ABOUT US
Gestalt Community Schools is a system of K-12 college-preparatory charter schools in targeted Tennessee communities. GCS schools provide strong academic outcomes for their scholars through initiatives, including meaningful community involvement. GCS catalyzes community leadership to help revitalize the neighborhood as it operates its schools in that community. Instead of debating whether education impacts the community or vice versa, GCS believes integrating education and community is the most effective method to support student achievement (a true “Gestalt”).
POSITION OVERVIEW
The School Principal Fellows program allows aspiring school leaders to develop the skills and mindset necessary to lead a high-performing charter school. The principal fellow is part of the school's leadership team and acts as a Vice Principal. This emerging school leader will be immersed in a comprehensive one-year school-based fellowship program, shadowing a Gestalt Community Schools mentor principal while completing special projects and assignments required to fulfill the program. The program requirements will determine leadership responsibilities and strongly emphasize the areas of strength and opportunity of the fellow and the school assigned.
The principal fellowship pathway at Gestalt Community Schools is designed to cultivate effective school leaders through a structured program and prepare them to lead a campus in Jackson, TN. To successfully transition into a principal role, principal fellows must meet specific criteria, including:
