2025-2026 Opening Interim Assistant Principal - St Peter Claver Catholic School
2025-2026 Opening Interim Assistant Principal - St Peter Claver Catholic School
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$ 75000 - 84000
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Location: Saint Peter Claver Catholic School
Duration: 1Year Interim Position (with potential for extension)
Salary Range: $75000$84000
Position Overview:
The Saint Peter Claver Interim Assistant Principal will serve as the instructional leader and support school culture operations and Catholic faith and identity for the school during theschool year. This individual will be responsible for providing instructional leadership coaching teachers and ensuring the academic success of all scholars.
The Interim Assistant Principal will support the school as part of an administrative team that includes the City Connects Coordinator (similar to a school social worker) the Family/Scholar Support Liaison the Administrative Assistant and the Principal. During this year of transition the current principal will continue to serve 2 days a week primarily leading and supporting the administrative team and highlevel scholar and community needs. The Interim Assistant Principal will work with the administrative team to foster a supportive environment where teachers are empowered to grow professionally deliver highquality instruction and drive student achievement. The assistant principal will also play a key role in strengthening and maintaining the schools culture and operations ensuring that the emotional spiritual and academic needs of scholars are met.
Key Responsibilities:
- Instructional Leadership:
- Lead the process of driving student achievement and teacher practice in alignment with gradelevel standards the schools curriculum and Ascension Catholic Academys Teacher Competencies.
- Conduct classroom observations and lesson internalization reviews providing direct coaching feedback and professional development for teachers.
- Lead professional development sessions and/or smallteam professional learning communities approximately 2x each week.
- Analyze classroom and schoolwide data and build action plans that improve student achievement and instructional practices.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the school staff.
- Lead academic operations including:
- Academic partnerships
- Assessment coordination
- Intervention and tutoring programming
- Procurement of curricular and instructional materials
- Strategic use of federal funding
- Scholar Family and Community Support and Engagement:
- Collaborate with teachers families and the administrative team to create a school environment that supports and cares for the whole child. In all scholar and family interactions:
- Honor all individuals as beloved children of God and practice cultural humility.
- Lead and respond through a traumainformed lens while maintaining high expectations and incorporating restorative practices where appropriate.
- Build positive relationships with scholars parents and community partners to promote their engagement in the schools mission and scholar success.
- On days when the principal is not on campus lead the response to highlevel student culture and discipline challenges and family concerns.
- Operational Leadership and Emergency Management:
- Collaborate with the administrative team to manage the daily operations of the school including scheduling staffing communication and student services.
- Collaborate with the administrative team to coordinate student activities events and initiatives to promote student engagement and leadership.
- On days when the principal is not on campus lead and serve as the key point of contact in the event of emergencies or crises ensuring the safety and wellbeing of students and staff.
- Catholic Identity and Faith Leadership:
- Actively promote and model the schools Catholic identity and values in all aspects of school life.
- Support the integration of Catholic teachings across the curriculum and school activities.
- Collaborate with the administrative team to lead the school in faith formation for students and staff including facilitating prayer liturgical celebrations and other faithbased activities.
- Ensure that the school and Ascension Catholic Academys mission is reflected in the relationships teaching practices and overall atmosphere of the school.
Benefits Overview:
Ascension Catholic Academy provides a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees health financial security and worklife balance. Our benefits include medical and dental insurance coverage for employees and their eligible dependents with options for a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) depending on the chosen health plan. Employees receive life insurance with the option for supplemental coverage as well as longterm disability protection. We offer a 403(b) retirement plan with a 3 employer match for retirement planning. Full benefit details terms and conditions are outlined in Ascensions Employee Handbook and plan documents available upon request. Eligibility for certain benefits may vary based on employment status and length of service.
Salary Range:$75000$84000 annually
- Starting salary is determined by the candidates experience and education level
- Ascension Catholic Academy follows a structured stepandlane salary schedule similar to public school. The final compensation package will be based on verified teaching and/or leadership experience and educational credentials.
Ascension Catholic Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.
Qualifications:
- A passion for providing equitable educational opportunities for scholars in an urban Catholic environment.
- Experience in urban education with a proven track record of improving student achievement through effective instructional cultural and socialemotional practices and skills.
- Excellent relationshipbuilding communication and organizational skills.
- Experience using data to inform instructional decisions and improve student outcomes.
- Strong commitment to the mission of Catholic education and the ability to model faithbased leadership.
- Previous experience in coaching and mentoring teachers to improve instructional practices is highly preferred.
- Bachelors degree in education or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Background in instructional leadership with a proven track record of improving student achievement through effective coaching and instructional practices.
- Background in leading school culture and knowledge of best practices in social emotional learning traumainformed instruction conscious discipline and/or the whole child model.
- Experience in leading academic programs in urban Catholic schools.
- Active practicing member of the Roman Catholic tradition.
- Masters degree in Educational Leadership Administration or a related field.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to work a fulltime schedule of 40 hours per week including attendance at required school events (graduation holiday programs and other activities as determined by administration)
- Sustained mobility to move throughout classroom and school environments for extended periods
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and perform physical tasks required in an educational setting
- Full sensory capabilities including ability to speak clearly see hear and respond effectively to students staff and administrators at all times
- Ability to fulfill all commitments of the educational program throughout the school year
Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified individuals with documented disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
