Middle School Principal - Federal Campus at Rocky Mountain Prep – Denver, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Prep - Federal
Location: Metro Denver (Southwest Denver)
Reports to: Executive Director of Schools
Start Date: SY26
Competitive Salary Range: $115,000-$160,000.

The Opportunity: Lead a School from Transformation to Excellence

Now, RMP-Federal is poised for a pivotal next chapter

Strategic Context

• Rebuilding staff and student culture
• Increasing instructional consistency and skills
• Strengthening leadership structures
• Ensuring consistent instructional coaching
• Establishing high expectations for students and staff
  

• Direct a highly effective leadership team with your APs and office administrators
• Bring clarity and coherence to the school’s instructional priorities
• Strengthen adult culture rooted in a shared bar of excellence and high trust
• Reaffirm relationships with families and external stakeholders
• Lead strategic collaboration with principals across the feeder pattern

Why We’re Hiring Early

• Build relationships with students, staff, and families before major decisions are made
• Analyze data and observe current systems with fresh eyes
• Partner with outgoing students and families, current leadership, APs, and network teams to understand what’s in motion and support further collaboration and implementation
• Connect with community stakeholders and families
• Design/Lead your school-based Summer PD with vision and credibility ahead of the new school year

What You’ll Lead

• Ensure curriculum implementation and instruction are rigorous, equitable, and inclusive—especially for multilingual learners and students with disabilities
• Guide data-driven instructional cycles that result in measurable student growth
• Coach APs and teachers with clarity, compassion, and accountability
• Elevate tiered support systems, ensuring that every student has access to what they need to thrive
• School operations responsibilities
  • Lead strategic budget development and financial management, aligning resources to instructional priorities, equity commitments, and measurable student outcomes
  • Design and refine staffing structures that maximize instructional quality, leadership capacity, and operational sustainability
  • Cultivate strong, proactive relationships with Denver Public Schools (DPS) partners to ensure compliance, advocacy, and seamless collaboration across district systems
  • Oversee facilities and campus operations to ensure a safe, organized, and student-centered learning environment that reflects high expectations and pride

• Build a culture where students feel seen, challenged, and joyful
• Partner with RMP’s culture team to strengthen restorative practices, routines, and elevate opportunities for student leadership
• Lead adult culture rooted in psychological safety, mutual accountability, and shared values
• Celebrate student identity, success, and community connections
  

• Lead a cohesive and unified school leadership team with aligned roles, responsibilities, and routines
• Develop leadership capacity through coaching, distributed leadership, and clear decision-making protocols
• Ensure the leadership team models a culture of growth-mindset, resilience, and trust
  

• Rebuild and strengthen family trust through authentic engagement and transparent communication
• Cultivate relationships with key community stakeholders, faith leaders, and neighborhood organizations
• Partner with Ruby Hill and Southwest Principals to ensure strong alignment across the feeder pattern
• Collaborate with the SMART High School Principal to ensure 8th graders are ready—academically and emotionally—for high school
  

• Align resources, staffing, and budget to school priorities
• Ensure operational systems are tight, sustainable, and student-centered
• Lead hiring, retention, and staff development aligned to school culture and values
  

What You Bring

• Proven success in improving outcomes for historically underserved students
• Experience in school turnaround, transformation, or redesign
• Deep instructional expertise with a passion for coaching and adult learning
• A strong equity lens and commitment to inclusive practices
• The ability to navigate complex school and district dynamics with clarity and care
• High emotional intelligence, presence, and belief in the power of relationships
• A track record of building effective leadership teams and school cultures
• Long-term commitment to place-based leadership and community investment

What Success Looks Like

• Academic outcomes are on a measurable upward trend
• Student culture is joyful, consistent, and identity-affirming
• Staff culture reflects high trust, shared ownership, and strong performance
• Family trust is strong, and partnerships are visible across the school
• Your leadership team is stable, collaborative, and focused
• RMP-Federal is not only improving—it is becoming a school of choice
  

What You’ll Receive

• Individualized onboarding and executive coaching from your Executive Director of Schools
• Weekly strategic support from our Network Support Team
• Access to school improvement consultants and resources
• Flexibility in shaping your school’s staffing model (Depending upon hiring timeline)
• Leadership development and cross-school collaboration with peer principals
• A community of people who will root for your success

​​​​​​​Compensation and Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• PERA retirement benefits
• Paid leave (vacation, sick, personal, and organizational holidays)
• Paid parental, medical, and disability leave
• Mental health and wellness supports
• Pre-tax savings accounts (FSA, HSA, dependent care)

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