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Principal - Southwest High School (Authorized IB World School)

Employer
Minneapolis Public Schools
Location
Minneapolis, MN, US
Salary
Competitive

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Job Category
Administrator, Principal
Grade Level
High School
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Job Title: Principal - Southwest High School (Authorized IB World School) and Requisition ID number: 54545
Site: Locations may vary on a routine basis.
Close Date: No established closing date; open until filled
Full/Part Time: Varies
Union: Principals(03)
Functional Area: Administrative
This position is a candidate pool and not a specific position at a school or department. This position may require an initial screening interview before being placed into the Candidate Pool. There may not be an available position(s) at the time of application but positions can become available at any time. The candidate pool is used to refer qualified applicants to the site/department with the open position. Human Resources will process your application, and once approved, your name will be sent to the Site(s) and or Department(s) with available positions.

Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position.

Principal - Southwest High School (Authorized IB World School)

About Minneapolis Public Schools Principals And Assistant Principals
School leaders in the MPS system are responsible for setting an ambitious vision for student achievement and leading the school community to realize that vision. Principals and Assistant Principals strategically implement the school's mission, manage resources, lead students, and manage staff to ensure that every student in Minneapolis Public Schools is prepared to succeed in college, career, and life.

About Southwest High School

Southwest High School is the largest high school in the Minneapolis Public School district, serving approximately 1900 students. Southwest students speak 29 different languages, and over 12% of the student body is served by the English Language Learner (ELL) program. Nearly 12% of students receive academic support from a wide range of special educational services. Additionally, 38% of students meet federal poverty guidelines, qualifying them for free or reduced lunch.

As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, Southwest has a long-standing history of academic excellence. We offer the Diploma Programme, the Middle Years Programme, and the Career-related Programme which focuses on business and computer science. Southwest offers Advanced Placement courses to students. Our extensive Special Education programs serve a variety of student needs. Southwest takes great pride in providing open access to advanced course offerings to all students.

As an IB world school, we place high value in the richness that comes from the diversity of ideas, experiences, beliefs, and backgrounds interacting within our community. We strive to foster a learning environment where our students can practice and demonstrate the attributes of the IB Learner Profile. Within this framework, Southwest purposefully integrates fine arts, both performing and visual, into the curriculum to create pathways to holistic learning for all students.

Southwest, a Community Partnership School, relies on the participation and involvement of its stakeholders and promotes shared leadership through collaboration between administration, leadership council and committees made up of students, families, and staff. Southwest students are acutely aware of both their role within the global community and their ability to be agents of change. They are committed to social justice and the betterment of the local and global communities.

Key Responsibilities

INSPIRE PEOPLE & TEAMS: Effectively lead a high-performing team of teachers, academic support professionals, and operational support staff.
  • Communicate regularly with staff to identify and address individual student needs and barriers
  • Recruit and select staff members based on evidence of a commitment to high levels of academic success for all students, and their ability to get results
  • Hold all staff members accountable for achieving ambitious, measurable standards of academic achievement
  • Conduct timely and effective staff member performance evaluations and discuss these evaluations with staff members to help staff members grow and develop
  • Assume responsibility for staff member improvement and establish a professional development plan with clear goals linked to school improvement priorities
  • Create opportunities for leadership and recognition for staff members who consistently meet high academic achievement and professional standards and have conversations and take action with staff members who consistently fail to meet high standards.

BUILD THRIVING COMMUNITIES: Create a safe school environment that promotes equity, high expectations for all, and authentic engagement with diverse stakeholder groups.
  • Establish a safe learning environment for staff and students
  • Engage parents and families in supporting their students' learning at school and at home
  • Create systems and processes to support a culture of collaboration, understanding, inclusion of diversity, and mutual respect
  • Partner effectively with diverse groups and community stakeholders
  • Respond to stakeholder concerns in a timely and professional manner

STRATEGIZE & ACHIEVE RESULTS: Lead the school's instructional program to ensure that all students are college and career ready.
  • Develop a shared vision for equitable and excellent results; set aligned, ambitious short- and long-term goals; and create an actionable school improvement plan (based on data and multiple sources of information) to ensure achievement for all students
  • Create a sense of urgency to achieve goals and vision and take immediate action to ensure early successes
  • Establish and reinforce a school culture that is focused on learning for all, regularly uses data and assessments to monitor progress towards goals and strategically adjust practice
  • Organize and schedule time in alignment with instructional goals
  • Create effective systems and processes to align, obtain, allocate and efficiently utilize human, financial and technological resources to ensure staff and students have the support needed to succeed
  • Identify and engage the key influencers and community resources necessary for success

MODEL EXCELLENCE: Model effective instructional leadership, high expectations for students and staff, and focus on continuous learning.
  • Observe instruction, review student data and work, and provide effective feedback and coaching on instructional practices
  • Lead implementation of strong, research-based IB assessments, curricula, and instructional practices
  • Solicit and eagerly receive feedback from all stakeholders to partner and create positive outcomes for all
  • Advance school district policies, procedures, and initiatives in pursuit of transformative change within the school

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
  • Master's Degree in Education or a closely related field
  • Three (3) years of professional teaching experience.
  • A valid Principal's license in the State of Minnesota

Preferred Qualifications
  • Successful experience as a principal, principal intern, assistant principal, or teacher leader, preferably in a large, urban, public school
  • Exceptional results with raising achievement for all students
  • Experience with supporting and implementing International Baccalaureate programmes
  • Experience with arts-integrated education
  • Experience transforming a team or organizational unit
  • Multilingual

Focus
  • Student-focused - keeps student experiences and outcomes central to all decisions while understanding and supporting staff needs and development
  • Community-based - welcomes and leverages parent and community involvement
  • IB - values and supports International Baccalaureate programmes to develop globally-minded students who are creative and analytical thinkers
  • Arts-integrated - focuses on integrating the visual and performing arts as pathways to learning
  • Equity lens - fosters a learning environment that is mindful of biases and creates a diverse and inclusive school climate

Mindsets and Dispositions
  • A deep belief that all students can and will excel academically
  • Initiative, persistence and drive to go above and beyond
  • Resilience in the face of challenges and an orientation toward solutions
  • High expectations for self and others
  • Drive to continuously improve, commitment to using data, and openness to feedback
  • Confidence to lead with humility, authenticity, and personal responsibility

  • Integrity - behaves honestly and truthfully, upholding all ethical standards and principles
  • Professionalism - is respectful and sensitive to the needs and feelings of students, staff, and families
  • Open - is curious, open-minded, and embraces new and different people, ideas, and circumstances
  • Approachable - welcoming and easy to talk to
  • Collaborative - is cooperative and supportive when working in partnership with others
  • Culturally Competent - aware of own culture and perspectives on differences; values and respects the traditions of others; learns from and adapts to different cultural and community norms to fully engage with students and families
  • Visible - maintains a positive presence at Southwest High School, Southwest sponsored activities and events, and within the community

Knowledge Of
  • Student and school performance data
  • Best practices in management and leadership (e.g., effective systems and processes to develop human capital in support of student learning, theories about leading change, etc.)
  • Best practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment, including for special student populations (e.g., English learners, students who receive special education services, and students who are advanced, off track, etc.)
  • Principles and practices of administrative management, including strategic planning, budgeting, and contract management
  • Legal, ethical and professional rules of conduct

  • Administrative experience leading a large, urban, diverse, public high school
  • Teaching experience at the high school level
  • Experience developing strategies to achieve equitable outcomes for diverse students and creating opportunities so that every student fully participates in the learning process
  • Understanding of and experience with using funding sources, including federally-funded programs, and distributing funds to creatively meet school priorities and needs
  • Knowledge of and experience with designing and implementing school-wide systems using best practices for 21st century teaching and learning to promote success for all students

Skill In
  • Creating and executing a school strategic plan
  • Effectively managing resources and prioritizing tasks and projects to achieve goals (including planning, organizing and coordinating work of assigned staff members)
  • Taking action independently without day-to-day direction and despite ambiguity, obstacles, and/or resistance
  • Continuously evaluating efforts, owning missteps, and taking corrective action when necessary
  • Building relationships and communicating effectively with many different stakeholders (e.g., students, families, staff members and the broader community), verbally and in writing
  • Operating a personal computer utilizing standard and specialized software
  • Ability to learn MPS, state and federal policies, procedures and programs

  • Equity - ensures that students are provided the tools they need to succeed, regardless of background, race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, nation of origin, native language, socioeconomic status or any other factor
  • Inclusion - recognizes, respects, reaches and engages students, families and staff from diverse backgrounds, abilities, cultures, promoting a school culture of inclusion
  • Vision - articulates and inspires a strong, clear organizational vision for a large public institution.
  • Advocacy - takes a stand for school (students and staff) priorities with the district, school board, and community
  • Communication - shares information with and listens to learn from all stakeholders with a focus on transparency and clarity
  • Interpersonal - builds strong relationships and partnerships with students, staff, families, and others
  • Community-building - brings diverse groups of staff, students, and families together to build mutual understand and achieve goals
  • Problem-solving - creative and resourceful in finding solutions to difficult problems
  • Decision-making - acts decisively in a timely manner, consulting with others as appropriate, and makes decisions using fair and equitable processes supported by data
  • Shared Leadership - empowers staff, students, and families to have a voice and participate in setting goals and making decisions
  • Management - oversees and delegates work providing ongoing guidance and opportunities for shared responsibility to support and lead staff; gives and welcomes constructive feedback


Final appointment to this position will be contingent upon passing a criminal background check.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

Diversity is one of Minneapolis Public Schools core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and making them college-ready. Diversity of our workforce provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to better understand, communicate with and educate our diverse student body. Minneapolis Public Schools will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, sexual preference, disability or status with regard to public assistance.

Minneapolis Public Schools strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.

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