School Principal Fellow

First Line Schools: PRINCIPAL FELLOW

Creating and inspiring great, open admissions public schools in New Orleans

In 1998, First Line Schools started the first charter school in New Orleans. First Line now operates several (P)
K-8th grade schools. Our mission is to create and inspire great, open admissions public schools in New Orleans.

Our faculty is a diverse and talented group dedicated to our students’ success and to their own growth as teachers. Our schools are led by leaders who hold themselves accountable for student achievement and teacher development.

First Line Schools is currently seeking school principal candidates who can lead and manage the learning, growth, and achievement of students at the elementary level (PK-4) at a K-8 First Line School. The School Principal will be responsible for ensuring the success of the school, as demonstrated by high academic achievement and a strong school culture by working with the School Director, School Leadership Team, and Network Leaders to provide instructional, cultural, and team leadership.

A Leader Fellow serves in a leadership role for a defined one-year period as part of a structured development pathway. Fellows are expected to perform the full duties and responsibilities of the role while receiving targeted coaching and mentorship from a senior leader. The designation signals a developmental appointment focused on building leadership capacity while maintaining full accountability for role outcomes.

After the one year period, the goal of the fellowship is that the person is able to assume a leadership role at First Line Schools, so long as there is a position available.

The Fellow will be placed at a First Line School in a support capacity, partnering with school and network leaders to assist in advancing academic achievement and strengthening school culture. The Fellow will support the work of the School Director, School Principals, Assistant Principals, and Network Leaders by contributing to key initiatives, providing instructional and operational support, and helping to execute established priorities.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Ensures high achievement through a rigorous curriculum aligned to state and Common Core standard
• Systematically uses formative assessment data, continually improving instruction, and layers of learning support
• Develops and coaches small school staff; teachers and leaders to ensure that the achievement of all students is increased
• Ensures strong lesson plan preparation, high quality classrooms and routines and strong teaching strategies
• Ensures all students receive personalized learning and strong academic services
• Teaches a class or models teaching to staff (school leaders at First Line may be asked to cover a class or teach a class)
• Ensures all faculty, students, and parents are aligned with the school's mission, vision and values and the First Line Commitments
• Models the values and commitments consistently and ensures leaders are developed to model these values
• Ensures their small school is realizing the vision for student culture and family relationships that are joyful, warm and hold high expectations.

• Ensures all faculty, students, and parents are aligned with the school’s mission, vision and values and the First Line Commitments
• Models the values and commitments consistently and ensures leaders are developed to model these values
• Ensures their small school is realizing the vision for student culture and family relationships that are joyful, warm and hold high expectations.

• Motivates and inspires action, commitment, and initiative while managing continual change and improvement
• Models to all staff, students and parents the key mindsets that are the core of the First Line way: urgency and effective effort, growth mindset, self awareness and personal development, welcoming feedback, effective communications, and relationship building.
• Builds a culture of trust where productive conflict can thrive
• Delegates as appropriate to better achieve school goals and develop others