City Neighbors Charter school Seeking School Leader for 2026-27 and Beyond

City Neighbors Foundation, the operator of a network of progressive public charter schools serving a diverse community in northeast Baltimore City, is seeking a new school leader for its founding school, City Neighbors Charter School.  We seek a leader who is dedicated to the ideals of progressive education, experienced in establishing a culture of learning among faculty and students, who centers equity and social justice in their leadership, and who exhibits strong servant leadership qualities.  

At City Neighbors, we strive to take a stand for schooling rooted in the vision of the child as powerful, creative, capable, and deserving of the deepest respect.    We have always aspired to create a school where student voices are honored and prevalent in classrooms and teachers are honored as experts and co-creators of the school, for the arts as a central component to all teaching and learning, for deep project studies rather than survey courses, for ensuring that standardized testing does not drive teaching and learning, for involving parents and teachers as co-creators of their school, for centering equity and the lived experiences of our entire community in our approach, for the importance of carefully designed and beautifully created physical spaces for children, and the importance of joy, imagination, and creation in learning for all children.   At City Neighbors, we strive to have every student and community member be “Known, Loved, and Inspired.”

The incoming principal will work in ongoing collaboration with the City Neighbors Foundation Director and in partnership with other school leadership, staff, and our parent-led Board of Directors.  These relationships are designed to empower the new principal and help them successfully help the City Neighbors model and vision thrive.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated experience in creating and implementing collaboratively designed decisions and approaches

• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to progressive education

• Experience as a classroom teacher and teacher leader

• Strong operational and organizational skills

• Deep knowledge of instruction, curriculum, and child and adolescent development

• Demonstrated leadership in leading  equitable, inclusive spaces for children and adults

• Experience in building community across constituencies (parents, students, teachers, etc.)

• Strong relationship building with students, parents, community and staff

• Impeccable integrity

• Lifelong learner

• A natural sense of humor, play, and joy

• Holds or is eligible for Maryland Administrator Certification

All questions or requests for more information should be directed to Kia Prude at kprude@cityneighbors.org. 

COMPENSATION Salary and benefits will be determined by Baltimore City Public Schools Principal compensation package.  

APPLICATION PROCESS Submit resume and cover letter in the form of an email attachment to hiring@cityneighborsfoundation.org. To ensure an efficient hiring process, we kindly ask that all inquiries be submitted via email only; no phone calls, please.