SUMMARY:

The CAO, as the instructional leader responsible for driving academic excellence and continuous improvement across the district, must be committed to and advocate for NBFA’s mission to provide students a meaningful, high-quality education through experience-based learning that helps develop essential social, emotional, and critical-thinking skills. This gives all children a foundation to achieve their full potential at every stage of life. The CAO works in close collaboration with the Director as a thought partner to shape the academic vision of NBFA and leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of instructional programs, curriculum, assessments, and professional development to drive high student achievement. The efficacy of academic programming will be measured and adjusted by the use of reliable data and their assessment. Assessment data, in addition to measuring student progress, will be relied upon for evaluating the performance of teachers and administrators.

CERTIFICATION, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Maintain an O92 certification from the State of Connecticut
• Have a proven track record of raising academic performance in urban public schools
• Demonstrate strong analytical and technical skills to manage data-informed instruction
• Model and require a high standard of performance and collegiality for all instructional personnel
• Possess a firm but fair management style for all reports
• Be at ease with oral and written communications and presentations.
• Candidates fluent in oral and written Spanish, French Creole or Portuguese are encouraged to apply