Director of School LeadershipCharter School Associates

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Not-remote
Full-time
Total comp
Expected total yearly pay with bonus and equity at target, including any base pay.
Salary
Riverview, FL

Job Summary

Director of School Leadership

The Director of School Leadership serves as a senior school leader within the Charter School Associates team, directly managing and coaching a portfolio of 16 schools. Reporting to the Vice President of School Accountability and Strategy, the Director of School Leadership is accountable for ensuring that each school in their portfolio achieves ambitious academic and organizational health goals while cultivating strong school leadership. In collaboration with building leadership, the Director of School Leadership ensures that schools are operating in accordance with defined organizational goals and expectations. This role includes building systems for coaching, accountability, and professional learning; aligning schools to network-wide priorities; and ensuring each school has the leadership and support needed to deliver on the network’s CHOICE Core Values. The Director of School Leadership performs frequent visits and provides feedback on overall school quality.

Reports to: Vice President of School Accountability and Strategy

Responsibilities of Director of School Leadership:

Conduct biweekly coaching sessions with principals to drive school improvement 
Support leadership teams in building instructional capacity and strong school cultures 
Implements performance tracking systems
Lead data reviews and accountability meetings; track progress toward goals
Intervene strategically when schools are off track, mobilizing network resources
Assists in tracking the collection of artifacts for the purpose of principal evaluation
Coordinates the development of school dashboards and monitors for compliance
Monitors communications initiated by schools and monitors district communications to schools
Reviews and recommends improvement to organization-wide processes
Tracks school implementation of organization-wide initiatives
Monitors grant allocation, processes and implementation across schools for grants such as Title I, Title IV, etc. to insure the timely purchase of approved materials and personnel
Works with Finance to establish a calendar of due dates for grant submissions
Obtains information regarding grant opportunities for schools, seeks approval and assists the school in writing such grants

Maintains master calendar of critical school/CSA events
Participates in approval process of school activities, fundraisers, and field studies
Assists in the accreditation and charter renewal processes
Stays abreast of State directives and laws impacting school operations
Maintains confidentiality regarding proprietary information, processes and procedures developed by Charter School Associates.

Success in Year 1: 

Portfolio reaches their campus level goals: improve a school letter grade (A schools maintain the A), 85% teacher retention, 90% student persistence, 85% K-2 reading on grade level  
All schools are fully enrolled  
Launch at least one new campus 
85% principal retention

**MAY PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED**

Additional Responsibilities:

Work independently and exercise sound judgment within established guidelines; collect, evaluate and interpret varied data; use word processing, graphics, spreadsheet and database programs to develop reports, databases and communications materials; compose correspondence; coordinate multiple projects and meet critical deadlines; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Employees must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving of instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without exhibiting behavioral extremes and (b) respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor.