Assistant Principal

Assistant Principal Position

We are accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year in Aspire Oakland schools!

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 1998in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughAspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation. Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

Job Summary

Assist the Site Principal in managing all the 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

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 process for analyzing data to increase student achievement, including students with special needs and related compliance and collaboration with SPED and Student Services colleagues
• Design and lead high quality professional development to increase instructional capacity of staff
• Support and coaching of new and veteran teachers toward growth including supporting new Teachers through Induction

Assist in managing human resources, including :

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

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

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

Lead projects as discussed with principal, including :

Additional :

Qualifications

Competencies :

Minimum educational level :

Certifications and / or Licensure :

Experience required :

Physical requirements :

Work authorization requirements :

Compensation : Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammate's well-being! In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools, we offer employees exceptional benefits, including paid time off, 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans, life insurance / long-term disability, participation in a CA state retirement plan, tuition reimbursement plan, and adoption assistance program. Our salary schedule based on years of experience for this position type is reflected here :

Aspire Public Schools Assistant Principal Salary Scale

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.