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Lower School Assistant Principal - Starts August 2025

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Our School

The International School of San Francisco is a PK-12 independent school in San Francisco. Founded in 1962, the school is a multicultural, multilingual educational institution with almost 1,100 students across an urban campus in the heart of the city.

Mission and Values

Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, The International School of San Francisco offers programs of study in French and English to prepare its graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to communicate across cultures is of paramount importance. Our international community brings together people from many backgrounds. Together we strive to create a shared culture that develops compassionate, confident, and principled people who will make the world better. We base our community on these values: Respect, Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Curiosity.

Opportunity

Working at The International School of San Francisco opens up a myriad of opportunities – both personal and professional. Critical to our Strategic Plan in creating a proud, engaged community; we appreciate our faculty and staff by fostering a community of ongoing learning, respect, and collegiality and by providing competitive compensation and benefits. It is also of paramount importance to us that we continue to foster an environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we build a school community of individuals who are an actual representation of the world in which we live.

Position Overview

The International School of San Francisco is seeking a dynamic experienced Assistant Principal for our Lower School to join our community, under the direct support of the Lower School Principal. The position will begin August 4, 2025. You will be nurturing a positive learning environment for all students, supporting and collaborating with the Lower School faculty, and communicating with families about student progress and well-being.

Focus and Responsibilities

Execute the policies and programs directed by the Lower School Principal.

• Assist in overseeing and supervising all operations of the Lower School bilingual program
• Support the Lower School office with the day to day business of running the of the schools including, but not limited to, student discipline, orientation events, admissions events, field trips, safety and security, and substitute teachers
• Supervise the particular functions of any curricular, learning support and counseling classes and students’ progress. Oversee and monitor the performance of the teachers, counselors and specialists to whom responsibilities have been delegated
• Exercise responsibility together with the Lower School Principal and other members of the Leadership Team for developing and implementing the following:
• Development, implementation and critical review of educational policy, programs, curriculum content and performance by Lower School faculty
• Development and maintenance of a strong sense of collaboration and community among theLower School students, faculty, staff and families
• Attends and supervises school, afterschool, overnight trips, evening and weekend school sponsored events and activities as assigned
• Ability to build positive relationships with students, staff and families
• Commitment to work in an inclusive and diverse community
• Ability to communicate effectively with families, in person and in writing
• Empathy, patience, and a genuine passion for supporting the holistic development of students
• Ability to promote The International School of San Francisco mission and value

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $130,000 depending upon experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate effective leadership skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Apply and explain rules, regulations and standard policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain supportive effective working relationships with others. Work independently with little guidance and supervision
• Fluency in English is required, knowledge of French preferred
• Must understand US independent school culture
• Five years successful teaching experience; International desirable
• Bachelor’s degree, Masters preferred

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

The International School of San Francisco is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, physical ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation, and inclusion of U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual, and bicultural students, faculty, and staff; and, to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQQI).

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