1. Scale up Our Teacher Residency Program from 51 to 100 by Year 5

Aspire Public Schools operates 38 high-performing, college-preparatory public charter schools serving 15,000 students in underserved communities across California and Memphis, Tennessee. Currently in its 17th academic year, Aspire is one of the nation’s largest open-enrollment K-12 public charter school systems serving predominantly low-income students and delivering a rigorous College for Certain education. An unrelenting focus on college preparedness led to 100 percent of graduating Aspire seniors being accepted to four-year colleges or universities over the last six years. To learn more, visit

Aspire University is a new, not-for-profit organization that has grown out of a six year pilot program in Aspire Public Schools. Through a partnership with the University of Pacific we trained and developed over 150 new teachers through a one-year apprenticeship model (the Aspire Teacher Residency). Our program graduates (with their masters and teaching credentials and deep, on-site training) are tremendously effective as first year teachers and beyond, are staying in the classroom at significantly higher rates and are more demographically representative of the communities we serve.

As we migrate from Aspire Public Schools to a stand-alone institution, Aspire University’s objectives are to:

1. Scale up our teacher residency program from 51 to 100 by Year 5.

2. Gain accreditation for Aspire University so we can offer the Master of Education degree by Year 5.

3. As the degree granting institution, help partner organizations develop their own teacher training programs.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

At Aspire University, we believe that students get to and through college because of great teachers and great principals, and there just aren’t enough of them, especially for students who are the first in their families to go to college. Teaching and leading in our nation’s K-12 public schools are among the noble professions that, when done well, is demanding of head and heart. At Aspire University we invest in and develop great teachers and leaders. The Director of Curriculum for the Principal Residency will build an exceptional educational program for Principals in the Residency at Aspire University, ensuring that the vision of developing significantly more, great principals becomes a reality.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop the course catalogue
• Teach and identify other strong teachers for all courses
• Refine the data and feedback systems to assess coursework and overall experience of Principal Residents, Mentors and Course Instructors
• Work closely with the University of Pacific to ensure courses can be credit bearing and result in the Masters degree and Administrative credential
• Co-facilitate and teach a series of webinars and seminars to Principals Residents and Mentors each year
• Collaborate closely with the Director of the Principal Residency, Teacher Residency and President as we build Aspire U together
• Oversee the publication of and write pieces for a monthly newsletter for all key players in the Principal Residency
• Support the mission, vision, and core values of Aspire Public Schools and Aspire University.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1) Required knowledge, skills & abilities:

• Demonstrated ability as a successful principal
• Capacity to create effective tools/systems for schools
• Strong writing skills

• Strong oral communication
• Community-building skills
• Outstanding training and presentation abilities
• Deep knowledge of curriculum development and program design
• Record of success in developing teachers
• Experience in performance assessment

• Strong problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment; flexible, able to work autonomously as well as take direction as needed

2) Minimum educational level:

• Master’s degree
• PhD preferred

3) Experience required:

• 5+ successful years of experience as a principal
• Preferred experience as a Lead Principal supervising principals
• Preferred experience as a Mentor Principal in a Residency program

4) Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be reasonably met by an individual in this position to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

☒ Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull. Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 to 50 pounds. Walk up and down stairs.

☒ Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping).

☒ Demonstrate normal depth perception.

☒ Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time.

☒ Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone

☒ See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids.

☒ Distinguish colors.

☒ Read and understand rules and policies, labels, and instructions.

☒ Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone.

☒ Verbal communications, including the ability to speak and hear at normal room levels and on the telephone.

5) Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics are representative of those in a normal office, classroom/school setting which one might encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

☒ Work indoors in a standard office environment, computer lab, and/or classroom environment.

☒ Work is performed in indoor and outdoor environments.

☒ Exposure to dust, oils, and cleaning chemicals.

☒ Some exposure to childhood and other diseases in a school environment.

☒ May be required to work outside of normal workdays and office hours to meet operational deadlines.

This is to acknowledge that I have read and understood the Statement above regarding the Responsibilities for my position and agree that I am qualified to be hired for this position.

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This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant.

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