Phalen Leadership Academies
Academic Leader in Residence 24/25 School Year
Kansas City, MO - Full Time
Academic Leader in Residence
The Opportunity: The Academic Leader in Residence position prepares new and experienced school leaders to launch and lead Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) nationwide. The position is designed to prepare highly qualified candidates who are knowledgeable, trained, equipped, and ready to implement the PLA model and lead PLA schools to success.
The Academic Leader in Residence is responsible for ensuring the implementation of PLA’s academic programming, executing the PLA Academic Model, and providing day-to-day coaching and support to PLA’s teachers to help them and our scholars achieve academic success. In addition to serving as school leadership team members, you will engage in seminars, workshops, practicums, task completion, coaching, and mentorship so they can be assured of hitting goals as a school leader when they take on their own PLA school.
The Details:
Key Deliverables:
- Ensuring the school increases by a minimum of 10% in proficiency per year in both ELA and math on the state accountability test
- Retain 90% of highly effective and effective teachers
- Ensures the execution of the PLA Academic Model is taking place in the school and holds the building leadership and staff accountable for the execution of the model
- Responsible for ensuring that 100% of professional development provided at the school level is driven by the PLA Coaching Cycle analytics and identified the overall need for the campus
- Develops positive and supportive relationships with classroom teachers, administrators, and staff across partner schools
- Responsible for leading and/or participating in partner meetings for assigned schools, including board and community meetings
- Additional responsibilities as assigned
Experience and Education Requirements:
- A passion for working with students and families in under-served communities
- Master’s Degree or higher from an accredited college or university
- Valid State Principal/ Administrator License
- High proficiency in grade-level standards, benchmarks, and curriculum
- Experience tracking and using data to drive instruction
- Demonstrates organizational and time management skills
- A results-focused & data-driven turnaround leader.
- Team-oriented and calm under pressure
The Network: PLA is a transformative education nonprofit that is changing communities across the country by providing a depth of resources not found in the traditional education model. In addition to serving as one of the country’s best turnaround school operators and successfully launching charter school start-ups, PLA also provides our school communities with a successful, research-based summer learning program (Summer Advantage), a successful Reading and Math Intervention program (Reading and Math Advantage), and a workforce development program (PLA University) that provides expanded opportunities for our high school graduates, along with the family members of our current staff and students. This menu of programs and services is unique to our network, sets us apart from other organizations, and provides expanded opportunities for our staff through career advancement opportunities, and expanded income opportunities.
The Campus: Hogan Preparatory Academy, managed by PLA, is located in the heart of Kansas City. Founded in 1942, our school was originally called Bishop Hogan, named after John Joseph Hogan, the first Bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City, Missouri. Bishop Hogan operated as a private Catholic school until 1999 when we became a public charter school. We currently serve 1k scholars, PK through 12th grade. In addition to rigorous academics, we pride ourselves in offering art, music, foreign language, and competitive youth sports, and a commitment to excellence in all that we do.
PLA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristics as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
Please read carefully.
Phalen Leadership Academies (PLA) is an equal opportunity employer. PLA does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service.
By completing this application you understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for PLA to hire me. If hired, I understand that either PLA or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of PLA has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.
You attest by applying to this position that you have given PLA true and complete information on this application. No requested information has been concealed. I authorize PLA to contact references provided for employment reference checks. If any information I have provided is untrue, or if I have concealed material information, I understand that this will constitute cause for the denial of employment or immediate dismissal.
