Assistant of Head of School for Academics

The Assistant Head of School for Academics is a leadership position reaching across all levels of the school, grades 6-12, across all curricular disciplines, and across all programmatic offerings. The AHOSA not only provides academic leadership and oversight to maintain the academic integrity of the school, but also mentors teachers, supports students’ academic well-being and achievement, and serves as a resource for parents. The ideal candidate will blend deep instructional and curricular pedagogical knowledge with the ability to ensure that best practices are implemented across all grade levels and content areas, an understanding of, and a deep commitment to, the implementation of the vision of our founder, as well as an understanding of culture, ethics and faith as part of pedagogy and the unique facets of teachingand learning that have been envisioned for the school. The Tom Johnson Boys Academy is a faith-based institution committed to nurturing the spiritual, moral, and academic growth of its students. The Assistant Head of School is expected to actively uphold and integrate the school’s faith-centered mission throughout the curriculum, co-curricular programs, and daily operations.This role also requires a steadfast commitment to reinforcing the Academy’s core moral and ethical framework, ensuring it is consistently reflected in teaching, leadership, and community engagement. This ideal candidate will have excellent skills in communication and technology, including outstanding writing and public speaking skills, and will possess a familiarity with the best practices of curriculum development and an ability to instruct and coach teachers throughout the curriculum development and vertical alignment process, as well as an understanding that for curricula to be effective they must be routinely evaluated and periodically revised.PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: • Maintains alignment between the School’s mission and all academic programming • Supervises curriculum integrity, alignment, and articulation across all levels of the school • Serves as the academic advisor to the HOS as it pertains to curriculum, academic programming, and personnel • Meets regularly with all faculty as a group and individually • Supports best practices in curriculum and instructional pedagogy based on current research related to teaching and learning • Serves as the director and coordinator of facultyprofessional development and possesses the ability to coach teachers through the implementation of these practices • Leads, develops, and manages meetings, task forces, and other programming as they pertain to the job • Helps with development and fundraising • Works with the Development Office on the application for and execution of all foundation related grants • Acts as an educational catalyst for best institutional and educational practices • Other duties as assigned by the Head of School.