Executive Director - AAJP

Hiring Status: At-Will

FLSA Status: Exempt

FTE: 1.0

Reporting Days: 245, 12 months

Evaluation Rubric: COMPASS Evaluation

Starting Pay: $100,000 - $120,000, DOE;

Start Date: ASAP, Spring 2025

Minimum Qualifications Required:

1. Education: Master’s Degree in Educational Administration or related field
2. Experience: 3-5 years of school leadership, and 3-5 years of successful teaching experience, preferred experience in turnaround work.
3. Certification: Principal Certificate and/or Educational Administrator License
4. Background: Clear FBI background check
5. Language: Strong verbal and writing skills in English, Spanish fluency preferred

Job Duties

Staff Management

1. Mentors, recruits and/or retains high-quality teachers and staff, terminates when necessary
2. Oversees professional development of all teachers and staff
3. Observes all classes regularly; oversees and assesses the performance of all school employees
4. Holds employee evaluation conferences based on records of performance observations
5. Ensures collaboration and team building among staff
6. Manages conflicts and relations between school employees skillfully
7. Oversees employee screening measures to ensure that each employee has undergone an appropriate background check

Primary Instructional Leader

1. Ensures students are meeting all growth benchmarks
2. Evaluates instructional program effectiveness; develops and enforces policies and procedures
3. Ensures implementation of instructional strategies, classroom management, and communication
4. Ensures effective, research-based professional development is provided and implemented
5. Monitors special projects accountability timelines and coordinates timely completion
6. Collaborates with staff for united school improvement plan
7. Monitors, directs, and implements the administration of assessments
8. Monitors and analyzes student performance assessment data preparing reports as needed for various special projects (i.e., after school program, summer school)
9. Oversees special service programs (like SPED and ELL) implementation and compliance
10. Analyzes student achievement data, draws logical conclusions and prepares comprehensive reports
11. Holds and attends parent/teacher/student conferences, open houses, and other parent and community events

Operations

1. Abides by all state and federal laws that apply to charter schools and charter policy
2. Ensures there is proper documentation on operations of charter programs to develop accurate budget
3. Maintains fiscal control, report accurate fiscal information
4. Ensures smooth operation of school facilities, school finance and risk management, including appropriate procurement of insurance policies
5. Ensures school-wide compliance with all policies and procedures
6. Attends all required governing board and state meetings; attend other meetings and training that provide legal guidance
7. Participates in the school’s annual fiscal audit and oversees the preparation of the school’s annual budget, annual financial and annual program reports
8. Ensures school safety by performing fire drills and other drills
9. Preparation of financial and statistical documents and reports
10. Ensures school facilities are managed effectively; oversees facilities to ensure maintenance provides a clean and safe school
11. Requires students to demonstrate positive behaviors aligned with the school’s vision and mission

Classroom and School Culture

1. Communicates a deep belief that all students can learn, and belong, in the classroom.
2. Consistently implements school-wide management policies.
3. Creates a positive learning environment by developing classroom rules, systems, and procedures.
4. Holds high expectations for student behavior at all times.
5. Develops positive relationships with students, families, teachers, staff, and community members.
6. Creates a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all students, families, teachers, staff, and community members.

Communication

1. Communicates professionally with parents/guardians and the community.
2. Communicates student progress with parents/guardians regularly.
3. Communicates regularly with school leadership and other faculty to maximize effective instructional activities.

Public Relations

1. Connect with the community and elevate the status of the school within the community
2. Establishes rapport with parents, students, school staff, and Athlos Academy board of directors
3. Coordinates with the school’s parent organization to increase parental involvement within the school
4. Builds positive relations with state education departments, other charter schools, and school districts
5. Works pro-actively to maintain community partnerships and positive public relations that showcase the school’s success

Professionalism

1. Models the Athlos culture.
2. Implements school policies.
3. Tracks student attendance, behavioral issues, and classroom events.
4. Participates in regular school-wide and individual professional development including professional learning communities.
5. Pursues ambitious professional development goals and student learning targets.
6. Actively participates in critical school events, including staff meetings, open houses, parent teacher conferences and more.
7. Gives and receives positive and constructive feedback from colleagues.
8. Honors schedules and deadlines.
9. Implements school strategic plan.
10. Upholds and enforces board policy, administrative procedures, and school rules and regulations, and is supportive of these in communications with students, parents, and the public at large.
11. Works cooperatively with parents and teaching mentors to strengthen the educational program.
12. Oversees overall school operations.
13. Promotes and maintains a positive and effective school climate by ensuring that all interactions with staff, students, parents, and the public at large are prompt, efficient, helpful and friendly.
14. Maintains regular communication with Athlos Academies (education service provider).
15. Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

1. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office or Google Classroom and video platforms such as: Zoom or Teams.
2. Strong facilitation skills with the ability to engage the entire classroom.
3. Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
4. Experience working in diverse communities and a deep appreciation for diverse perspectives.
5. Demonstrated integrity and high standards in managing information in a confidential and professional manner.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Must be able to spend much of the day standing or mobile throughout the classroom.
2. Talk, hear, grasp, reach and lift up to 30lbs.
3. Must be able to see in close range and far range.
4. Ability to concentrate in active and noisy environments such as cafeterias and playgrounds.
5. Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment.
6. Ability to handle potentially high stress conditions.

NOTE: This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.