Assistant Principal - Texas Connections Academy

Houston, TX (Remote)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own the data-driven operations and stakeholder coordination that support Connections Academy’s school improvement goals, focusing on attendance, enrollment, staff effectiveness, and student support pathways.

  • Master data governance and reporting across attendance, enrollment, and student achievement to drive continuous improvement.
  • Lead collaboration with school leaders, Master Teachers, and Learning Coaches to implement the school year cycle and ensure effective staff performance.
  • Act as liaison for dropout prevention and recovery initiatives, coordinating enrollment follow-ups and state-attendance compliance with caretakers.

Job Description

Responsibilities
  • Assist with supporting the Connections Academy Mission Statement, school goals, and School Improvement Plan
  • Oversee student data accounting functions including attendance and reporting with dual reporting systems
  • Provide data management for continuous school improvement in a team setting
  • Use multiple sources of data to assess student achievement and school improvement
  • Monitor enrollment requirements and communicate requirements to the CA Enrollment Department
  • Assist the principal and work collaboratively with the administrative team in implementing, monitoring, and supervising the Connections Academy School Year Cycle
  • Assist the principal in supervising and evaluating the effectiveness of the staff in a performance-based environment
  • Provide leadership to Master Teachers who are evaluating the effectiveness of the staff in a performance-based environment
  • Collaborate with stakeholders for the purpose of serving as a liaison and resource for the development of dropout prevention, intervention and recovery support opportunities for students
  • Manage the process of contacting students within ten days of withdrawal and again 20 to 30 days later for the purpose of ensuring that the student engaged in another schooling option
  • Educate parents, students, and staff regarding compulsory attendance and truancy laws
  • Investigate absences, interpret and enforce state attendance laws, issue warnings to violators, file complaints to appropriate agencies, and, if necessary, participate in court hearings with repeat offenders
  • Adhere to and supervise teachers in the Standards for Teaching at Connections Academy
  • Respond to all Learning Coach inquiries within 24 hours, including responses in WebMail, email, telephone, and message board postings, as appropriate
  • Develop and supervise processes for Welcome Calls and Registrant Mailings
  • Document all interactions in user logs
  • Work with Learning Coaches to keep students on track
  • Supervise escalation systems and Escalation Action Plans
  • Supervise and support state requirements such as PGP and SSI requirements
  • Communicate and support caretakers/Learning Coaches in successfully supporting their student in a state-aligned curriculum that is accessed from home or any place where internet is accessible
Requirements
  • Master's in Education, Principal Certification (candidates actively enrolled in an academic program that leads to a Principal certification will also be considered)
  • Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experience, prior virtual school administrative experience preferred
  • Certificate of completion of a TxVSN approved online facilitator’s course or commitment to complete immediately upon hire
  • Operational or logistics experience and/or administrative or management experience
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Customer-focused approach
  • Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
  • Team player track record with demonstrated leadership skills
  • Strong technology skills (especially with Microsoft OS and MS Office programs)
  • A high degree of flexibility, excellent attention to detail, and superb organizational skills
  • Willingness to travel for marketing events, field trips, and state testing
  • Ability to work remotely during state testing and at other times, if necessary
  • Ability to work extended hours
  • Please note 2-step authentication is required to set-up to login to all systems if given a job offer.
Preferred
  • Prior virtual school administrative experience preferred
  • Willingness to travel for marketing events, field trips, and state testing
AboutCompany: Texas Connections Academy (TCA) is a Texas Online School that offers 100% virtual instruction to public school students across Texas in grades 3-12 who are not physically present on campus during instruction. The TxVSN OLS program is authorized by Texas Education Code (TEC) Chapter 30A and administered through TEA. Connections Education, LLC is in partnership with Houston ISD and Mineral Wells School District to provide this high quality and rigorous virtual instruction through TCA.
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Connections Education

Connections Education is now Pearson Online & Blended Learning!Pearson’s Online & Blended Learning K-12 group provides high-quality, highly accountable online education solutions to schools, school districts and students in grades K-12. It serves families and schools with a variety of digital learning and online school solutions including Connections Academy, International Connections Academy, and Pearson Connexus, delivering online learning to over 400,000 students in the U.S. and 48 countries. The group, also known as Connections Education, is based in Columbia, Maryland and has been named a “Top Workplace” by the Baltimore Sun for three consecutive years and a “Best Place to Work” by Baltimore magazine. Recognized for its outstanding curriculum, high-quality teachers and leadership, Pearson Online & Blended Learning is committed to expanding quality education through technology, and helping students achieve both academic and personal success.For more information about Pearson, visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/pearson/

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