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USDP Deputy Principal (Fixed-term through June 2027)

Role overview

Summary

The USDP Deputy Principal supports the school's mission and vision by enhancing teaching excellence and student support across grades 9 to 12. This role collaborates closely with the USDP Principal and contributes to campus strategy, ensuring a consistent learning experience for all students.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Education or Educational Leadership.
  • Valid teaching license.
  • 5+ years teaching, 2+ years in school leadership.
  • Strong knowledge of US high school diploma requirements and AP.
  • Preferred: Experience leading teachers in live group instruction, ideally online.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the quality and consistency of the high school group and Flex learning experience.
  • Champion teaching excellence by observing, coaching, and sharing strong practice across all learning modes.
  • Act as the Principal's designee when the Principal is unavailable.
  • Manage daily teacher coverage and the Supervision and Substitution Scheme.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Educational Leadership
  • Leadership
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Crimson Global Academy

  • K-12 & Early Education
  • Scaleup
  • 501–1,000
Crimson Global Academy (CGA) is an internationally accredited, world-class private online school delivering live, real-time learning to students all over the world, enabling them to earn university-recognised qualifications through accelerated courses. Students can enrol full-time or take classes part-time in addition to attending their local high school, giving them access to a broader range of subjects and curriculums on a flexible schedule. Learn Based on Your Agility, Not Age.CGA’s mission is to broaden international access to high-quality education through technology, ensuring that each student that leaves the school has the belief and the tools to accomplish their goals. CGA challenges students with rigorous, reputable and internationally recognised curricula, and provides access to experienced guidance staff that have helped students gain admissions to the world's most elite universities and pastoral care support to ensure students are reaching their full potential.CGA is accredited by Pearson Edexcel and Cambridge Assessment to offer the International GCSEs and A-Levels, as well as by College Board to offer the Advanced Placement (AP) curriculum. The academy is also a Cambridge International School.Email us at admissions@cga.school

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Job description

Why This Role Matters

Every role at CGA exists to help students grow into the people described in our graduate profile. The USDP Deputy Principal makes that real every day: turning the graduate profile into daily practice, raising the bar on teaching excellence across every learning mode, and moving the campus agenda forward alongside the USDP Principal.

Position Summary

The Deputy Principal is a member of the US Diploma Pathway (USDP) leadership team and works in close partnership with the USDP Principal to advance the school's mission and vision, bring the graduate profile to life, and move the campus agenda forward. The two Deputy Principals work side by side, staying close to each other's work so the campus is always covered and every student, family, and teacher has support. Each holds a main area of focus so that key projects have a clear owner.

Area of Focus

Leads the quality and consistency of the high school group and Flex learning experience, grades 9 to 12, ensuring group and Flex learning develops the qualities in the graduate profile.

Whole-Campus Responsibilities

  • Champion the school's mission, vision, and graduate profile in every area of work, and drive the campus priorities set with the USDP Principal

  • Champion teaching excellence by observing, coaching, and sharing strong practice across all learning modes

  • Act as the Principal's designee when the Principal is unavailable, on a rotation agreed with the other Deputy Principal

  • Contribute to campus strategy, policy, and annual improvement planning

  • Support students across all grades and learning modes (Group, Flex, Da Vinci) whenever needed

  • Share responsibility for student conduct and handle escalated discipline matters

  • Lead and model safeguarding and child protection practice

  • Support WASC accreditation and ongoing school improvement

  • Co-lead staff briefings and professional development

  • Take part in teacher recruitment, interviews, and onboarding

  • Resolve escalated issues with students, families, teachers, and scheduling

  • Maintain accurate student records in Sisyphus and support compliance requirements

  • Use academic data to identify trends and drive improvement

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, observe, and coach group and Flex teachers

  • Own the annual school calendar and timetable, including ongoing changes

  • Manage daily teacher coverage and the Supervision and Substitution Scheme

  • Oversee group teacher timesheets

  • Lead AP course setup, College Board audits, and AP exam administration

  • Support Admissions Officers with high school course planning, placement, and transfer credit

  • Advise National Honor Society and coordinate select student clubs

  • Oversee student recognition, house leaders, and high school student voice

  • Lead accommodations and learning support within group and Flex classes

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Education or Educational Leadership

  • Valid teaching license

  • 5+ years teaching, 2+ years in school leadership

  • Strong knowledge of US high school diploma requirements and AP

  • Experience leading teachers in live group instruction, ideally online

  • Proven calendar, timetable, and scheduling skills

About Crimson Global Academy

CGA is a world-class online school delivering live, real-time learning to ambitious students around the world. With over 1,000 students joining us from 65 countries, our vision is to unlock our students' limitless potential, together, for extraordinary futures.

We do this by:

  • Igniting a passion for learning that accelerates academic performance and success regardless of age.

  • Fostering a global community that broadens students' perspectives and develops their skills to make a difference on the world stage.

  • Providing cutting-edge technology for teachers to launch students into their future while giving parents transparency into their child's education.

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