Principal
Company: Bard College
Location: Washington
Posted on: May 29, 2023
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Job Description:
Bard High School Early College Position Description: Principal
Location: Washington, D.C. About the Bard Early Colleges The Bard
Early Colleges are founded on the belief that many high school age
students are eager and ready for the intellectual challenges of a
college education. The Bard Early Colleges act on this belief by
providing younger scholars with a tuition-free, credit-bearing
college course of study in the liberal arts and sciences following
the 9th and 10th grades. Students are taught by college faculty in
seminar classes; they receive up to 60 college credits and an
associate in arts (A.A.) degree from Bard College, concurrently
with a high school diploma. The Bard Early Colleges begin preparing
students for college work as early as the 9th grade and offer
ongoing guidance and academic supports. Now in its second decade,
the Bard Early College network serves over 2,800 students in
campuses in Lower Manhattan, Queens, and Harlem, New York; Newark,
New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; and Baltimore,
Maryland. Since 2003, Bard College has awarded more than 3,000 A.A.
degrees to its early college students. Bard invites applications
for a dynamic individual who will join our administrative team as
the Principal of a Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) in
Washington, D.C. The position will start in the Summer of 2022
(start date flexible). To learn more about Bard Early College,
please see this report . About Bard Early College DC Bard High
School Early College DC (Bard DC) opened in August 2019 as a
partnership between Bard College and the District of Columbia
Public Schools (DCPS) and the first wall-to-wall early college high
school in DC. Located east-of-the-river, Bard DC seeks to
demonstrate that an academically rigorous liberal arts and sciences
program can intellectually engage a diverse group of high school
students and effectively prepare them for success in college,
careers, and civic life. Bard DC enrolls over 400 students, most of
whom are the first in their families to attend college. More than
half of the Bard DC student body are considered at-risk according
to DCPS. Students are admitted to Bard DC on the basis of their
intellectual curiosity and motivation. In this way, the student
body reflects Bard s commitment to equitable access to educational
opportunity and Bard s belief that higher education is an essential
public good. Beginning January 2023, the school is relocating to a
state-of-the-art facility in DC s Ward 8 with a vision to become a
top choice for high school, especially for families in Wards 7 and
8. Position Objective and Duties The Principal is the early college
s academic and administrative leader. The Principal is responsible
for: 1) ensuring that the school meets Bard s high standards of
undergraduate academic rigor and student achievement; 2)
facilitating smooth and effective collaboration with the school
system partner and Bard regarding all aspects of school management;
3) hiring, supporting, and supervising the faculty teaching high
school and college courses across the curriculum; 4) fostering a
campus culture of intellectual engagement, individual
responsibility, and creativity; 5) managing the school staff; and
6) overseeing the school s financial management and daily business
operations. The Principal reports to the school system partner and
to Bard College, specifically through the Dean of the Early
Colleges. The Principal is expected to meet regularly with other
BHSEC leadership teams. Responsibilities The following is an
approximate allocation of time the Principal will spend on core
responsibilities of the role:
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