Elementary School Principal (Grades 1 – 5)

**Having trouble with the application form? Email your resume and cover letter to doug.thaman@northsidecommunityschool.org**

Compensation
We offer a competitive starting salary and a generous benefits package, including assistance with advanced education.

Position Summary
North Side Community School is seeking an Elementary School Principal to lead Grades 1–5. If you are an experienced educator with a passion for helping children succeed, we want to meet you!

The Principal is the educational and culture leader of the school, responsible for maintaining a positive, safe, and high-expectations learning environment. This role includes supervising faculty, staff, and students, and managing resources aligned with North Side’s mission. The Principal will model effective leadership, support instructional and support staff, and guide school-wide professional learning communities.

You will create a school culture where each student is treated as an individual, every family is a valued partner, and every staff member is a respected colleague.

Essential Functions

Student Achievement & Instructional Leadership

• Lead and oversee the school’s instructional program

• Implement a restorative, learning-centered behavior management plan

• Analyze academic data regularly with teams to improve scholar performance

• Ensure all students demonstrate strong academic growth and meet school performance goals

• Design systems for assessments and the use of results to improve instruction

• Promote instructional consistency and high-quality teaching in every classroom

Staff Development & Evaluation

• Partner with the Curriculum and Instruction Team to plan effective professional development

• Oversee systems for supervision, coaching, and evaluation of school staff

• Assist with recruiting and selecting high-quality staff aligned with the school’s mission

Parent & Community Partnership

• Cultivate strong relationships with parents and the broader community

• Ensure timely, respectful, and consistent communication with families

• Create opportunities and systems for active parent and community involvement

Leadership & Management

• Establish and maintain a positive school culture

• Ensure efficient, smooth, and budget-conscious school operations

• Prepare and present reports on student and school progress

• Provide timely updates to the Executive Director on key performance areas including academic results, staff morale, enrollment, attendance, assessments, HR matters, and technology

Skills & Characteristics

• At least three years of successful teaching and leadership experience in an urban or alternative school

• A track record of dramatically improving student achievement

• Master’s degree in education preferred (or comparable experience)

• Experience with teacher coaching and evaluation

• Highly collaborative, results-oriented, adaptable, and a proactive problem solver

• Strong data-informed instructional planner

• Confident in analyzing student performance and improving instructional practices

• Familiarity with standards-based, backwards planning

• Experience in dynamic, entrepreneurial school environments

• Desire for rigorous, ongoing professional development focused on instructional effectiveness

• Positive, passionate, articulate, and empowering presence for students and staff

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proficient with technology including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and Google Docs

Education & Certification

• Current Missouri Certification for School Leadership

• Master’s degree in education preferred

• Three years of school administration experience preferred

About North Side Community School
Are you a mission-driven individual who believes every child deserves an excellent education in a warm, caring, nurturing, and rigorous school environment? Do you believe every day should be a fresh start for a child? Does the idea of helping children grow, develop, and achieve success despite societal barriers excite you? If so, North Side Community School may be the perfect place for you!

North Side Community School is a PreK–8th grade charter public school in the City of St. Louis, founded in 2009 with an enrollment of approximately 500 students. The most important word in our name is community. We are a community of small classrooms (15 to 18 students per class), amazing educators, and caring parents working every day to ensure our children succeed!

North Side Community School operates across three campuses (early childhood center, elementary campus, and middle school campus). We are free (no tuition), public, and open to all. North Side consistently provides a high-quality education, often ranked as one of the best public schools in the City of St. Louis and the State of Missouri. Most of our students live in the most challenging neighborhoods in St. Louis and 100% of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Small class sizes, differentiated instruction, individualized attention, and amazing educators are the keys to our students’ success!

North Side Community School is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school. North Side Community School does not discriminate based on race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.