Job Description

At Brooklyn Ascend High School (BAHS), we are bringing a new variety of rich, joyful, learning experiences that will bring student-choice to the forefront of our design, and will ensure that our students are prepared for their journey to post-secondary success no matter the pathway.

The BAHS Principal is the academic and culture leader of our flagship high school. They create school-wide visions, drive educational outcomes, and advance educational equity through the educators they lead. In short, they bring the Ascend mission to life.

Our principals are passionate about developing their staff and rally their leaders and teams to achieve ambitious school goals. Through the intentional creation of vibrant school communities, principals inspire staff and students to engage in rigorous and purposeful learning. They develop enduring and joyful relationships with students, teachers, parents, community members, and other network teammates, and they build and maintain a strong presence for their schools in the local communities.

Why lead at BAHS?

Empowering Students, Enriching Lives: Our innovative, research-backed design, shaped by community collaboration, prioritizes student voice and choice. Students balance a rigorous academic program and preparation for post-secondary pathways, with opportunities to explore individual passions.

Cultivating a Thriving Community: Our strong school culture fosters respect, motivation, and restorative practices. We believe in equipping students with critical thinking skills and fostering responsible independence a true liberal arts education for success in college and life.

Continuous Learning and Support: Ascend invests in employees by providing ongoing professional development, coaching, and career pathways in our schools. We are proud to provide a generous benefits package, which includes flexibility in our healthcare plan, and 403(b) matching starting at year one. At Ascend, we care about our workforces mental health and offer services covered by insurance and additional time off for our staff to utilize for their personal care.

Champion Excellent, Equitable Instruction

• Collaborate with curriculum and instruction teams to plan and execute curriculum that fosters student growth, creativity, and agency through culturally relevant materials and practices;

• Ensure academic standards and instructional design reflect Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility considerations;

• Empower your team to ensure high-quality curriculum implementation aligned with priority standards and inquiry-based learning;

• Partner with student services and special education teams to guarantee access and support for all students, including those with exceptionalities.

Build a Thriving Learning Community

• Create and sustain a warm, welcoming, and inclusive environment for scholars, families, and staff;
• Cultivate a culture that fosters a love of learning, student agency, engagement, and holistic growth across a diverse and inclusive school community;
• Espouse the vision that exhibits a deep belief in the potential of all students and leads to improvement for all learners;

• Embed racial equity and culturally-responsive practices throughout the school, building awareness and promoting growth for yourself, staff, and students;
• Establish, foster, and sustain a culture of academic success and social-emotional development through partnerships with students, staff, families, and the community;
• Engage families and the community in support of each child's learning and the school's learning goals;
• Support your team to innovate ways for eliminating equity gaps, and for ensuring that post-secondary pathways are a success for all students.

Strategic Leadership

• Collaborate with flexibility to enhance systems, decision-making, and data-driven practices for relentless improvement. Establish and maintain strong academic and cultural systems;
• Build and cultivate collaborative teams that effectively communicate and work together to advance student success, Ascend's mission, and the broader community;
• Observe, coach, and develop instructional staff and leaders to elevate pedagogy and student achievement;
• Utilize meaningful feedback from all stakeholders to continually strengthen school programs and practices;

• Create and execute systems and processes to support the short- and long-term goals of the school and supervise the effective use of resources;
• Develop systems and structures to hire and retain diverse, highly-effective staff;

• Leverage existing and new technology platforms to inform planning and decision-making in support of school goals and operations.

Staff and reporting relationships The Principal reports to the Managing Director of Schools and supervises all school staff members.

• Bachelors degree, with advanced degree preferred;
• At least three years 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 demonstrated ability to drive results through the supervision of others;
• A hunger for feedback and self-improvement;
• A high level of ownership over the overall outcomes of the scholars 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;
• Skilled in content, pedagogy, and data-driven instruction as evidenced by quantitative and qualitative data;
• 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;
• Alignment with the educational philosophy and core beliefs of Ascend Learning.

Compensation Initial salary offers for this position range from $130,000 - $150,000. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience and levels of attained education.

Diversity at Ascend Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students. Ascend staff represent a wide diversity of racial, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identitiesopening a window to the entire Ascend community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our deeply consequential work

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