Assistant Principal of College and Career Success

Description

About the Organization

Educational Solutions is a mission-driven organization dedicated to making a “World of Difference” in the lives of our students and their communities. We believe schools are not only places of learning but also launchpads for discovery, growth, and opportunity. Through innovative, inclusive, and real-world learning, we help young people explore future pathways, develop lifelong skills, and build the resilience needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Our vision is to create future-ready citizens who embrace self-discovery, think critically, collaborate effectively, communicate with confidence, and apply creativity to solve real-world challenges. By partnering with families, communities, University and industry, we prepare students not just for graduation but for lives of purpose, impact, and leadership.

Educational Solutions is the leading academic charter school network in the State of Ohio, where every student is on a path to long-term academic success and postsecondary readiness. We will ensure our schools are safe, joyful, and rigorous learning environments that deliver measurable results in literacy, numeracy, and whole-child development. To achieve this vision, we are committed to:

• •Accelerating student achievement, ensuring every learner makes more than a year’s growth and meets or exceeds Ohio state standards.
• •Using data to drive instruction, operations, and staff development.
• •Graduating 100% of 12th graders with a clear, actionable postsecondary plan—whether college, career training, or military service—equipped with both the credentials and the mindset to succeed.
• •Investing deeply in teachers and leaders, ensuring high-quality instruction in every classroom, every day.
• •Engaging families and communities as essential partners, ensuring every student is known, loved, and prepared for their future

About the Opportunity

The Assistant Principal of College & Career Success (Grades 7–12) is a mission-critical leadership role responsible for ensuring that every Educational Solutions student graduates prepared for success beyond high school.

This leader serves as the organizational owner of college readiness, career readiness, postsecondary planning, workforce development, industry credentialing, university partnerships, student opportunity access, and long-term postsecondary success. Beginning in Grade 7, the Assistant Principal of College & Career Success develops systems that help students discover their interests, explore future possibilities, build meaningful experiences, and successfully navigate pathways toward college, career training, workforce opportunities, military service, entrepreneurship, and other postsecondary options.

The Assistant Principal of College & Career Success is responsible for building a comprehensive Grades 7–12 pathway model that connects academic success with real-world opportunities. This leader works closely with school leaders, guidance counselors, families, colleges, universities, employers, community organizations, and workforce partners to ensure students graduate with both the credentials and the confidence needed to thrive in their chosen path.

This is an ideal opportunity for a visionary, relationship-centered, and systems-oriented leader who believes deeply in educational equity and is passionate about expanding opportunity and access for young people.

Key Responsibilities

The Assistant Principal of College & Career Success serves as the organizational leader responsible for ensuring every student in Grades 7–12 graduates with a clear, actionable postsecondary pathway. This role leads Educational Solutions' college readiness, career readiness, workforce development, and opportunity access efforts while building strong partnerships that expand possibilities for students and families.

Success in this role requires strong relationship-building, strategic leadership, and a deep commitment to ensuring every student is prepared for success in college, career, military service, entrepreneurship, or other postsecondary opportunities.

College & Career Success Strategy & Leadership

The Assistant Principal of College & Career Success serves as the organizational leader for all college, career, and postsecondary readiness efforts across Grades 7–12.

• •Develop and lead Educational Solutions' Grades 7–12 College & Career Success strategy and vision.
• •Establish annual goals, metrics, and success indicators related to postsecondary readiness and student outcomes.
• •Create and oversee a comprehensive pathway model that prepares students for college, workforce, military, entrepreneurial, and credential-based opportunities.
• •Ensure alignment between academic programming, student aspirations, workforce needs, and postsecondary opportunities.
• •Lead continuous improvement efforts focused on increasing postsecondary success outcomes across the organization.

Postsecondary Readiness, Advising & Graduation Planning

The Assistant Principal of College & Career Success ensures every student develops, maintains, and annually updates a personalized graduation and postsecondary success plan beginning in Grade 8 and continuing through graduation. This leader oversees the systems, milestones, supports, and accountability structures necessary to ensure students remain on track academically while preparing for college, career, workforce, military, entrepreneurial, and other postsecondary opportunities.

• •Develop and oversee Educational Solutions' Individual Graduation & Postsecondary Success Planning process for all students in Grades 8–12.
• •Ensure every student creates a personalized graduation and postsecondary success plan in Grade 8, with annual reviews, goal-setting, and updates through Grade 12.
• •Partner with Guidance Counselors, Principals, teachers, and families to ensure students remain on track toward graduation and their postsecondary goals.
• •Monitor and track student progress toward graduation requirements, pathway milestones, credential attainment, college and career readiness indicators, and postsecondary planning benchmarks.
• •Ensure all graduating students complete a documented, actionable, and supported postsecondary success plan aligned to their interests, strengths, and aspirations.

College Access & Postsecondary Success

The Assistant Principal leads efforts related to college awareness, college access, enrollment, and long-term postsecondary success.

• •Develop and oversee college readiness programming across Grades 7–12.
• •Support students through college exploration, applications, admissions, financial aid, FAFSA completion, scholarship applications, and enrollment processes.
• •Organize college visits, university fairs, admissions workshops, and student exposure opportunities.
• •Build systems to support students through the transition from high school to college.
• •Track college application, acceptance, enrollment, persistence, and completion outcomes.

Career Readiness, Workforce Development & Industry Credentials

The Assistant Principal develops meaningful workforce and career-connected learning opportunities for students.

• •Create and manage career exploration experiences beginning in middle school.
• •Develop internship, job shadowing, apprenticeship, mentorship, and work-based learning opportunities.
• •Expand access to workforce certifications, industry credentials, and career pathway programs.
• •Build relationships with employers and workforce development organizations.
• •Ensure students gain exposure to high-demand industries and career opportunities.

College Credit Plus (CCP), Early College & Advanced Opportunities

The Assistant Principal oversees advanced academic and dual enrollment opportunities.

• •Lead Educational Solutions' College Credit Plus strategy and implementation.
• •Develop partnerships with colleges and universities to expand dual enrollment opportunities.
• •Increase student participation in early college, dual credit, adv