Principal

Noble Schools; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent education network in Chicago is seeking a Noble Principal to lead their campus. This role includes ensuring adherence to values, fostering a positive school environment, and maintaining high academic expectations. A Bachelor's degree is required along with teaching and school leadership experience, all aimed at preparing students for college. The expected salary for this influential position starts at $150,000 annually.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of teaching experience (Grades 6-12 preferred).
• 2-3 years of school leadership experience required.
• Experience in improving student outcomes and school culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead instructional and cultural initiatives at the campus.
• Ensure clarity and consistency in student experience.
• Cultivate a supportive adult culture focused on student success.

Skills

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Decision-making based on college readiness

Staff development

Building a positive environment

Coaching and supervising adults

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

About Noble

At Noble Schools, we believe every student deserves access to a high quality, college preparatory education and the opportunity to lead a choice-filled life. Our campuses exist to ensure students experience equitable and positive school environments where they feel safe, known, and deeply connected, and graduate prepared for college and long-term opportunity. College readiness is our north star and core strategy for advancing equity in the communities we serve.

Noble is Chicago’s highest-performing and largest network of public charter schools. Our 17 campuses and 1,600 employees currently serve 12,000 students, 98% of whom identify as persons of color, 90% as low-income, and 81% as first-generation college attendees. We are proud to be recognized nationally for college access and persistence. Noble supports more than 31,000 alumni, with 98% of students accepted into college and nearly 94% choosing to enroll. Our students have earned more than $3.3 billion in scholarships since 2019, outcomes made possible through strong relationships paired with high expectations and a shared commitment to results.

Our principals lead schools where students feel a deep sense of belonging and where strong adult teams deliver transformational outcomes every day. We seek leaders who create clarity, consistency, and connection, develop teams, strengthen instruction, and ensure daily school experiences open doors to college and a life of choice and impact.

The Noble Principal Role

A Noble principal is the instructional and cultural leader of the campus and is responsible for ensuring the campus upholds and advances Noble’s vision, mission, values and commitments. Noble’s 17 principals are a cohesive and impressive community of leaders committed to excellence in leadership and management. They create the conditions and systems that ensure students experience clarity, consistency, and connection every day and graduate prepared to complete college and lead choice-filled lives.

Competencies

• Grounds decisions in college readiness and long-term student success
• Builds an environment where students experience belonging and high expectations
• Demonstrates Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Follow through, Humility and Self Awareness, Respect, and Results in all interactions
• Develops staff to consistently model behaviors aligned to each core value
• Sets a clear bar and ensures adults meet it
• Connects adult actions to student results and responds when outcomes fall short
• Ensures rigorous instruction and predictable systems
• Fosters a safe, consistent, and academically focused culture
• Hires, develops, and retains strong staff
• Builds a cohesive adult culture centered on student success
• Prioritizes the highest leverage work
• Aligns time, people, and resources to sustain results

Success in this role means building a community where people feel supported and accountable and ensuring the daily student experience leads to college completion and a life of choice and impact.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum 5 years of teaching experience (Grades 6-12 setting preferred)
• Minimum 2–3 years of school leadership experience (e.g., Assistant Principal, Dean, Instructional Coach, or equivalent)
• Demonstrated experience improving student academic outcomes and/or school culture
• Experience supervising and coaching adults
• Eligibility to work in the United States on a full‑time basis is required

Compensation

We strive to be among the best places to work in education, and our employee benefits are thoughtfully designed to support us in this ambition. Compensation is commensurate with experience for this role with an expected salary for this position starting at $150,000 annually.

Application Timeline & Process

Interested candidates should apply by visiting nobleschools.org/careers. Please direct inquiries about this role to [e-mail].

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Noble is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic or classification protected by law.