Director of Excel Adult High School

Overview The School Director ("Director") is responsible for leadership of Palmetto Excel's Adult High School. The Director is the school's instructional leader, ensuring high-quality teaching and curriculum aligned with South Carolina's graduation standards, and the achievement of the charter's goals, including closing achievement gaps and ensuring 100% of eligible students graduate annually. The Director provides a hands-on and data-driven leadership approach in directing, planning, and managing daily operations at the school site. The Director will lead the hiring of teachers and staff and ensure all pre-opening and ongoing conditions are met. Working closely with the Chief of Mission and Marketing, the Director will take the lead in student and staff recruitment and school marketing and engagement, ensuring enrollment targets are exceeded. The Director will work with the Chief of Mission and Marketing and key Goodwill divisions (e.g., Finance, Marketing, IT, Legal, HR) in carrying out the daily operations and success of the school. The Director will engage with all team members in meeting the educational objectives of the school and building and supporting a school culture that prioritizes strong relationships, high expectations and standards, and relevance to real-world careers and opportunities. The Director will help to cultivate partnerships in support of the school, including workforce certification opportunities and career pathways. Responsibilities Lead the instructional program for Palmetto Excel's Adult High School as the school’s instructional leader, ensuring high-quality teaching and curriculum aligned with South Carolina graduation standards and charter goals. Provide hands-on, data-driven leadership in directing, planning, and managing daily school operations at the site. Lead the hiring of teachers and staff and ensure all pre-opening and ongoing conditions are met. Collaborate with the Chief of Mission and Marketing to lead student and staff recruitment, school marketing, and engagement to exceed enrollment targets. Coordinate with key Goodwill divisions (Finance, Marketing, IT, Legal, HR) to carry out daily operations and support school success. Engage with all team members to meet educational objectives and cultivate a school culture prioritizing strong relationships, high expectations, standards, and relevance to real-world careers and opportunities. Cultivate partnerships that support the school, including workforce certification opportunities and career pathways. #J-18808-Ljbffr Goodwill Industries of Lower South Carolina (Palmetto Goodwill)