Founding Middle School Principal in Residence

The Founding Middle School Principal is one of three senior, school-based co-founder roles (joining the Executive Director and Founding Director of Operations). The Founding Middle School Principal will be responsible for the academic vision, instructional leadership, and overall student experience at ChattAcademy. The Founding Middle School Principal reports to the Executive Director.

Requirements

ChattAcademy has a charge from our community to build a different kind of education. Instead of operating in isolation, we build partnerships between educators and a) students (our most important stakeholders), b) families (experts on our students), and c) community leaders (experts on the fields in which our students will lead). Our work to build trust and partnerships that support each student’s gifts, talents, and ideas will be complex, challenging, and deeply rewarding. We seek a Founding Middle School Principal that has the following:

Attributes

• Bilingual required; native speaker preferred
• Unwavering commitment to ChattAcademy’s mission/vision
• Deep respect for the assets of our children, families, & community
• Founder’s mindset: creative problem solver, enjoys building from the ground up
• Strong emotional intelligence: knowing how to care for themselves, collaborate with others, use tools to regulate their emotions under stress, and approach difficult situations with others with empathy and compassion
• Ability to effectively manage teams, work collaboratively with peers, and manage up to improve the work of everyone around them
• Strong project and time management skills and ability to adapt and persevere to deliver consistent and timely results to reach our goals
• High bar for academic excellence balanced with human-centered leadership
• Meticulous attention to detail, precision, and accuracy

Experience

• Minimum of three years of experience in school-based leadership or closely-related experience required
• Previous experience with academic, curriculum, and teacher development
• TN Principal’s Licensure

Benefits

ChattAcademy offers leaders the unique opportunity to dream, imagine, create, and shift the narrative around public education. We offer the chance to design a public education opportunity that meets the immediate and future needs of students and families in our community. We offer:

• Daily time built into your schedule to re-imagine “schooling”
• A focus on innovation and student, family, and community responsiveness
• An opportunity to be a part of an unprecedented public education model
• The only public, bilingual school in East Tennessee; the only school in the state offering bilingual learning to Middle and High School students
• Problem-solving based learning opportunities and our hallmark “Problems” course
• Village based approach to character development and holistic student supports
• Place-based learning that utilizes the experts and leaders in Chattanooga

Benefits:

• Starting salary of $80,000; eligibility for year-over-year raises based on performance
• Full health and retirement benefits
• Emphasis on professional development weekly, monthly, and yearly