Interim Assistant Principal

Aspire Public Schools; Richmond (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Public Schools is seeking an assistant site leader to support the Site Principal in managing all school functions, including academic programs, culture, offices, budget, community relations, personnel, and facilities. This role emphasizes instructional leadership, data-informed practice, and collaborative school culture.

The position requires leading professional development, supervising staff, and partnering with student services to support diverse learners.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to students and learning.
• Experience with instructional leadership, including knowledge of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and teacher development.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to write clearly, persuasively, and interact effectively with diverse audiences.
• Excellent organization, time-management, and follow-up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects concurrently; ability to work as a team.
• Entrepreneurial passion.

Responsibilities

• Provide instructional leadership for the school site, including designing and leading curriculum.
• Coach, evaluate and provide professional development opportunities for staff.
• Attract and select top performers and manage performance concerns in partnership with HR.

Skills

Instructional leadership

Curriculum design

Data analysis

Staff coaching

Communication

Team collaboration

Entrepreneurial passion

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s or Ph.D. in Education

Job description

About Aspire

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high‑performing, college‑preparatory charter schools serving TK‑12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998 as an effort to transform inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes, Aspire is one of the largest and most forward‑thinking open‑enrollment public charter school systems in the nation. Our purpose is to prepare scholars for success in college, career, and life. We build a foundation for students to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for themselves and their families through a culture of Bienestar, belonging, partnership, agency, and joy.

Job Summary

Assist the Site Principal in managing all functions of an individual school site for academic and extended school year, including education program, school culture, office operations, budget, community relations, personnel and facilities in accordance with Aspire standards.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Provide Instructional Leadership for the school site, including

• Maintain school‑wide focus on high standards of student achievement.
• Maintain curriculum standards and liaise with content leads to design and implement curriculum.
• Model Aspire instructional guidelines.
• Manage data analysis processes to increase student achievement, including support for students with special needs and compliance; collaborate with SPED and Student Services.
• Design and lead high‑quality professional development to increase instructional capacity of staff.
• Support and coach new and veteran teachers toward growth, including supporting new Teachers through Induction.

Assist in managing human resources, including

• Attract and select top performers.
• Coach, evaluate and provide professional development opportunities.
• Develop collaborative team culture.
• Adhere to company policy and state/federal employment laws.
• Consult with Human Resources as appropriate for all performance‑management concerns.

Assist in managing all resources at school site and/or manage specified grant or categorical funds, including

• Set and maintain a balanced budget.
• Adhere to restrictions and reporting requirements of funds.
• Plan for future needs.
• Adhere to company policy and protocols for sound fiscal management.

Represent the school site in building an effective school community, including

• Design and lead high‑quality professional development that supports healthy school culture, including SEL learning.
• Communicate with parents to better serve students.
• Garner support from community groups and leaders.
• Develop positive relationships with sponsoring district and neighborhood schools.
• Lead and collaborate with Behavior Response and Wellness teams from a trauma‑informed and Restorative Justice lens in alignment with compliance protocol and in partnership with Student Services (including 504 plan compliance and discipline management).

Assist in managing daily operations, facilities, safety, and administrative processes

• Address issues and problems that arise in a principle‑centered, creative, thoughtful, and constructive way.
• Serve as administrative lead when Principal attends off‑site meetings, providing supervision for staff.
• Provide leadership and support for extracurricular and partnership programs as applicable, especially at the secondary level.
• Collaborate with Principal to support Master Scheduling.

Lead projects as discussed with principal, including

• Long‑term strategic planning, process improvement, inquiry‑driven instructional improvements, operational improvement, charter renewal and oversight, accreditation, or any other projects required at the school site.
• Work in collaboration with School Site Leadership and Home Office to achieve site and organizational goals.

Additional Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of and support Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements, antiracism policies, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

Qualifications

Competencies

• Demonstrated commitment to students and learning.
• Experience with instructional leadership, including knowledge of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and teacher development.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to write clearly, persuasively, and interact effectively with diverse audiences.
• Excellent organization, time‑management, and follow‑up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects concurrently; ability to work as a team.
• Entrepreneurial passion.

Minimum Educational Level

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Master’s or Ph.D. in Education preferred.

Certifications and/or Licensure

• Administrative Credential preferred.
• NCLB Highly Qualified preferred.

Experience Required

• 3+ years working with urban students as a full‑time teacher preferred.
• 7+ years teaching and administrative experience.

Physical Requirements

• Stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull. Move, lift, and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height.
• Repetitive use of hands (e.g., fine manipulation, simple grasping, power grasping).
• Demonstrate normal depth perception.
• Sitting, walking, or standing for extended periods of time.
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, standard office equipment, and telephone.
• See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aids.

Work Authorization Requirements

• Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
• Authorized to work in the United States.
• Provide health (TB) clearance (updated every four years).

Compensation

Aspire Public Schools offers competitive base salary benchmarked against local districts and charter schools, plus a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid time off, 100% core health benefits coverage on selected plans, life insurance/long‑term disability, participation in a CA state retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, and adoption assistance. The salary schedule for this position type is based on years of experience.

Aspire Public Schools is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.