Full-Time

Assistant Principal of Postsecondary Programs

Mastery Charter Schools

Mastery Charter Schools

1,001-5,000 employees

Non-profit charter school network turnaround

Compensation Overview

$108.2k - $137k/yr

+ Bonus + Relocation

Philadelphia, PA, USA

In Person

Local travel to Mastery and other sites; reliable transportation required.

Category
Education
Required Skills
Management
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Superior grasp of effective post-secondary advising and career readiness development for middle/high school students
  • Strong people and project management ability, with the proven ability to influence and enhance cooperative working relationships within a team environment
  • Strong, data-driven management routines
  • Interest in providing only the highest quality educational experience for students and their families
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and rapidly-changing environment
  • Ability to leverage computer software programs and other technology that will support the learning environment
  • A proven track record of achieving measurable results
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree required
  • Appropriate state certification required
  • Four (4) years of related experience; success developing and implementing programming in an education, government, or non-profit organization
  • Experience working with urban youth in educational settings in related college access and/or career preparation preferred
  • Familiarity with aspects of college counseling and career exposure programs, including college planning, career development, internships, as well as matriculation challenges and other barriers faced by low-income, first-generation college students preferred
  • Ability to physically perform the essential duties of the role – either on-site or remotely (as indicated), and to work in the environmental conditions required, such as: traveling to network campuses; maneuvering in office spaces (including standing, walking, sitting for long periods of time, speaking loudly and clearly, seeing and hearing things both near and far away); stooping, kneeling, reaching file cabinets/shelves; fine finger and hand manipulation in use of computer, chalkboard, dry erase, &/or projectors; filing, faxing, scanning, coping, typing, etc.
  • Position requires local travel to Mastery and other sites. Must have access to reliable transportation.
Responsibilities
  • Manage the post-secondary team (Internship Coordinator, College Advisors, and College Counselors) towards meeting all program specific goals
  • Track data aligned to post-secondary success (key pathway milestones, credit accumulation, SAT, direct enrollment, etc.) and adjust strategy as necessary in response to data
  • Ensure all students are meeting graduation requirements and monitoring on-track to graduation data (credit review, Act 158, etc.) and certify students for graduation
  • Ensure successful implementation (scheduling, transportation, onboarding, crediting, etc.) for dual enrollment and internship opportunities
  • Lead family engagement strategy (awareness and capacity building) around multiple pathways and ensuring 100% of families are engaged in the postsecondary process
  • Collaborate with APSS to ensure all students with IEPs have appropriate and aligned transition plans
  • Coordinate and track alumni supports for recent graduates, including summer C3 coach management
  • Serve as the testing coordinator for all post-secondary assessments (SAT, ASVAB, NOCTI, Accuplacer, PSAT)
  • Coordinate and project manage exposure experiences (college trips, college fairs, career fairs, etc.)
  • Manage PA Career Ready Standards work for grades 6-11
  • Provide instructional coaching for high quality implementation of all seminar course curricula
  • Lead professional development to build and evolve the multiple pathways strategy
  • Maintain consistent feedback loop with NST Postsecondary team to ensure strategic alignment of goals
  • Additional post-secondary duties as needed.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience working with urban youth in educational settings in related college access and/or career preparation preferred
  • Familiarity with aspects of college counseling and career exposure programs, including college planning, career development, internships, as well as matriculation challenges and other barriers faced by low-income, first-generation college students preferred
Mastery Charter Schools

Mastery Charter Schools

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Mastery Charter Schools runs a non-profit network of 24 charter and turnaround schools in Philadelphia and Camden, serving about 14,000 K-12 students. It remakes chronically underperforming public schools by overhauling leadership, operations, and supports while keeping the student body; funding comes from per-pupil public money, plus philanthropy and federal grants. Its curriculum is college-preparatory and data-driven, using a competency-based system where students must reach 76% mastery to advance, with extensive teacher development, social-emotional learning, and mandatory internships for high schoolers. Its goal is to raise student achievement and urban education equity by scaling a proven turnaround and leadership model through public funding, grants, and community partnerships.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Founded

2001

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • CHOP partnership creates healthcare curriculum for job placement.
  • $60,000 minimum teacher salary boosts recruitment amid shortages.
  • Dr. Joel Boyd's CEO role ensures leadership continuity.

What critics are saying

  • Philadelphia District expansion erodes turnaround contracts by 2028.
  • NJ ends Renaissance funding post-2028, closing Camden schools.
  • KIPP's $65k salaries poach Mastery's 190 teacher hires.

What makes Mastery Charter Schools unique

  • Mastery turns around low-performing schools retaining original students.
  • Competency-based grading requires 76% mastery for advancement.
  • Mandatory 18-week high school internships build workforce skills.

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Company News

PR Newswire
May 13th, 2024
Mastery Schools Increases Minimum Annual Teacher Salary To $60,000

PHILADELPHIA, May 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mastery Schools has increased the annual minimum starting teacher salary to $60,000 for the 2024-25 school year. The new starting salary represents a 9% increase from the 2023-24 school year starting salary for new teachers. In addition to new teacher salaries, all Mastery Schools teacher pay scales were increased by an average of approximately 5%."Teachers are our most valuable resource, and they deserve to be paid a fair salary," said Dr. Joel Boyd, CEO of Mastery Schools. "At Mastery, we are proud of our longstanding history of prioritizing higher pay and competitive compensation for our teachers. As we continue to navigate through a national teacher shortage, Mastery is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified, talented, and passionate teachers to provide a high-quality education to our students."Mastery Schools expects to hire about 190 teachers for the 2024-25 school year

WHYY
Jan 18th, 2024
CHOP to train Mastery Schools students for jobs in health care

Mastery Charter Schools will partner with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to create a specialized healthcare curriculum to help its students land industry jobs upon graduation.

Mastery Charter School
Oct 20th, 2023
Yvette A. Núñez Promoted to Mastery Schools Chief of Staff

Mastery Schools CEO, Dr. Joel Boyd, has announced the promotion of Yvette A. Núñez as the charter network's first Chief of Staff.

Mastery Charter School
Aug 4th, 2023
Mastery News

Mastery Schools announces the launch of the Raptor Visitor Management System in all of its buildings.

The Philadelphia Inquirer
Apr 13th, 2023
Mastery Charter names a former Philly principal and assistant superintendent as its new CEO

Joel Boyd, the current superintendent of Lowell, Mass., schools, has been named CEO of the Mastery Charter network.