Position: Principal (Bard High School Early College Baltimore)

About the Bard Early Colleges

The Bard Early Colleges (BEC) are founded on the belief that, for many young people, college can and should start at an earlier age. Bard Early College?s simple idea - to begin serious college study in place of the traditional 11th and 12th grades, at no cost to students or families - has had an extraordinary impact on young people and on education innovation and equity in America. 

The Bard Early Colleges offer a truly unique home for young people?s intellectual ambition: as both tuition-free, branch campuses of Bard College and public high schools, they award a high school diploma and a Bard College Associate in Arts degree (and 60 transferable credits) by the end of the 12th grade. Students are taught by college faculty in undergraduate, seminar classes, all deeply rooted in the liberal arts and sciences, in Bard College?s commitment to excellence in teaching, and in Bard?s mission as a private college in the public interest. 

Now entering its third decade, the Bard Early College network enrolls over 3,700 young people in campuses in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and Hudson, New York; Newark, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and in Washington, D.C. 

Bard invites applications for dynamic leaders who will join the administrative team as the Principal of Bard High School Early College (BHSEC) Baltimore for the 2025 - 2026 academic year.

The position will start in August 2025 (the start date is flexible).

To learn more about Bard Early College, please see this report.

Position Objective and Duties

The Principal is the early college?s academic and administrative leader. The Principal is responsible for: 1) ensuring that the school meets Bard?s high standards of undergraduate academic rigor and student achievement; 2) facilitating smooth and effective collaboration with the school system partner and Bard regarding all aspects of school management; 3) hiring, supporting, and supervising the faculty teaching high school and college courses across the curriculum; 4) fostering a campus culture of intellectual engagement, individual responsibility, and creativity; 5) managing the school staff; and 6) overseeing the school?s financial management and daily business operations.

The Principal reports to the school system partner and to Bard College, specifically through the Dean of the Early Colleges. The Principal is expected to meet regularly with other BHSEC leadership teams.

Compensation: The salary will be determined by a number of factors, based on the Baltimore City Public Schools salary scale. Please refer to the following page for further details on Compensation and Benefits for this position.

The Salary range: is approximately: $119,000 -$200,000 determined by a number of factors, as noted above

Union Affiliation:  Baltimore Teachers Union (BTU)

Start Date: August 2025 (flexible start date)

Location: 2801 N. Dukeland Street, Baltimore, MD 21216

The Principal must lead a campus that is both a public high school as well as a degree-granting undergraduate branch campus of Bard College. As such, the Principal?s professional and academic experience should span both secondary and postsecondary teaching and administration, and, where relevant, scholarship. The successful candidate will excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation and religion. 

The successful candidate for the position will possess the following characteristics and qualifications:

?     Doctorate in a liberal arts and sciences discipline (corresponding to the fields available for study within the Bard College curriculum)

?     Scholarship and engagement in that field of study since attainment of doctoral degree

?     Relevant teaching experience, preferably with both college and high school-aged students

?     Relevant leadership experience

?     Very strong organizational and management skills

?     Very strong interpersonal and communication skills

?     Experience in and commitment to working with adolescents

?     Administrator certification required

?     Additionally, candidates will be subject to necessary qualifications and review in accordance with the local school district?s principal selection process.

Please apply by clicking on the ?Apply Now? button found through the Interfolio job application link provided here: https://apply.interfolio.com/123724

Use the Interfolio link provided to upload the following documents:

• Letter of interest
• C.V. / resume
• A list of three references, including their contact information 

Review of applications begins immediately and will proceed until the position is filled.  

Inquiries

Inquiries may be directed via email to Dumaine Williams, Vice President and Dean of the Early Colleges at dwilliam@bard.edu. Please include your name and ?BHSEC Baltimore Principal Search? in the subject line.

Bard High School Early College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. Women and members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Visit http://www.bard.edu/earlycollege/about/ for more information on our schools.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

About Bard College

Building on a 150-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College's mission has expanded across the country, around the world, and to meet broader student needs.Now, approximately 2,000 undergraduates study in Annandale and more than 200 graduate students study in Bard programs, plus nearly 1,000 students in our early colleges. Total enrollment for Bard College and its global affiliates is approximately 5,000 students. The undergraduate program at our main campus in the Hudson River Valley of upstate New York retains a reputation for scholarly excellence and civic engagement. We are committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow's thought leaders.

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