Principal Fellow

Core Requirements

• Passionate commitment to the mission of Uncommon Schools;
• Passionate commitment to expand knowledge, skills, and opportunities for students both in and out of school;
• Dedication to building culturally responsive learning partnerships with students, teachers, and families;
• Demonstrates tenacity, personal responsibility, a founder’s mentality, and a commitment to continual professional growth;
• Strong people management skills, including the ability to effectively navigate difficult conversations and hold staff, scholars, and families accountable in a supportive manner;
• Ability to develop and maintain a strong staff culture that is clearly focused on realizing our Uncommon mission;
• Strong data analysis skills;
• Ability to provide high-leverage feedback via classroom observations;
• Ability to strategically manage and prioritize time and tasks effectively to fully meet the needs of their school, with a lens toward systems thinking;
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment; flexible, able to work autonomously and take direction as needed;
• Familiarity and success with–or commitment to–implementing Uncommon’s core tenets of instructional leadership (e.g., See It-Name It-Do It framework, Leverage Leadership principles);
• Required experience:At least 3 years of teaching experience with evidence of outstanding student growth and achievement;
• At least 1 year of experience coaching, leading, and/or managing teachers (e.g., Assistant Principal, Dean of Curriculum, Instructional Leader, grade level chair, content/department chair);
• Experience teaching core subjects (e.g., Math, ELA, Science, History) is preferred.
• A Bachelor's degree.