Admin Assistant Principal (COA) (SY26-27)

Title -Admin - Assistant Principal (COA) (SY26-27)

About Chelsea Public Schools:

The Chelsea Public Schools (CPS) is a gateway school system that welcomes and educates all students and CPS we believe all children are capable of achieving their personal best by ensuring a safe and supportive environment for school and classroom environments. The school system educates over 6200 students in 11 schools including a pre-K-1st grade school 4 elementary schools 3 middle schools a virtual school and 2 high is a culturally responsive school district. We believe that students learn best when they are engaged in meaningful relationships that fosters and promotes high expectations and risk taking. We are a district of multilingual students where languages are an asset to student development and growth. More information about CPS can be found on our website at Chelsea Opportunity Academy:

Founded in 2018 Chelsea Opportunity Academy (COA) is the districts alternative high school designed for students who are overage and undercredited balancing school with significant responsibilities outside the classroom. COA was created in partnership with Chelsea students families and community members resulting in an innovative flexible learning model that enables students to re-engage in school and earn a high-quality diploma on timelines that work for them.

COA serves approximately 150 students each year through a personalized relationship-centered approach. The schools flexible and asynchronous model supports the 80% of students who work while attending school and its core valueEvery Day Is a New Dayguides a culture of belonging care and possibility. With a small mission-driven staff a deeply rooted crew advisory system strong alumni mentorship and an emphasis on healing-centered practice COA has supported more than 200 graduates who are now enrolled in postsecondary programs or employed. COA is seeking a principal who recognizes the transformative power of relationships deeply values young peoples strengths and believes that with support love and academic challenge all students can thrive.

About the Position:

The Assistant Principal of Chelsea Opportunity Academy serves as the instructional operational and cultural leader of the school along with the Principal. This role requires a leader who can both uphold the schools unique model and guide its continued evolution in collaboration with students staff families and district partners. The Assistant Principal is responsible for contributing a clear vision for student success ensuring high-quality teaching and learning fostering a nurturing and culturally responsive environment and maintaining the flexible systems that allow COA students to balance school work and family. This is a highly relational leadership role in a small school community where visibility presence and partnership with staff and students are essential.

Job Responsibilities:

The Assistant Principal retains supports oversight progress monitoring supervision and evaluation of all administrators educator teams and staff responsible for implementing the following:

Vision Culture & Community

• Fostering a collaborative student-centered culture grounded in shared leadership and the schools values.
• Setting and sustaining the vision for instruction social-emotional learning and the holistic development of students in an alternative setting.
• Building and refining systems that uphold COAs flexible trauma-informed and relationship-based model.

Instruction & Professional Learning

• Aligning academic curriculum with state standards culturally responsive practices and CASEL competencies.
• Coaching supervising and evaluating teachers and leaders using state performance standards and rubrics.
• Leading the creation and implementation of effective professional learning that supports staff growth and aligns with school and district priorities.
• Conducting classroom observations with actionable targeted feedback.

Family Community & Partnerships

• Supporting strong family engagement through communication partnership and culturally responsive outreach. Working beyond the use of digital communication and messages to embrace face to face meetings home visits and regular phone calls.
• Collaborating with community organizations to expand opportunities and supports for students.

Operations Systems & Strategic Planning

• Developing and monitoring annual budgets aligned to school improvement goals.
• Leading and operationalizing the master schedule ensuring flexible pathways for students.
• Overseeing local state and federal assessments and leveraging data (including ACCESS MCAS and benchmarks) for decision-making.
• Managing school policies discipline systems and the continued integration of restorative practices.

General Leadership

• Overseeing student relations personnel management facilities and community relations.
• Carrying out other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal.

Qualifications Required:

• Masters Degree and MA DESE Principal license require
• Minimum 68 years of professional experience including at least 5 years of effective teaching
• Experience working with culturally diverse student populations
• Demonstrated leadership abilityExperience with curriculum development and assessment (Understanding by Design Performance Assessments Instructional Rounds)
• Demonstrated competence in staff supervision and evaluationProven ability to build strong partnerships with families and community organizations
• Ability to prepare and administer an annual school budget
• Knowledge of state and federal education laws
• Ability to implement district policies and procedures
• Citizenship residency or work visa required

Qualifications Preferred:

• Bilingual Spanish and English (highly preferred)
• Experience as a Principal Assistant Principal or comparable leadership role
• Experience working in alternative competency-based or nontraditional school models

Terms:

In accordance with the provision of the districts contract with the Chelsea Administrations Association (CAA) 215Days. See CAA Salary Scale and Contract on our website: Chelsea Opportunity Academy operates on a flexible daily schedule for students. Instructional staff are expected to be in school from 9:00AM until 3:50PM.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Chelsea Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

Required Experience:

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