Founding Middle School Principal

The Founding Middle School Principal is one of three senior, school-based co-founder roles (joining the Executive Director and Founding Director of Operations). The Founding Middle School Principal will be responsible for the academic vision, instructional leadership, and overall student experience at ChattAcademy. The Founding Middle School Principal reports to the Executive Director.

Requirements

ChattAcademy has a charge from our community to build a different kind of education. Instead of operating in isolation, we build partnerships between educators and a) students (our most important stakeholders), b) families (experts on our students), and c) community leaders (experts on the fields in which our students will lead). Our work to build trust and partnerships that support each student's gifts, talents, and ideas will be complex, challenging, and deeply rewarding. We seek a Founding Middle School Principal that has the following:

Attributes

Bilingual required; native speaker preferred

Unwavering commitment to ChattAcademy's mission/vision

Deep respect for the assets of our children, families, & community

Founder's mindset: creative problem solver, enjoys building from the ground up

Strong emotional intelligence: knowing how to care for themselves, collaborate with others, use tools to regulate their emotions under stress, and approach difficult situations with others with empathy and compassion

Ability to effectively manage teams, work collaboratively with peers, and manage up to improve the work of everyone around them

Strong project and time management skills and ability to adapt and persevere to deliver consistent and timely results to reach our goals

High bar for academic excellence balanced with human-centered leadership

Meticulous attention to detail, precision, and accuracy

Experience

Minimum of three years of experience in school-based leadership or closely-related experience required

Previous experience with academic, curriculum, and teacher development

TN Principal's Licensure

Benefits

ChattAcademy offers leaders the unique opportunity to dream, imagine, create, and shift the narrative around public education. We offer the chance to design a public education opportunity that meets the immediate and future needs of students and families in our community. We offer:

Daily time built into your schedule to re-imagine "schooling"

A focus on innovation and student, family, and community responsiveness

An opportunity to be a part of an unprecedented public education model

The only public, bilingual school in East Tennessee; the only school in the state offering bilingual learning to Middle and High School students

Problem-solving based learning opportunities and our hallmark "Problems" course

Village based approach to character development and holistic student supports

Place-based learning that utilizes the experts and leaders in Chattanooga

Benefits:

Starting salary of $80,000; eligibility for year-over-year raises based on performance

Full health and retirement benefits

Emphasis on professional development weekly, monthly, and yearly