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Posted On: Mar 18, 2025

Montessori Assistant Principal

Breakthrough Montessori PCS

Washington,DC, usa
Email: ino@breakthroughmontessori.org

Job Opportunity: Assistant Principal

Location: Washington, DC

Department: Academics

Application Deadline: Until filled

Employment Type: Full-time

Expected Start Date of Position: July 2025

Reports to: Principal

Compensation: Salary starts at $90,000 – $120,000 and will be commensurate with degree and years of experience

FLSA Status: Exempt

Full job posting link: https://breakthroughmontessori.bamboohr.com/careers/67?source=aWQ9MTM%3D

About Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School

Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School’s mission is to provide diverse families in Washington, DC, a public Montessori education designed to enable children to develop within themselves the power to shape their lives and the world around them.

Founded in 2016, Breakthrough Montessori is a public charter school in Washington, DC. We will serve 388 students in PK3 through grade 6. At Breakthrough Montessori PCS, we believe in the unbounded potential of all children. Students of all races, classes, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and backgrounds deserve a personalized education.

Our school is grounded in an institutional commitment to development, prevention, and community. We support human development through an uncompromising application of the time-tested Montessori instructional model. We support prevention through early learning, support and intervention, enabling us to quickly and effectively address learning challenges. Finally, we support the community through an intensive approach to family engagement.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS is committed to equity in all areas of our school’s work. We are a supportive environment that seeks to employ a diverse staff reflective of all genders, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds.

Breakthrough Montessori PCS is a coaching school; all team members receive and give coaching to support professional growth.

Position Summary

Under the direction of the Principal, the Assistant Principal is a member of the school administrative team. The Assistant Principal creates a community of reflective practitioners and ensures high fidelity implementation of the Montessori method. The Assistant Principal further promotes the school’s anti-racist, anti-bias goals by ensuring an equitable, culturally-responsive program for all students.

The Assistant Principal coaches all classroom teams at their level in order to create and sustain an outstanding school culture that supports human flourishing. The Assistant Principal furthermore offers philosophy/curriculum support to families through presentations and demonstrations as needed.