Equitas Academy - School Leader
Application deadline March 24, 2019

The organization
The mission of Equitas Academy Charter Schools is to provide a structured, achievement-based community that prepares students to graduate from four-year colleges and universities. Equitas Academy has been recognized as a California Distinguished School and Gold Ribbon School by the California Department of Education because of our commitment to data-driven instruction and providing a rigorous and equitable education for all students. We currently serve over 1,200 students and operate two elementary schools and two middle schools in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles, with a growth plan to open four additional schools and serve over 3000 students by 2022.

The Opportunity
To help us achieve our mission, we are seeking to identify a new school leader to lead our flagship K-4 school, Equitas Academy (EQ). Now in its 7th year, EQ is fully enrolled at 450 students. We're looking for an accomplished school leader to work with our dedicated and capable staff to continue our successful work with children in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles.

We value
High Expectations. Structured and disciplined classrooms, school-wide behavioral code of conduct, and school uniforms
College Readiness. Extended school day and year, enrichment activities, and preparation to enter top-performing middle, high schools, and, ultimately, college
A Family Partnership . Ongoing communication with parents about academic and behavioral progress, at-home visits by staff, and family workshops
A Safe & Supportive School Community. We help our children make positive choices through our school values of curiosity, optimism, gratitude, grit, self-control, social intelligence, and zest.

About the Candidate
You will increase our ability to provide a high quality education, putting more scholars in the Pico-Union neighborhood on a path towards college graduation. The ideal candidate should not only be a model of our core values, but also a driven, talented leader who builds relationships while ensuring we achieve results.

Essential Responsibilities and Qualifications:
Mindsets
• A deep and committed aspiration to serve as an Equitas school director
• Alignment to the Equitas mission and core values
• Experience serving in K - 8 education

Engaged Learning
• Engage in shadowing, observation and coaching of teachers to drive student achievement
• Actively engage in feedback and coaching as a way to support learning and growth
• Seek ongoing opportunities to challenge oneself as a school director
• Deeply engage in all required professional learning
• Further learning by making committed action statements
• Explore each opportunity as one of learning, growth, and practice
• Lead the day-to-day operations of the elementary school

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Deep, passionate, and action oriented belief in our mission to support all of our scholars to and through college
• Demonstrated success within a school context as a leader
• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with students and adults
• Capable of solving problems strategically while weighing the advantages and disadvantages of each approach with a network-wide lens
• Influence others to maintain a strong results orientation
• Able to manage multiple projects and prioritize effectively
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Able to transition quickly from individual, detail oriented projects to collaborative, people-oriented conversations

Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree required
• 3+ years of experience as a teacher
• 5+ years in a school leadership/principal role
• Bilingual-Spanish/English preferred but not required

Application and hiring process:
Application are being reviewed on a rolling basis.

https://www.equitasacademy.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=170890&type=d&pREC_ID=1340413

Commitment to Diversity
Equitas Academy is actively seeking to build a diverse and experienced team of educators. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit our website for more information at www.equitasacademy.org

Compensation and Benefits
$90,000 - $110,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Competitive benefits.