Position Type:
Administration/Principal
Date Posted:
2/21/2025
Location:
Eagle Ridge Academy
Closing Date:
03/20/2025
Eagle Ridge Academy is a Tuition-Free Classical, College-Preparatory Charter School serving about 1,500 students in grades K-12. Eagle Ridge offers an academically rigorous education that uses a time-tested, Classical, liberal arts curriculum.
There are numerous strands and focuses of Classical Education. Eagle Ridge Academy is focused on a solid foundation that works in conjunction with the school’s pillars and Latin Motto. The following virtues constitute the school’s pillars: Citizenship, Integrity, Perseverance, Honor, Excellence, and Respect. We follow the pursuit of the “Veritas, Pulchritudo, Probitas”; identifying in Latin the central tenants of our school: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. Using these virtues and tenants as foundations, Eagle Ridge Academy is able to fulfill its mission of providing students with a traditional, Classical Education that demands their best in academic achievement, behavior and attitude, and challenges them to attain their highest potential.
Eagle Ridge Academy is searching for a Principal of our School of Grammar to begin July 2025 or sooner if possible. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated leadership experience and have a passion for the mission and vision of Eagle Ridge Academy. The School of Grammar leader will be a visionary that will help lead us into the future and be able to stay connected with staff and families. A balance of strategic and operational leadership required and the ideal candidate will need to lead by being present and visible. The principal will need to support our current leadership culture of approachability, transparency, trust, and high expectations for self and other. The principal will be an instructional leader who models and teaches and uses data to drive instruction and school improvement.
Eagle Ridge Academy students are expected to grow towards reaching their highest potential. We expect this also of our staff and leaders. Leaders should model being a reflective practitioner and lifelong learner. The principal will be a member of the Executive Director Leadership Team is expected to be collegial and have a belief in shared decision making at the district and school level. Shared decision making at the school level will include and Assistant Principal and a Leadership Advisory Team comprised of grade level teacher leaders.
Leadership and School CultureConsistently model the school’s pillars of Citizenship, Integrity, Perseverance, Honor, Excellence, and Respect.
Communicate and implement the vision of the school, focusing on academics, character, and leadership.
Conceptualizes the broad goals of the school and plans accordingly to ensure that procedures and schedules are implemented to carry out the total school program.
Provide purpose and direction for staff (directly or indirectly).
Identifies the annual objectives for the instructional, extracurricular, and athletic programs of the school.
In conjunction with leadership team, ensures instructional objectives for a given subject and/or classroom are developed, and involves the faculty and others in the development of specific curricular objectives to meet the needs of the school program.
In conjunction with leadership team, evaluates student progress in the instructional program.
Maintains inter-school system communication. Assists in improving performance.
Plans and submits annual budget; monitors ongoing expenses.
BehaviorOpenly communicate with staff and parents/guardians regarding student behavior and appropriate consequences.
Collaborate with the school counselor and personnel to create and maintain research-based behavioral interventions and train faculty and staff in those interventions.
Attend appropriate meetings regarding student growth and success (IEP and 504 case conferences, parent meetings, expulsion hearings, etc.).
Compile, analyze, and share student discipline data regularly, and use that data to make decisions.
External RelationsEstablish and maintain open and supportive environment for communication with staff and constituents (Board, Administration, parents, families, students).
Minimum Requirements
Education: Education and experience necessary to possess certification from the State of Minnesota for Principal Licensure
Certification: A valid Minnesota teaching license and/or valid Minnesota administrative license or ability to be licensed by start of the school year