IDEA principals in residence (PIRs) are instructional leaders who are preparing to lead an IDEA school within one to three years. PIRs are placed at an IDEA campus with a mentor principal to learn IDEA systems and culture as well as hone their school leadership skills. They are responsible for coaching and developing a group of teachers at their residency campus to achieve ambitious goals with students. They play an active role on the lead team of their residency campus while engaging in focused professional development individually and with their PIR cohort.

Each PIR gets access to world class leadership coaching from their mentor principal, IDEA's Director of Leader Development and their fellow PIR cohort who are placed at other IDEA campuses across the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio.

Outcomes:

Exemplary student achievement on internal and external assessments for teachers managed
Students graduate IDEA and enroll in a four-year college or university
Students remain enrolled at IDEA until graduation
Students attend school each day
Staff members continue to work at IDEA year after year and are satisfied with IDEA as an employer

Competencies:

Mission Focus – focuses on IDEA’s core purpose of getting all students into college
Record of Results – holds high expectations for self and others to achieve and surpass intended goals
Managing Others to Deliver Results -- leads team to achieve measurable and ambitious results
Instructional Leadership – leads instructional staff to improve their teaching quickly and measurably through observations, coaching, data conversations, and effective evaluations
Problem Solving – able to synthesize, analyze, and prioritize data and opportunities to develop strategies for achieving quantifiable goals
Coaching & Developing – develops team through formal and informal methods; makes professional development a top priority
Communication – effectively conveys information using a variety of channels and techniques
Continuous Improvement – proactively identifies opportunities to improve and consistently reflects on past actions to guide future decisions

Responsibilities:

Coach and manage a group of teachers at residency campus
Perform administrative duties as assigned
Attend monthly PIR trainings, coaching sessions, and school visits

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree
At least three years of full-time teaching experience
At least one year of full-time instructional leadership experience (principal, assistant principal, instructional coach, etc.)
Proven track record of personally achieving success and of leading others

Questions? Contact Don Gladish, Director of Leader Recruitment, at donald.gladish@ideapublicschools.org for more information.

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