Assistant Principal

Rocketship; California (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

403(b) retirement plan

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Rocketship in California is seeking an Assistant Principal to drive academic achievement and develop a college preparatory culture. The role involves collaborating with teachers and support staff to ensure students succeed in a rigorous learning environment.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in urban education, demonstrate strong leadership, and foster engaging relationships with students and families. The position offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits, including health coverage and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience teaching in an urban city classroom.
• Strong leadership skills and personal drive.
• Experience in building and maintaining outstanding school culture.

Responsibilities

• Foster a culture of excellence in classrooms.
• Coach teams to build subject area expertise.
• Engage in data-driven instruction.

Skills

Leadership skills

Data-driven instruction

Excellent communication skills

Time management

Adaptability

Parent engagement

Education

BA from an accredited university

Valid teaching credential in CA

Job description

Position Description

Assistant Principals (APs) at Rocketship are charged with driving academic achievement for students and building a rigorous college preparatory school culture. Every AP works closely with the Principal to lead and implement the instructional vision with a group of educators. Assistant Principals typically support several grade levels directly, which includes direct management of the teachers on that grade level as well as instructional support staff. APs lead their grade levels by driving data analysis cycles, regularly observing classrooms, providing continuous feedback, and co-planning units of study and lesson plans aimed at increasing educator effectiveness and leadership.

Rocketship campuses are supported by a leadership team that includes the Principal, Assistant Principals, and operations team members. APs share responsibility across the school leadership team for professional development, culture and behavior in common spaces, and special events. Together, they lead teachers, tutors, enrichment coordinators, and support staff who collectively deliver gap-closing, personalized instruction to students from pre‑K to fifth grade.

Reports to the Principal. Direct reports may include teachers, enrichment center coordinators, and tutors.

Responsibilities

• Foster a rigorous and college preparatory culture of excellence in every classroom that ensures high levels of student achievement.
• Coach teams to build subject area expertise.
• Engage in cycles of data‑driven instruction and assessments to inform planning and personalize instruction to student needs.
• Ensure at least 1.5 years of progress for all students annually through management and planning.
• Collaborate with the Special Education team to ensure teachers receive the necessary support and training to maximize the delivery of instruction in a full inclusion model.
• Teaching: Assistant Principals may be required to step in and teach to model instruction, provide assistance, or internalize the school model. All new APs are expected to teach for three or more weeks during onboarding.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Student and Parent Partnership: succeed in partnership with all students and families through frequent communication, building trusting relationships, and embracing the knowledge parents have as their child's first teacher.
• Create a school community that fully involves parents in student achievement through home visits, regular community meetings, and parent/family meetings.
• Promote a professional culture: deep commitment to doing and being best, growing skills as professionals, and meeting daily and annual expectations.
• Exhibit a high level of honest and humble self‑reflection, owning good and bad outcomes; effectively respond to and implement constructive feedback.
• Create a healthy, high‑achieving, urgent environment where staff and students feel challenged and fully supported and valued.
• Promote and participate in collaborative opportunities across schools to share best practices, problem solve, and gather feedback.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience teaching in an urban city classroom and realizing significant gains.
• Deep knowledge of elementary instruction and planning skills.
• Strong leadership skills and personal drive.
• Relentless pursuit of high expectations.
• Result‑oriented and data‑driven.
• Ability to inspire, motivate and develop others.
• Adaptable and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment.
• Ability to engage and empower parents and families.
• Experience in building and maintaining outstanding school culture.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Strategic planning and project management experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• BA from an accredited university.
• Valid teaching credential in CA or ability to transfer credentialing to CA.

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 position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.

Compensation

Compensation is commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, a 403(b) retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Rocketship Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Harassment Policy

Rocketship Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Click here for our Sexual Harassment Policy. For questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact Human Resources.