Executive Principal

Overview

Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is working to ensure that all students thrive and experience a future without limits. We are committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding leaders, teachers, support staff, and district employees who desire to make a difference in the lives of students. With nearly 75 schools, we are confident that you can find your place in Hamilton County.

Learn more about working for Hamilton County Schools e.org and get to know us and our strategic plan, Opportunity 2030.

The purpose of this job is to provide effective instructional leadership and school operations. Major responsibilities include instructional leadership, people centered management, organizational management, student development, facility maintenance and management, fiscal management activities, and developing effective community relations.

The Howard School is a 9-12 school located in Chattanooga, TN. We have a past full of rich tradition; a present that embraces dynamic and exciting change; and a future gleaming with limitless possibilities. Our approach to education is one that involves an entire team working together to develop the whole child. Through rigor, engagement, commitment, and compassion, our faculty and staff strive to ensure that every child receives the academic and emotional support that is needed to achieve the utmost success.

As the oldest public school in Chattanooga, we have a vibrant community that supports our vision and strives to continue the Hustling Tiger tradition of excellence. We are privileged to have community partners who believe in our students and have committed to our Future Ready Institutes, such as the Erlanger Institute for Healthcare and Innovation and the See Rock City Institute for Hospitality and Tourism.

Additionally, our principal, Dr. Le Andrea Ware, is Tennessee’s Principal of the Year!

The Howard School is a highly distinguished school in many ways. We are the only  Model Demonstration High School in the State for RTIB
2. People from around the world have also taken notice of our school. After his visit in May of 2019, Microsoft Founder Bill Gates spotlighted our school in a video that highlights our immense community pride and our nonstop, collaborative efforts to make a difference! To view the video, .

We are looking for team-oriented teachers who understand that while the job will be challenging, the challenge will be rewarding. Enthusiasm, drive, and a willingness to explore creative approaches to pedagogy are all important attributes in a teacher who understands the importance of standards-based instruction.

Instructional Leadership

Clear & Compelling Vision

• Collaboratively creates and communicates a clear, compelling vision of high academic achievement and growth
• Establish a clear focus and inspire others by gaining buy-in and commitment
• Serve as a change agent by actively challenging the status quo to eliminate opportunity and achievement gaps
• Inspire and lead new and challenging innovations for high achievement and growth

Instructional Leadership

• Build and maintain high expectations for continuous student growth and academic achievement with supportive accountability systems
• Sustain a data-driven vision by setting challenging goals with appropriate, relevant milestones for progress monitoring
• Conduct classroom observations, identify effective instructional planning and delivery instruction and provide actionable feedback that results in improved student learning
• Build capacity of educators to provide all students a rigorous standards-based curriculum that is culturally responsive
• Ensure students master grade-level standards by aligning curriculum, instruction and assessments
• Build systems for professional learning communities and high quality common planning

People Centered Management

Balanced Leadership and Capacity Building

• Provides clear expectations for staff performance and communicates success and needed improvements regularly.
• Create structures that systematically gather input and empower teachers as decision makers
• Implement and monitor a rigorous evaluation system and use educator evaluation…