Principal at Paragon Charter Academy

Deadline: March 26, 2026

District/Organization: National Heritage Academies

Position/Type: Elementary Principal – Assistant, full time

Position Details

Summary:

At National Heritage Academies (NHA), the Principal is dedicated to achieving the purpose of “transforming the lives of students and enriching communities by delivering high-quality educational choice to families”. Properly executed, the leadership of the Principal improves student learning growth, increases college readiness, and enhances school health as measured by academic, financial, and cultural metrics.

To learn more about Paragon Charter Academy click here.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish a foundation of an authentic relational community of staff, students and parents, collaboratively adopting a cultural identity based on a clear mission and vision of high achievement and college readiness for students.
• Ensure implementation of rigorous curricula and assessments tied to both state and college readiness standards.
• Ensure implementation of high-quality, effective instructional planning, classroom instructional strategies and administration of assessments of student learning to drive increases in student achievement.
• Monitor multiple forms of student level data to assess and improve the quality and impact of school-wide intervention program.
• Recruit, hire, assign and retain effective staff.
• Increase teacher effectiveness through professional learning structures.
• Oversee completion of rigorous evaluations of instructional staff for continuous improvement and accountability to results.
• Train, develop and support a high-performing leadership team.
• Identify school-wide priorities, set ambitious student learning goals and implement an aligned school improvement plan.
• Organize school time to support all student learning and staff development priorities.
• Allocate resources to align with the strategic plan.
• Demonstrate self-awareness, reflection, ongoing learning and resiliency in the service of school-wide continuous improvement.
• Constructively manage change with the ultimate goal of improving student achievement.
• Occasional travel required.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• College diploma (BA or equivalent) or higher in Education or related field.
• School Administrator Licensure/Certificate in states where this is required.
• Minimum of 3 years principal experience working with a K-8/K-12 diverse student population.
• Demonstrate achievements in student proficiency and growth that can be linked to his/her leadership (principal) and intervention.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to see complex projects through from start to finish.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.

Company Information:

National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with communities to build and operate public charter schools. Founded in 1995, today NHA serves over 100 schools in nine states, with more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Our schools are designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in college, career, and life. A majority of our schools consistently outperform their local district on the state test. According to the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, NHA is a leading performer among charter schools and management organizations, outperforming both conventional district schools and other charter school operators. In addition, according to our employee survey, over 90% of respondents agree that the work they do is meaningful to them. Join our team.

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National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.

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