Associate Principal, School Culture - Boldschools : Job Details

Bold's vision is to create the best schools anywhere and empower futures everywhere.We are building world-class K-12 public schools that challenge and empower every student to excel in college and life. Beginning in Kindergarten, our students develop the intellectual mastery and empowering habits that will prepare them to succeed at the highest levels in all they pursue.We benchmark ourselves against indicators proven to predict success in college and beyond, and set rigorous standards for academic and personal development to ensure our graduates are prepared to compete and succeed alongside students from the top schools across the U.S.We set ambitious goals—more ambitious than most think possible—and as a team won't settle until we achieve them. We align on priorities, measure progress, and evaluate our results openly to improve quickly. We own our impact, live our values, and focus intentionally on creating a culture that supports every student, family, and team member to achieve excellence.As we continue to build our flagship K-12 campus in the Bronx, and lay the foundation for growth, we are searching for extraordinary colleagues to join our team.Role & ResponsibilitiesAs the Associate Principal for School Culture, you will lead a team to achieve outcomes that build a strong school culture, investing all students and families to achieve our shared goals. You will hold primary responsibility for goals related to school-wide culture and systems, learning readiness, and family engagement, supporting every student to achieve at the highest level. You will collaborate with leadership across the school to monitor and drive progress toward shared team and organizational priorities, contributing to a culture of continuous improvement and growth.Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and apply a deep understanding of Bold's goals, vision, and values to build a culture of purpose and impact
• Lead and coach a team to achieve ambitious outcomes, ensuring high levels of professionalism, alignment, collaboration, development, and impact
• Develop strong relationships that meaningfully engage and invest students, families, and team members in collaborating to achieve shared goals
• Monitor progress to goals, identifying areas for growth, and leading team syncs and family meetings/events to accelerate progress
• Implement structures that foster a transparent, outcomes-oriented culture; regularly lead and participate in data reviews and coaching cycles
• Demonstrate a mission-first mindset to ensure all decisions and actions are rooted in what is best for student achievement and Bold

Qualities of Bold Leadership

Excellent performance on our team is defined by the competencies below, aligned to our Team Impact Rubric:

• Role Model: Exemplifies values, leads by example; operates within team structures; seeks out opportunities to support the team.
• Ownership & Responsibility: Takes active ownership for goals and responsibilities; monitors progress, provides proactive updates, and effectively adapts strategy to close gaps; demonstrates bias toward action; holds self and team accountable for achieving results.
• Strategic Thinking & Effectiveness: Translates goals into strategic action plans; effective at forward-planning and anticipating needs; addresses root causes to close gaps and follows through on implementation.
• Team Development: Consistently implements team development structures; coaches effectively by providing high-leverage, transferable, and timely opportunities for development aligned to root cause of gaps
• Communication: Communications are consistently clear and connected to goals and values; actively listens and asks clarifying questions to understand root causes; leverages team communication systems.
• Reflection & Self-Development: Reflects on personal and team strengths and growth areas, actively pursuing development opportunities for self and team.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of school or team leadership experience in a high-performing K-12 setting
• 3+ years lead teaching or related experience in a high-performing K-12 setting
• Demonstrated experience coaching and leading teams to high levels of performance
• Bachelor's degree with an outstanding record of achievement and leadership, advanced degree and certification preferred

Start DateThe start date for this position is July 2025; opportunities for an earlier start may also be available.

CompensationBold Charter School offers highly competitive compensation, in the top range of comparable positions across New York City charter schools. The starting salary range for this position is $100-130,000 annually and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity EmployerBold Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.