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Community School for Creative Education (CSCE) School Principal
Job Description

Reports to: CSCE Board of Directors

Background, Duties, and Responsibilities
The Community School for Creative Education (www.communityschoolforcreativeeducation.org) is a public charter school authorized by the Alameda County Board of Education and located in Oakland. It opened in August 2011 with grades K-3 and is committed to bringing Waldorf educational principles to a public school urban setting. The school will eventually serve K-8.

The School Principal must have a sound educational philosophy, background, and vision grounded in Waldorf education and must be committed to service to a diverse community including children from poverty and English Learners. Further, the Principal must have a demonstrated management capacity to leverage leadership to operate CSCE effectively as well as an expressed willingness and plan to be accessible to staff, community and students.


Human Resources
• Responsible for review and selection from hiring committee’s recommendation of all of the following, developing employment contracts where appropriate, and supervising, supporting, developing, evaluating, disciplining and terminating the same:
o CSCE teaching faculty
o CSCE before-school, and aftercare and afterschool staff
o CSCE instructional leadership team (composed of Curriculum-Instruction Coach(es), elected faculty member and principal)
o Support personnel, including the school’s Business Operations Manager


Educational Leadership
• Oversees development, implementation and evaluation of educational program
• Consults with Director on program alignment to school mission and vision
• Coordinates and facilitates the work with CSCE Parent Action Committee (CPAC) around curriculum (coordination around access and fundraising led by Director)
• Develops and implements, in coordination with instructional leadership team and CPAC, communication system for all constituencies
• Ensures that the CSCE curriculum is aligned to charter petition, state standards, and mission, and is infused with Waldorf instructional practices
• With staff leadership, develops, implements and monitors the professional development plan for the CSCE whole staff Professional Learning Community
• Monitors school-wide assessment and data collection.
• Oversees student conferences and reporting
• Special Education: Attends SST/IEP meetings
• Attends crucial teacher-parent meetings
• Plans parent education events and speakers
• Oversees implementation of CSCE student discipline policy
• Creates Master Schedule aligned with the CSCE vision and mission as expressed in the charter
• Oversees and leads in coordination with the instructional leadership team the implementation of CSCE’s classroom disciplinary policy
• Leads Instructional Leadership Team to create a strong educational program
• Facilitates climate and conditions through a strong professional learning community

Faculty Supervision
• Ensures that each teacher develops a yearly professional development plan
• Manages Curriculum/Instructional Coach(es) to ensure effective support is provided
• Completes twice yearly classroom teacher evaluations in collaboration with director
• Ensures that all staff comply with all Special Education Regulations, the CSCE Charter and policies adopted by the CSCE Governing Board
• Ensures that teachers are implementing strategies and formats adopted by the school including, but not limited to, drawing from Open Court through Waldorf inspired strategies
• Ensures that teachers are administering reading and math assessments to inform their lesson planning and reports to parents

Governance and Internal Relations
• Attends all CSCE Board meetings and drafts agendas with Board chair and vice-chair
• Responsible for implementation of board policies and adopted administrative procedures
• Lead facilitator of the instructional leadership team
• Serves as Liaison to CSCE Parent Action Committee (CPAC), Parent Teacher Representatives and Family Resource Center
• Develops agenda of School Site Council in consultation with its members
• Leads in drafting the educational plan for CSCE Charter Renewal and Memorandum of Understanding
• Monitors daily Average Daily Attendance and plans accordingly
• Prepares budget for submission to Board; administers and monitors School’s financial affairs within the Board-approved budget.
• Ensures that the School office is efficiently and appropriately managed

Qualifications

The School Principal for the CSCE will possess a proven track record of success in the following areas

Leadership
Teaching and Learning
Strategic Planning
Internal Administrative Management
Community Building

Specifically:

• Appreciation and understanding of Waldorf methods and philosophy and a commitment to bringing that to an urban public charter school setting
• Understanding of CA Content Standards/Common Core and how to align curriculum to standards
• Strong commitment to using data to inform instruction
• Commitment to continuous improvement in instructional practices
• Commitment to educational equity and a passion for teaching and working with students from an urban community, with knowledge and experience meeting the needs of students with different experiences, languages, and backgrounds
• Minimum of three years classroom teaching experience, preferably at least one of which was in an urban community
• Previous experience in senior leadership role for at least two years
• Experience managing a growing start-up organization, specifically related to building an innovative culture and creating and implementing accountability systems
• Excellent organization, time management, and follow-up skills
• Excellent communication, presentation, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills
• Experience building a strong partnership with a nonprofit board of directors is preferred
• Experience working effectively with parents
• Computer literacy and interest in learning new skills as necessary
• Bachelor Degree—Masters degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Fluency/working knowledge of Spanish or Chinese preferred
Physical Demands
• Frequent: Sitting, walking, standing, conversing, and listening, reading, writing, close visual work.
• Occasional: Lifting and Carrying
• Infrequent: Pushing and Pulling
• Maximum Weights: Lift 25 lbs/Carry 25 lbs.

Application Process

All interested applicants should submit:

• A cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the applicant’s qualifications and interests as described above as well as educational philosophy
• A curriculum vita/resume that is accomplishment oriented, i.e., details goals set and achievements in each previous position

Please email the above to phhanley@aol.com or mail to Peter Hanley, Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Community School for Creative Education, 1033 Shoreline Drive, San Mateo, CA 94404. All materials must be received by 5 pm, January 16, 2012 and will be held in strict confidence. You will be contacted before January 31, 2012 about next steps in the selection process.

CSCE is an equal opportunity employer.

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