High School Principal

About Achievers

Achievers Early College Prep Charter School (AECP) is New Jersey’s first public charter school for students in middle school and high school that provides a unique opportunity for students to pursue one of four STEAM pathways:
Health Sciences
, Digital Media
, Audio Engineering and Cisco Computer Networking
. Students can earn up to 60 college credits
, NOCTI credentials and workplace training. AECP is determined to ensure that students can enhance their journey through high school and graduate with content mastery, skills, and experiences that are essential to the current marketplace and the world beyond.

• Demonstrates alignment and commitment to Achievers Early College Prep's mission, core beliefs, and educational philosophy
• Adaptable in a growing environment; flexible and solutions-oriented
• Evidence of self-motivation, initiative, and willingness to be a team player
• Experience in schools that rely heavily on intervention, literacy, and content knowledge to dramatically increase student achievement
• Driven to deliver rigorous instruction by emphasizing student engagement with complex texts, critical thinking, and comprehensive literary analysis
• Exhibits a laser focus on analyzing student work and student data, coupled with a deep commitment to data-driven decision making
• Quantifiable track record of outstanding academic results
• Unwavering commitment to feedback, improvement, practice, and a notion of “I’M ALL IN!”
• Culturally aware, culturally sensitive, and asset-based thinking

We seek to build a high-performing High School and will need a leader who commits fully to the mission, demonstrates our core values, and leads in an urgent and exciting way to improve student achievement. The High School Principal will be an inspiring leader who exemplifies excellence, serves as a role model for students, and takes on both large and small challenges that have the greatest impact on the school community.

As a leader, you will engage in difficult conversations while building investment and a shared culture of highly effective teams. You should bring joy, humility, openness to feedback, and a nurturing approach to the needs of whom you lead. Confidence and assurance in having the mentorship and support of the Executive Director will guide your work. Below are some expectations of the role:

• Provide exemplary leadership to all school community members to achieve outstanding performance in preparing each student for college
• Develop and communicate strategic school systems, culture, and vision, and build an actionable plan to achieve that vision
• Lead all aspects of Data-Driven Instruction (DDI), Professional Development (PD) and Observation & Feedback (OF)
• Implement effective assessment systems, use data to inform decisions, develop curriculum and assessment, and ensure consistency within the school program aligned with state and rigorous standards

• Oversee faculty and staff, including recruitment, evaluation, retention, dismissal, and hold primary responsibility for professional development, staff observations, curriculum development, staff communication, and program decisions
• Conduct daily teacher observations and provide real-time feedback to move the needle on student achievement
• Lead faculty to ensure that all staff provide well-managed and rigorous daily lessons, reasonable and effective homework, and regular and productive after-school tutoring
• Hold teachers accountable for meeting a high bar for student performance, including requirements for special education accommodations and IEP modifications in partnership with the Special Education Coordinator

• In partnership with the Leadership Team, responsible for overall campus stability and cohesiveness
• Build a demonstrated joyful and rigorous school culture
• Foster consistency in academic and behavioral expectations
• Collaborate with staff to support students’ academic and socio-emotional development
• Ensure that traditions and rituals that support the school’s college mission are built and maintained
• Support staff to ensure the effectiveness of after-school…