Director of School Leadership

Job Description

Job Description

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.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution, Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership preferred

A minimum of three years related experience in school leadership 

Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office

Organized, energetic, innovative and professional

Excellent interpersonal skills with strong verbal and written English communication skills

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