2025-26 School Principal

Description

12-month

Exempt

About Einstein Charter Schools

Einstein Charter Schools (“Einstein”) is a nonprofit Charter Management Organization whose mission is to nurture students to be academically STRONG as well as socially and emotionally resilient. Founded in 2005, Einstein Charter Schools is a top performing, tuition free, open admissions network of 4 schools in New Orleans East, serving grades PK-12. Our schools are: Sherwood Forest, Village De L’est, Einstein Middle School, and Sarah T. Reed High School. Authorized by the Orleans Parish School Board, we service the needs of more than 1,600 students, over 30% of whom receive ELL services.

At Einstein, we know our people actualize our mission for our students. We strive to create work environments and a total rewards package that promotes the hiring and retention of highly effective staff. We offer our staff an opportunity to impact the lives of our students and their New Orleans East community, a culture that prioritizes growth and collegiately, and a competitive compensation and benefits package.

About You

Above all else, you come to Einstein because you believe in our mission to nurture students to be academically STRONG as well as socially and emotionally resilient. You believe in EVERY child and their capacity to learn, grow, and achieve their dreams.

You are focused on…

• Our students. In all your actions, you act in the best interest of our students. You embrace and protect their individuality and diversity. You seek to ensure they have access to an equitable future.
• Our goals. You are laser focused on our goals and strive to meet them efficiently. You know acting on data and feedback is an essential skill and aren’t afraid to innovate..
• Our people. You hope to work for an organization that is both result-driven AND relationship-driven. You seek an environment where our staff can engage authentically, collegially and have fun. You value diversity and prioritize inclusion.

Position Overview

The Principal serves as the educational leader of the school. The principal is responsible for adhering to the policies, regulations and procedures to ensure that all students are supervised in a safe environment, creates an environment conducive to learning, and meets the approved curricula with the school's mission as the primary focus for the direction of the school.

The principal is to work collaboratively in curriculum development and implementation, scheduling, extracurricular activities, remediation, study hall/tutorials, personnel management, policies and procedures, and facility operations.

Reports to the Executive Director of Leadership and Learning

Key Responsibilities

1. Fosters the success of all by providing the leadership for assessing, developing, communicating, implementing and evaluating a shared vision of learning that reflects improving the school environment and student achievement.
2. Establishes and promotes high standards and expectations for all students and employees to achieve maximum academic performance and to assume responsibility for behavior.
3. Manages, evaluates, supervises clear and effective procedures for the operation of the school consistent with the philosophy, mission and goals including instructional programs, extracurricular activities, discipline, building maintenance, program evaluation, personnel management, budgetary, office operations, and emergency procedures.
4. Communicates a clear vision of excellence and continuous improvement consistent with state and district standards
5. Supervises the instructional programs of the school, evaluating lesson plans, and conducting classroom observations on a regular basis to encourage the use of a variety of instructional strategies and materials consistent with scientifically based research practices which address child development and learning
6. Establishes procedures for evaluation and implementation and to effectively communicate the procedure, discuss improvements, provide professional developments, support, and the completion of professional growth plans
7. Selects, supports, evaluates, and retains high quality instructional staff
8. Conducts staff meetings regularly to disseminate information, allow for dialogue, and to gain insight
9. Ensures textbooks are aligned with the pacing guides, standards and tests
10. Displays the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with staff, students, and parents
11. Serves as a role model for students, dressing professionally , demonstrating the importance of learning, accepting responsibility , demonstrating pride in the education pr