Job Description

Located in Severn, Maryland, Archbishop Spalding High School is a Roman Catholic, college-preparatory school dedicated to challenging students to thrive spiritually, academically, physically, and socially. The school community provides a caring environment that affirms the dignity of the individual and promotes learning.

The Assistant Principal for Curriculum & Instruction is a 12-month, full-time administrator who reports to the Principal. This role provides strategic leadership in the design, alignment, and effectiveness of the school’s academic programs and serves as the primary point of contact for faculty academic support. This individual is responsible for ensuring vertical and horizontal curricular alignment, overseeing advanced academic pathways (AP, IB, PLTW), and maintaining instructional fidelity across departments.

Essential Functions

● Curriculum Alignment: Coordinate and audit curricula to ensure vertical and horizontal alignment across all departments; review and update course frameworks, instructional materials, and annual curriculum submissions to ensure rigor and consistency.
● Advanced Program Management: Oversee, develop, and coordinate advanced academic pathways, including AP, IB, PLTW, and Internship programs; serve as the administrative supervisor for the IB DP Coordinator and AP Coordinator.
● Instructional Supervision: Share the responsibility of observing and evaluating faculty performance with the Principal; ensure classroom instruction aligns with the written curriculum and established grading standards.
● Faculty Support: Identify teachers in need of additional instructional support and collaborate with the Director of Professional Development to design and monitor Professional Improvement Plans (PIPs).
● Faculty Operations: Manage daily substitute coverage, approve faculty leave requests, and create/monitor faculty duty rosters (lunch, hall, dismissal).
● Logistics & Events: Coordinate logistics for Back-to-School Night.
● Data & Compliance: Monitor enrollment trends in advanced programs and analyze standardized test data (AP/IB/PSAT) to drive curricular adjustments; monitor compliance with external standards (College Board, IB, etc.).
● Hiring Support: Assist the Principal with faculty recruitment by conducting content-based interviews and reviewing candidate demo lessons.
● Administrative Team: Assist with high-volume supervision duties (arrival, dismissal, lunch) and serve as a hearing officer for disciplinary reviews when necessary. Attend student academic events and other after-school events as needed.
● Policy: Assist Department Chairs in the planning and implementation of new curricula, textbook/resource evaluation, and AI initiatives.
● Other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

● MSDE Administrator I certification
● A minimum of a Master’s degree in Education, Administration, or a related field
● 5 years of successful teaching experience at the high school level
● 5 years of successful experience as a department chair, program director, or assistant principal
● Thorough understanding of adolescent development and motivation
● A thorough understanding of restorative practices
● Positive, creative, solution-oriented temperament
● Preferred: practicing Catholic, fully able to participate in the Sacramental life of the Church

*To be considered for a teaching opportunity and to assist with determining compensation, the following documentation is required to be uploaded with your application: Resume, applicable certifications, licensures (PEL), transcripts, and reference contact information. After submitting your completed application, click “Go To My Presence” to upload these documents. Then click the “My References” link on the right side to submit your reference information.

Pay Range: $90,000 - $115,000, Annualized

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package with this position, including health, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and disability insurance; automatic enrollment in the 403(b) plan and employer contribution (whether or not the employee contributes); and generous paid holiday, sick and vacation leave. Please click on the link below for more detailed information:

https://www.archbalt.org/human-resources/employee-benefits/employee-benefits/