What are the responsibilities and job description for the SY 25/26 Managing Director of Elementary Schools position at DC Prep?

Managing Director of Elementary Schools

Start Date : July 2025

Role Type : Full-Time, 12 month

Location : Washington, DC

FLSA Status : Exempt

WHO WE ARE

DC Prep is a network of public charter schools serving over 2,000 preschool through 8th grade students across six campuses in Wards 5, 7, and 8. We’re proud of being the highest-performing public charter network in Washington, DC – our students deserve our best! – while recognizing that how we support our students to be successful is as important as the results we achieve. That pushes us to reflect on questions such as how we can facilitate our students’ academic, social and emotional development, how we can support our team members’ professional growth and personal ability to do this work long-term, and how we can engage our students’ families as our own. While this work is hard, it’s worth it – we believe in the transformative power of education, the can-do-itness of our students and staff, and the joy that comes from engaging in meaningful work with people we care about and trust!

Here’s how we drive results :

Rigorous academic focus : Our Preppies receive the highest level of academic preparation through standards-based instruction, daily targeted interventions, and meaningful assessments.
Social-emotional learning : We have always had a dual mission of academic and social-emotional skill development. Our research-based SEL curriculum is integrated into daily instruction, helping students leverage their personal values to strengthen their self-awareness, social awareness, and responsible decision-making skills and create a school-wide culture of empathy and reflection.
Commitment to reflection and refinement : Our results tell us that we are moving in the right direction, but there’s further to go to ensure that every student receives a transformative education. As a team, we regularly reflect on our programmatic model to see what’s working and where we can get better.

Are you interested in learning more about the DC Prep Way? If so, check out our website to find out more about what we’re working towards and how we’re doing it.

The Opportunity

We are successful if we are able to deliver on the commitment we’ve made to our students, staff, and families to bridge the educational divide in Washington DC. Achieving that goal requires an incredible team, and we need an extremely flexible Managing Director of Elementary Schools with a wide diversity of skills and passions to support our three elementary schools as we prepare our students for an ever changing and increasingly complex world.

The Managing Director of Elementary Schools will work closely with the instructional leadership team and the Managing Director of Middle Schools to provide leadership development and support to campus principals and Resident Principals across DC Prep’s three elementary campuses. This support can include job-embedded training, professional development sessions, modeled supervision and development of campus-based leaders, and any other development practices that will ensure the quality of our schools. The adaptive and technical leadership skills of the Managing Director of Schools can also be used to directly lead or co-lead a campus team to more rapidly grow the skills of a new leadership team so that they are able to quickly and effectively develop their skills to execute on program and achieve their campus goals. The Managing Director of Schools is responsible for analyzing the data of schools to strategically plan alongside other instructional and operational leaders for how to best use the resources of the full network team to ensure all campuses meet or exceed their annual goals.

Due to the dynamic responsibilities of this role, the Managing Director of Elementary Schools works across multiple Home Office teams to ensure that campus-based leaders have what they need in order to successfully execute on their roles and responsibilities. Finally, the person in the role believes that our students deserve to learn in a school that builds the knowledge, skills and confidence that will enable them to change the world.

Key Responsibilities Include :

Develop, coach, and manage principals to effectively lead their team and community to achieve annual goals

Support principals to create the conditions for staff to thrive and continue to be a part of the DC Prep Family.

Effectively support the partnership between schools and families and serves as a point of contact for families when a concern arises that cannot be resolved at the campus level.

Work with principals (and leaders on the team) to evaluate effectiveness of program implementation to improve student achievement.

Provide timely and effective communication regarding incidents and / or situations to broader network team and collaborates with members of network team across departments to provide support and technical assistance to campus teams.

Coordinate leaders to practice, prepare and implement strategic professional development at their school sites.

Build the instructional leadership capacity of leaders with particular focus on instruction, data analysis, aligned interventions, positive relationships, and strong culture.

Provide feedback on successful leadership practices, such as effective management of instructional staff, use of data, and establishment of school culture.

Conduct regular classroom walk-throughs using the Campus Walkthrough documents and provides feedback aligned to student achievement and strategic goals.

Support the ongoing growth of instructional leaders to strengthen the principal pipeline.

Analyze and strategically plan how to use resources to support campus-based leaders in their roles and responsibilities

Plan high quality professional development connected to implementation of the program vision for both leaders and teachers.

Execute professional development for both leaders and teachers across the network (e.g., Teacher Orientations annually, Data Days four times / year, July Leadership Retreat annually).

Observe in classrooms to provide coaching and support as leaders to coach teachers to meet expectations for effective instruction / vision of DC Prep excellence in classrooms.

Conduct regular classroom observations with members of leadership teams to gather data on effectiveness of programming and to action plan for improvement to meet annual campus goals.

Manage hiring and retention of staff across three campuses.

Special projects, as identified.

SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Superior analytical skills and sound judgment to make critical decisions.

Ability to synthesize a variety of data points and prioritize based on the key lever that will improve experience and / or data.

Capable of thriving in circumstances involving ambiguity and nuance.

Ability to coach and lead professional development.

Meticulous organizational ability in order to set priorities, organize workload, handle multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines.

Emotional constancy and extraordinary interpersonal skills to ensure purposeful and professional colleague relationships.

Ability to influence and inspire leaders and teachers without formal management authority.

Positive attitude, maturity, and personal stability sufficient for a demanding position.

Deep belief in DC Prep’s vision, mission, values, and a strong and demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Desire and willingness to support student achievement in traditionally underserved communities.

Demonstrated content area mastery in elementary school content areas.

Dedicated to continued personal learning and growth.

Extreme willingness, flexibility and adaptability to take on additional responsibilities as necessary to fulfill DC Prep's mission for our students.

Educational Background and Work Experience

Minimum of 5 years leadership experience – including at least 2 years as a principal - in an urban public school with a record of high student achievement.

Strong preference for leader with development in adaptive leadership.

Bachelor’s degree required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provide in-person support to leaders and teachers across DC Prep’s campuses and Home Office.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to sit and work at a desk / computer for extended periods of time.

Must be able to spend the majority of the day standing or mobile throughout the classroom, as well as talk, hear, grasp, reach and lift up to 30lbs with or without accommodations.

Ability to concentrate in active and noisy environments such as cafeterias, gymnasiums, stairs and playgrounds, classrooms and large group professional settings.

Must be able to walk, stand and monitor crowded hallways, gymnasiums, cafeterias, stairs and playgrounds.

Must be able to climb stairs throughout the day and escort students to and from class.

Must be able to have repetitive wrist / hand / finger movement to work on computer and / or related office equipment.

Ability to handle potential high-stress conditions.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Highly competitive salary.

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability insurance; maternity, paternity, and adoption leave; and a 403b retirement plan.

Disclaimer : This job description is not an exhaustive list of duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. They may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Join Us!

Do you believe that Learning Has No Limits? If so, please complete an application and submit your resume at http : / / www.dcprep.org / Careers / Job_Opportunities. We can’t wait to get to know you!

We’re an equal opportunity employer, and hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. We strongly encourage diverse candidates to apply.

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