PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE LEARN TO LEAD

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1 PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE P R O G R A M LEARN TO LEAD

2 PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE P R O G R A M Do you want to become a principal, but wonder if you are really ready? Do you want to be a school leader with time to do what matters most coach teachers and other campus leaders? Do you want the space and safety to practice and prepare before you lead your own school? IDEA Public Schools Principal-in-Residence (PIR) Program is a full-time, fully-paid, campus residency training and development program for aspiring Principals who want to lead an IDEA school in San Antonio, Austin, or the Rio Grande Valley. IDEA is growing from 36 to 60 schools by 2017, and we re looking for great leaders to join us. PIRs are essentially pre-principals on the path to school leadership, with 1-3 years to learn to lead within IDEA. Application Process Applications for the PIR program are accepted on a rolling basis. Full-day, invitation-only, in-person interviews are held monthly in January, February, March, and April of each year. Online Application Phone Interview Instructional Coaching Role Play (Video Review / Video Chat) Selection Summit Selection Process Throughout the application and selection process, PIR candidates are evaluated on a variety of criteria that IDEA believes are critical for a leader s ability to build strong school culture, coach teachers and leaders, and promote outstanding student success. Some of those criteria include: Beliefs A driving desire to impact students lives through school leadership A belief that each child can excel A serious intention to serve as a Principal within IDEA Public Schools A hunger for feedback, no matter how uncomfortable it may be Knowledge Clear understanding of learning standards and data-driven tools and techniques Awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses, particularly in the context of coaching others Skills Achieving outstanding student achievement results through a non-classroom leadership role Developing authentic relationships with school staff Modeling excellent instruction and team management Decision-making amidst ambiguity and competing priorities School Leadership Levers We look for leaders who believe in - and seek to grow in - the following areas that are critical for student and whole-school success. Each PIR s Individualized Learning Plan is built around our robust rubric for these levers: TIME MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS DATA-DRIVEN INSTRUCTION STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LEADING OTHER LEADERS OBSERVATION & FEEDBACK STAFF CULTURE & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM & PLANNING STUDENT CULTURE Follow -

3 PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE P R O G R A M FAQs Is the Principal-in-Residence role paid? Yes, the PIR role is a full-time, salaried position. Within IDEA, the PIR position is viewed as a promotion from the Assistant Principal role. The salary scale is commensurate with that promotion and competitive with public schools across Texas. Do you need a Master s degree or certification to hold a leadership position at IDEA? You do not. We select PIRs based on our leadership competencies. A specific advanced degree or administrative certification is not required, but please include in your application information regarding either if you have them. If selected for the Principal-in-Residence role, when would I begin? The PIR role begins in the summer. New Leader Training at IDEA typically takes place in mid-july, but this is subject to change based on district plans. If you are selected as a PIR, we will work with you on a transition plan into your role. If selected for the Principal-in-Residence role, do I choose the school site where I complete my residency? IDEA will take your regional preference into consideration across the Rio Grande Valley, Austin, and San Antonio. However, we cannot guarantee placement at a specific campus. We take the matching of PIRs to principal partners (mentors) and residency campuses (school sites) very seriously, and do our utmost to ensure that the PIR is placed in a school where they have the most opportunity to grow and develop. How long do PIRs stay on their residency campus? The PIR program is designed to prepare PIRs to run a new or existing IDEA school within 2 years. The decision to promote a PIR into the principal role is primarily based on each PIR s progress on their individualized development plan, while also taking into account the demands of IDEA school expansion and vacancy timelines. Program What will you focus on? Places LEARN TO LEAD Where will you be? People Who will you work with? Principal Role Where are you headed? The PIR curriculum centers around an Individualized Learning Plan that guides your development on eight very specific School Leadership Levers. Moreover, you will share responsibility for critical school achievement goals with current leaders at your school site. PIRs are placed in IDEA schools across our three Texas regions: Rio Grande Valley: Our first and largest region, along the border with Mexico, where our Headquarters is also located. Austin: Our state capital region, where we started as an in-district partnership but are now growing to six independent IDEA schools. San Antonio: Our fastestgrowing region with the greatest ground-level philanthropic support from the community. PIRs are not mere observational learners. They are core members of the Lead Team at their school site, alongside the Principal, Assistant Principals for Instruction and Operations, and Counselors. PIRs interact with teachers, leaders, students, and families every single day. PIRs are gearing up for a Principal position at IDEA within 1-3 years. PIRs do not always assume a Principal position in the same school or region as their PIR school site. PIRs may become Principals at either new or existing IDEA schools. To learn more about IDEA s PIR program, or call: Don Gladish, Director of Leader Staffing donald.gladish@ideapublicschools.org (956)

4 Meet some of our PRINCIPALS-in-RESIDENCE

5 Constantine Polites PRINCIPAL (2014-PRESENT) IDEA SOUTH FLORES COLLEGE PREP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS PRINCIPAL-IN-RESIDENCE ( ) IDEA SAN JUAN COLLEGE PREP SAN JUAN, TEXAS HOMETOWN: Upper Darby, Pennsylvania YEARS IN EDUCATION: 10 years total, 6 years with IDEA PIR PROGRAM IN ONE WORD: Pragmatic LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY IN ONE WORD: Problem-Solver Constantine Polites was born and raised in a western suburb of Philadelphia. Beginning in 7th grade, he had to wake up at the crack of dawn to assist his parents with the family-owned pizzeria. While he wanted to sleep in to watch Saturday morning cartoons and go to the mall with his friends, he couldn t. At that time, his parents weren t on his favorite people list; little did he know that they were teaching him the value of an education. His parents immigrated to the United States from Greece in search for a better life. They had both dropped out of school in 6th grade. Not wanting the same for their children, college was the expectation for Constantine and his sister. Wanting to continue showing others the power that education has for an individual s independence, Constantine joined Teach For America, where he was placed in Roma, Texas to teach 7th grade reading. After his two year teaching commitment, he worked as a Program Director with Teach For America before joining IDEA San Juan as a founding teacher and instructional coach. Constantine s favorite IDEA core value is Sweating the Small Stuff, because he believes the focus on many details combined will ultimately better lead the team to achieve what matters most: closing the achievement gap that exists in our nation.

6 Curtis Lawrence PRINCIPAL (2014-PRESENT) IDEA MONTERREY PARK COLLEGE PREP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS PRINCIPAL-IN-RESIDENCE ( ) IDEA CARVER COLLEGE PREP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, New York YEARS IN EDUCATION: 15.5 years PIR PROGRAM IN ONE WORD: Intense LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY IN ONE WORD: Passionate Curtis Lawrence has family roots in Ghana, West Africa, and was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. There, he started his career in education in the underserved communities of Red Hook and Bedford-Stuyvesant. After graduate school Curtis worked at the college preparatory school, Frederick Douglass Academy, in Harlem for 10 years as a history teacher, chair of the History Department and Dean of Students. In his first year at Frederick Douglass, he gave his 7th grade students the 11th grade high school state history exam; the next year they went on to outperform the 11th graders on that exam scoring 85 percent and higher. In 2002, he was recognized by Legacy Magazine of Forbes, Inc., as National History Teacher of the year, and helped his school receive the prestigious Schott s Award from the Schott Foundation for consistently graduating the highest number of black and Hispanic males in New York City and getting them into four-year colleges and universities. Among other leadership roles, Curtis went on to serve as Assistant Principal and Interim Principal of the Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark, NJ. There, he successfully led the removal of the school from New Jersey s persistently dangerous schools list by reducing violence and suspension by 85 percent in the first three months of the school year, and co-led the school to make AYP (adequate yearly progress) for the first time in three years. Curtis understands that education is a tool that empowers communities and diminishes the effects of socio-economic, ethnic and racial barriers. He and his wife have two sons and are enjoying their relocation to San Antonio, Texas!

7 Claudia Ash PRINCIPAL-IN-RESIDENCE (2014-PRESENT) IDEA COLLEGE PREP PHARR PHARR, TEXAS HOMETOWN: Flint, Michigan YEARS IN EDUCATION: 5 years PIR PROGRAM IN ONE WORD: Transformative LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY IN ONE WORD: Maximizer Claudia is originally from Flint, Michigan, and has two brothers. She grew up watching her mother struggle single-handedly to support her family with merely a high school degree. From an early age, Claudia saw education as a great equalizer and a key way to better herself and her family. She was blessed to have remarkable teachers and mentors that in part led to her being a first-generation college graduate. Her two brothers followed her lead; her older brother now works as an accountant in New York, and her younger brother is working toward his Ph.D. at Boston University. Claudia received her B.S. in Brain Behavior and Cognitive Science from the University of Michigan. She was interested in more than just learning she was interested in how other people learn. She began her career in education in the Rio Grande Valley where she has taught Science in grades 6-9. She has served in several leadership roles within IDEA, including that of staff development cycle facilitator, grade team leader, and content leader at the campus level, as well as eighth grade Science course leader at the network level. As an Assistant Principal of Instruction before her PIR position, Claudia led the Science content area in earning 100% passing on the Biology End of Course Exam, leading the entire IDEA network. Claudia firmly believes that exceptional teaching has the greatest impact on student success.

8 PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE P R O G R A M To learn more about IDEA s PIR program, or call Don Gladish, Director of Leader Staffing, at donald.gladish@ideapublicschools.org or (956)