Vice Principal

THE POSITION

Envision Education is building a pool of Vice Principal candidates for the 26-27 School Year to lead in our middle and high schools located in Oakland, Hayward, and San Francisco.

WHO WE ARE

Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates four small schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplar network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in an anti-racist and pro-Black framework. The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life.

• Knowledge and Love of Self and Land
• Collectivism
• Critical Thinking
• Self Determination
• Criticality
• Leadership

WHO YOU ARE

• You are equity-focused. You are unapologetic about your deeply held belief that all children can achieve. You believe that anti-racist and pro-Black practices and frameworks are essential to change the status quo for all students.
• You are collaborative. You make decisions in partnership with others, focused on what is best for the students.
• You are invested in our core values. You hold high expectations for the entire school community. You examine your own biases in your pursuit of equity for all.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Instructional Leadership

• Ensure the highest of expectations for student learning and achievement in every classroom, every day.
• Implement and support the teacher observation and feedback schedule as well as regular teacher feedback and support meetings
• Support teachers who are in various pathway programs (National Board, Teacher credentialing, induction)
• In collaboration with other Instructional Leaders and Data & Assessment team members, analyze academic performance data for patterns. Develop next steps and action plans for effective teaching and learning cycles with teachers.
• Implement effective internal and external assessment systems and use data to inform decisions.
• Select, share, and model effective curricular and instructional practices.
• Support faculty to ensure that all staff are providing well-managed and rigorous daily lessons, and reasonable and effective daily homework.
• Work with Special Education Team to ensure 504 accommodations, IEP modifications, and counseling needs are met.
• Communicate regularly with families regarding student performance and academic achievement.

Student Culture

• Drive the school-wide culture plan with consistency and follow through.
• Develop and implement structures that ensure an urgent, rigorous, and joyful school culture.
• Analyze data related to school culture in order to lead professional development.
• Serve as liaison between school and family in matters related to discipline, attendance, and tardies.
• Communicate proactively with staff, students, and parents.
• Maintain communication and relations with the families of the school, ensuring they are able to be partners in their children's academic and behavioral success.
• Respond to family concerns promptly and effectively.
• Provide notification and prepare documentation of all suspensions and for expulsion hearings.
• Supervise before school, lunch, passing, and dismissal.
• Support teachers to hold all students to high and consistent academic and behavior expectations.
• Coordinate positive community meetings, lead student government, and oversee activities related to student life, including coordinating athletics, counseling, and extracurricular activities.
• Work with staff to foster consistency in enforcing the Student and Family Handbook and other school-wide discipline and student culture policies.

Staff Culture

• Support the Principal with attracting, hiring, and coaching all school staff members to create a high-functioning team focused on student success.
• Support the maintenance of a positive and supportive staff culture based on trust, risk-taking, respect, reflective learning, and collaboration.
• Clearly articulate the school’s and network’s goals and programs, as well as Envision’s mission and vision, to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure the retention of successful staff members.
• Work with staff to correspond regularly with families regarding school policies, trips, events, and milestones.
• Work with staff to plan, coordinate, and support family meetings and special events.

Administrative & Operational Oversight

• Support the Principal with setting and maintaining a balanced budget, managing state and local compliance, and ensuring a safe and smooth functioning school environment.
• Supervise school facilities and ensure excellent facility management.
• Support and sometimes supervise school enrollment efforts to ensure a fully enrolled school with a waiting list.
• Act as Senior Administrator on duty when the Principal is off-campus, or unavailable to staff or students.

Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• 5+ Years of teaching experience
• California Clear Teaching Certificate
• A Bachelor's Degree
• Successful school leadership experience with a track record of positive results.
• Instructional coaching experience with a track record of positive results.
• Demonstrated experience affecting positive organizational change and leading staff to accomplish ambitious goals in the face of challenging obstacles.
• Receptiveness to feedback and desire to continuously improve to meet outcomes.
• Once hired, continuous current California residency.
• Commitment to the mission of Envision Education.
• Commitment to anti-racist and pro-Black leadership in the workplace.

Preferred:

• Administrative Services credential preferred.
• Master’s Degree or higher preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish speakers preferred.

Studies have shown that women and people of the global majority are less likely to apply if they do not meet every one of the qualifications. We are interested in finding values-aligned educators and leaders from a variety of backgrounds. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every one of our qualifications listed. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, we encourage you to apply and share your experience and questions as part of your cover letter.

LOCATION
This position is full time onsite at one of our school campuses. Location to be determined.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Commensurate with experience and credentials. The starting range for this role is between $100,000 and $120,000.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation time.
• Excellent health benefits package with employer contribution to benefits.
• Optional Flexible Benefits Plan, including dependent care, medical care, parking, and commuter benefits.
• Housing - Envision employees have access to monthly rent discounts at our co-living property in downtown Oakland, just steps from BART. Live in the heart of the Bay Area for less than $999 a month with all utilities included.
• Retirement system from STRS.
• 403b Plan.
• Life Insurance at no cost to employee.

If you are offered this position, your base salary will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to those factors, Envision Education complies with applicable pay equity laws and considers internal equity among current employees when developing the final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the base range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package.

As an equal opportunity employer, we believe deeply in diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all people. Envision Education recruits, employs, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, and the many other characteristics that make us diverse.