee positive relationship building and collaboration among staff, Graduation Candidates, and their families 
• Facilitate communications with community organizations to support the removal of non-academic barriers for GCs (health, social services, mental health, law enforcement) 
• Create schedules for employees to ensure adequate and effective staffing at all sites 
• Provide ongoing feedback and support in the growth and development of all staff members connected to goals and milestones 
• Perform other related duties as assigned 

Compliance 

• Maintain compliance with the various requirements of the SCPCSD