Head of School

Company: VANDERBLOEMEN
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: April 1, 2025

Job Description:

In the spring of 2015, a group of concerned Christian parents from fundamental Bible-teaching churches met together with the goal of starting a K-12 Christian academy with a focus on technology integration, active learning, and service leadership. Founded as a non-denominational covenant model school, the parents strived to establish and provide a biblically based, Christ-centered, and academically challenging school experience for families in north San Antonio and the greater Hill Country area.While incorporating creative and innovative learning opportunities in the classroom, LRA was designed to teach the students how to take their education into the outside world to see God at work around them and to be the feet of Jesus in service to others.About the Head of School

• Serve as spiritual leader of the school, demonstrating a personal relationship and walk with God, leading faculty and staff devotions monthly.
• Serve alongside the Board of Directors implementing their philosophy of policy governance.
• Champion an educational philosophy that promotes excellence in education while ensuring that a biblical worldview permeates our classrooms to cultivate servant leadership on our campus.
• Articulate the vision, mission, goals, and objectives of LRA to faculty, staff, parents, students, churches, Christian organizations, donors, supporters, and the surrounding community.
• Lead, mentor, and direct activities of faculty and staff in a manner that positively influences their growth and professional development.
• Create an educational environment that is Christ-centered, engaging, pedagogically current, and meets the differentiated needs of the students.
• Lead, in conjunction with the Board of Directors, strategic planning of long-range plans.
• Create an environment of mutual respect, care, and unity among students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Assist in conflict resolution in a peacemaking and biblical manner.The Head of School Responsibilities IncludeThe Head of School/Principal serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of Living Rock Academy and reports directly to the Board of Directors as its only employee.
  • Responsible for the retention and recruiting of staff and students.
  • Direct the employees to carry out the mission of the school.
  • Direct daily operations of the school.
  • Responsible directly, or through delegation to staff, for the well-being of all students.
  • Responsible for the following:
    • the spiritual health of the school
    • academics
    • personnel
    • parent relations
    • community relations
    • program development
    • financial management
    • fundraising/institutional advancement
    • direct resources to fulfill the mission and vision of LRA established by the Board of Directors.
    • Orient the new staff.
    • Evaluate all teacher certifications meeting accreditation criteria.
    • Be knowledgeable and experienced with software programs and technology used for educational and staff development.
    • Communicate effectively with students and staff.
    • Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rules, board policy, and accreditation policies.
    • Conduct, recommend, and review changes annually on student and faculty handbooks, school policies, and procedures.
    • Create and implement teacher performance plans.
    • Ensure that school rules are uniformly observed and that student discipline is appropriate and equitable.
    • Ensure that students are adequately supervised during non-instructional periods.
    • Meet, counsel, and recommend disciplinary actions to parents when necessary. Seek guidance and reference from the LRA Handbook. Document any sessions with a student(s) and/or parents and keep them in the student's file.
    • Observe employee performance, record observations, and conduct evaluation conferences.
    • Oversee, supervise, and work closely with the Student Activities Coordinator to coordinate student activities and approve schedule(s).
    • Oversee Internship Program.
    • Oversee and Supervise the MS and HS Outreach coordinator's role in school-community needs and that they are initiating activities to meet those needs.
    • Participate in professional development to improve skills related to job assignments.
    • Review and monitor all grade level teachers' class syllabus/lesson plans and secondary level midterm/final exams.
    • Supervise weekly teacher check-ins.
    • Schedule CEU/Staff Development throughout the school year for teachers.
    • Develop and implement Elementary, Middle, and High School operations.
    • Supervise and evaluate the ROCK program for all LRA students.
    • Supervise and review student placement evaluations.
    • Supervise and review schoolwide testing (work closely with the testing coordinator).
    • Supervise school day-to-day operations.
    • Supervise, review, and approve curriculum and provide requested feedback to the BOD.
    • Track progress on campus performance objectives and academic excellence indicators.
    • Work closely with the School Registrar in creating the master schedule for all grade levels and subjects. Development of class schedules and teacher assignments.What you bringThe following describes many of the characteristics of the ideal candidate for the Head of School:
      • Born again Christian and Christian role model whose Godly lifestyle and character demonstrate obedience to God and the scriptures.
      • Serve as a member or active participant in a local Christian church.
      • Demonstrate a continuing sense of God's direction in working at Living Rock Academy.
      • Demonstrate evidence of spiritual leadership, maturity, and prayerfulness.
      • Demonstrate effective interpersonal and social skills when relating to students, parents, and teachers.
      • Live by the school's lifestyle statement as a condition for employment and continued employment in this ministry.
      • Memorize and help fulfill the school's mission statement by recognizing the role of parents as primarily responsible before God for their children's education and being prepared to assist them in that task. Believe and actively support the school's statement of faith.
      • Hold academic requirements including but not limited to a minimum of a bachelor's degree, certification for administrative employment, ACSI certification, and/or a minimum of five years of experience in the field of education in relation to administration.
      • Meet the professional qualifications of a Living Rock Academy teacher.
      • Have Administrative experience leading elementary, middle, and or high school operations.
      • Demonstrate managerial skills, i.e., goal setting, long-range planning, budgeting, curriculum, evaluation, assessment, and day-to-day oversight of educational programs.
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