(NAME-MCE) Bay Area Public School Leadership Openings

[Sederia Badgett]

Organization Description: 
Great schools are led by great principals. New Leaders for New Schools
is a national non-profit that promotes high academic achievement for
every child by attracting, preparing and supporting the next generation
of outstanding leaders for our nation's urban public schools. New
Leaders aggressively recruits extremely talented individuals to become
urban public school principals. Through a combination of rigorous
coursework delivered by nationally recognized experts, a full-time
year-long residency with a strong mentor principal, and intensive work
with a dedicated Leadership Coach, New Leaders get unique preparation to
enter the urban principalship. At the end of the year, we help place our
participants in urban public schools and provide them with ongoing
support, networking, and a lifelong community of peers. Each New Leader
receives three years of fully-funded training and support. New Leaders
currently has 431 new leaders serving over 200,000 students in
Baltimore, California's Bay Area, Chicago, Memphis, New York City, and
Washington, DC, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and Prince Georges County.
Additional information about New Leaders for New Schools can be found on
our website: www.nlns.org. 

Position Description: 
New Leaders for New Schools strives to build the next generation of
exceptional school leaders who will ensure that every child achieves
academic excellence. Once accepted into the New Leaders for New Schools
program, participants partake in an intensive three year program that
involves: 
* Summer Foundations-A rigorous six-week training institute with New
Leaders from across the nation. Taught by outstanding educators and
national education and business leaders, the program focuses on
developing instructional and organizational leadership skills. 
* Residency Year-Year-long, full-time, paid residency in an urban public
school working alongside a mentor principal. With the support of a
Leadership Coach, residents are full members of school leadership teams
and are directly responsible for raising student achievement and leading
teachers. The year also includes intensive, academic studies that
further develop leadership skills. 
* Ongoing Support and Leadership-New Leaders receive job search support
and are supported by mentors, coaches, and the entire new Leaders
Community for the first two years as a principal. 
* Leading and Beyond-Life-long membership and active participation in
the New Leaders Community, building and supporting our shared mission.
New Leaders benefit from continual feedback, support, and exchange of
best practices from the New Leaders network. 

New Leaders commit to serving in their school districts for at least 5-6
years as an urban public school principal. In return, New Leaders
receive approximately $70,000 in coursework, instruction, and support at
no cost to them. Additionally, residents are paid directly by the school
districts or charter systems for which they work and receive the same
salaries and health benefits as assistant principals. 


Additional Qualifications:
Our New Leaders are diverse in every respect and come from varied
backgrounds. However, successful candidates have: 
* An unyielding belief in the potential of every child to achieve
academically at high levels. 
* Instructional expertise in a K-12 classroom 
* A record of success in leading adults, and 

* A relentless drive to lead an excellent urban public school, and
* The capacity to define a vision, build teams to get results, and
achieve despite tremendous obstacles. 

All applicants must meet our rigorous Selection Criteria
(http://nlns.org/NLWeb/Criteria.jsp).  

 

The minimum requirements in the Bay Area are:

 

--A bachelor's degree

--A minimum of 3 years of full-time experience teaching in a K-12
classroom

 

Successful Applicants have:

 

--A California Teaching Credential or Pupil Personnel Services
Credential (or another state's equivalent)

--Successfully passed the California Basic Educational Skills Test
(CBEST) 

 

For more information, please contact Sederia Badgett, Recruitment
Manager at 510-740-5410 or sbadgett at nlns.org.  

 

Applications must be completed online by FEBRUARY 28, 2008:  
www.nlns.org <http://www.nlns.org/> 

 

 

 

New Leaders for New Schools ensures high academic achievement for every
student by attracting and preparing outstanding leaders and supporting
the performance of the urban schools they lead at scale.

Apply online at www.nlns.org <http://www.nlns.org>  by February 28,2008

 

 

 

 

 

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