Assistant PrincipalAssociate School Director (2026-2027 School Year)

POSITION: Associate School Director (ASD)

GRADE LEVEL: Hiring for both middle school and high school positions

LOCATION: Hiring at multiple locations. View current openings here. We encourage you to apply even if your preferred location is not currently listed.

SALARY: $85000-$105000 based on up to 10 years of aligned experience. We also offer a relocation stipend for anyone joining us from 75 miles or more from Denver!

STATUS: Full time regular year round benefits eligible exempt in-person position (Denver CO)

START: Summer 2026. View the current School Year Calendar here.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Associate School Director (ASD) serves as a systems culture and curriculum/instruction leader on the campus in partnership with the School Director. They are responsible for coaching and managing people in both their teaching practice and leadership practice as well as their continuous growth personally. The ASD role supports our belief in the human condition that every human being strives to be fully known for who they are and the unique contribution they make to the human addition to this the ASD in partnership with the School Leadership Team is responsible for the overall results of the school.

Leadership

• DSST Mission Driven: Demonstrate a sense of urgency about achievement for ALL students and preparing every student for post secondary success.

• Pursue solutions with tenacity that maximize student achievement. Is willing to do whatever it takes to get the work done right.

• Model professional maturity; emotional constancy in stressful situations bringing out the best in others seek solutions and positively motivating.

• Mentor and coach staff members to encourage growth and results.

• Identify and systematically develop future leaders.

• Act as a strategic partner to the School Director; fully responsible for executing the vision of the leader in all areas.

• Supervise a substantial portion of the team.

Culture

• Cultivate school culture centered on core values that deeply care for each student and staff member and hold each student and staff member to the highest level of accountability.

• Coordinate with the school leadership team to ensure Morning Meetings are robust and supportive of our values-based culture.

• Collaborate with school staff to maximize the ability of the school to support students academic and socio-emotional development.

• Provide leadership to establish a positive structured achievement-oriented and fun school culture for all staff and students.

Instruction Coaching and Evaluation

• Provide instructional leadership informed by a nuanced understanding of DSST best practices

• Use centralized coaching tool to track all coaching meetings observations and action steps.

• Provide teachers with specific actionable qualitative (i.e. narrative) and quantitative (i.e. rubric) feedback on their performance in all areas.

• Manage a data-driven instructional process that includes rigorous interim assessments that are effectively aligned with year-end assessments and college readiness. Able to align all other school leadership components to the data driven instructional process (professional development curriculum development teacher observation/supervision etc.

• Work with teachers to create and refine DSST curriculum documents (assessments plans data tracking) which correspond to college readiness standards core instructional practices and the benchmark assessment program

• Create maintain and update whole school grade level and teacher level student academic and assessment records and reports.

• Oversee required standardized testing

• Identify and arrange for staff development opportunities which relate to core instructional practices standards based assessments and content areas.

• Co-manage department chairs to ensure effective outcomes within departments.

Systems

• Implement systems that emphasize attention to detail maximize programmatic goals and are scalable as the school grows.

• Develop solutions to complex problems involving all stakeholders.

• Manage with fiscal responsibility - develop a disciplined planning process that identifies the schools highest-priorities.

Additional Duties

• Recruit and hire school staff

• Serve as a recruiter for new students; actively engage prospective families in an effort to draw more students to choose your school; be willing to take on additional tasks to support recruitment as needed.

• Work with DSST Home Office to create network-wide standards curriculum and assessment documents

• Work with DSST Home Office to create network-wide new teacher professional development; create school-specific new and returning teacher professional development

• Participate in network wide Instructional Leadership Development and Culture Leadership Development

• If applicable teach select course(s) within the school

• If applicable act as a student advisor for a group of students

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree

• At least 5 years working in schools and classrooms

• At least 2 years of experience in 6-12 grade school-based leadership

• Demonstrated ability to coach manage and lead adults to achieve student success and professional growth

• An unwavering belief that all students can succeed in high school reach their most ambitious post-secondary goals and lead exemplary lives

• Desire to personally professionally grow in their practice of becoming an anti-racist educator

• Self-awareness a regular practice of reflection and a desire to continuously improve

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven commitment to and experience with serving students of color students with disabilities and/or multilingual students

Who We Are

At DSST Public Schools we are proud to achieve transformational results for our 7500 students 97% of whom attend a Green (top-rated) school. Just as important is how we achieve them: values-centered human-focused and together.

We invite educators and leaders who share our belief that there is more in us more brilliance more courage more possibility to join us.

Our Impact

• 100% of DSST graduates have been admitted to college or a postsecondary program

• 15 of 16 schools rated Green on the 202425 SPF

• 9 out of 10 DSST families would recommend DSST to a friend

• 95% of staff say their managers check in regularly and care about them as people

Why Work at DSST

At DSST our Quantum 5 Culture defines how we help every team member grow belong and thrive.

• Comprehensive Compensation & Benefits: Competitive pay and a Total Rewards package that includes fertility and adoption support educator-focused mental-health care and everyday perks like Safeway grocery discounts.

• Growth & Opportunity: Weekly 1:1 coaching data-driven feedback and clear career pathways such as Apprentice Teacher and Emerging Leader.

• Rewards & Recognition: Core Value and TOAST Awards milestone celebrations and the signature Flower Person Award honoring staff who help our community flourish.

• Whole Human Wellness: Access to the Therapist of Color Collaborative Wellness Wednesdays comprehensive health coverage and six weeks of paid parental leave.

• Thriving in Colorado: Time to recharge with 11 weeks off each year relocation support for out of state applicants and local discounts that help you enjoy life in our beautiful sunshine filled state.

Learn more about our Quantum 5 Culture and Compensation & Benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Equity and Inclusion

DSST Public Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not exclude participation in deny benefits to or discriminate on the basis of race color religion National origin sex (including pregnancy and related conditions sexual orientation or gender identity) Age (40 and older) Disability Genetic information (including employer requests for or purchase use or disclosure of genetic tests genetic services or family medical history) retaliation for filing a charge reasonably opposing discrimination or participating in a discrimination lawsuit investigation or proceeding in admission or access to or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing walking bending kneeling stooping and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand arm and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.