Head of Schools

Responsibilities

Executing Academic Strategy:

Deliver regular, on-site, and rigorous observation, coaching, and feedback for instructional leaders, leadership teams, and principals

Build the pedagogical content knowledge and the range of leadership competencies needed to lead high-performing schools and school systems

Lead ongoing school-based walkthroughs and feedback sessions to ensure that curriculum and instructional systems are being implemented with fidelity

Works with principals and assistant principals to manage a comprehensive teacher development program that includes weekly observation, coaching meetings, live coaching, professional development, and formal evaluation

Supports Principals in executing the academic strategy and program with fidelity across schools to achieve breakthrough student results, promotes a strong culture of teaching and learning excellence, and fosters educational equity for all students

Ensures the academic achievement of all specialized learning groups, including students with IEPs, emergent bilingual and multilingual students

Developing Leaders:

Manages, develops, and supports 2-3 school principals, 2-4 leaders in residence, director of after-school program, and alumni coordinator

Serves as a thought partner to direct reports as they lead their respective teams; coaches and supports direct reports to address their key roles and responsibilities

Builds a pipeline of school-based leadership talent by identifying and intentionally developing leaders at all levels

Works in collaboration with the Home Office team and Talent Team to hire school principals and assistant principals and execute the organization’s talent strategy in schools including providing best-practice coaching and development, annual goal setting, and succession planning

Plans and implements professional development for school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring leaders

Supervises principals in the creation and implementation of effective professional development opportunities for their staff

Completes bi-annual performance evaluations of direct reports

Ensures that the principals have a clear plan for improvement of instruction and school culture

Engages principals in weekly academic program analysis and progress monitoring

Supports the development of strong school operational systems and processes with a focus on data collection, scheduling, and Special Education programs and services

Senior Leadership:

Be a senior leader who always models our mission, beliefs, and values

Make leadership decisions with students’ and families’ best interests and needs in mind and holds peers and staff accountable to do the same

Lead, develop, manage, and evaluate Campus Principals

Model responsive and respectful communication with students, families, and community stakeholders to achieve exemplary results

Hold a high bar for self and others in the organization in treating others as partners in expanding opportunities for our students and families

Serve as the liaison between School Leadership teams and the Network Team

Work hand-in-hand with the Chief Academic Officer and other Chiefs to achieve exceptional student results

Leverage effective change management practices and strategies that are people- and relationship-centric

Model excellence as a manager, developing others, and modeling an Etoile work ethic for teams

Academic Systems and Deliverables:

Collaborate with CAO to develop/adopt/refine and implement curriculum, instructional approaches, and assessments.

Collaborate with CAO to develop/adopt/refine and implement systems for data driven instruction (DDI), observation and feedback, lesson and content internalization, and high-quality adult learning systems.

Develop/adopt/refine and implement strong student culture systems, including social emotional learning supports.

Develop/adopt/refine approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Board & Stakeholder Communication

Serve as a liaison between the school leadership, Board of Directors, and other stakeholders.

Prepare and present regular reports to the Board on academic progress and state of schools.

Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, including staff, families, students, and community members, about the school’s progress, challenges, and successes.

Goals

• All campuses earn a B or better on the Texas A-F accountability system
• 50% or more of our Emergent Bilingual students will grow at least one proficiency level on TELPAS Composite
• 65% or better of all students meet or exceed NWEA MAP growth goals annually at each campus
• 71% of all students in the network meet or exceed .5 or 1 point on growth for Domain 2
• All campuses meet 85% or better satisfaction from students, parents and staff on surveys
• All campuses meet 85% or better student retention (October to October)

We look for team members that embody our REACH values. This includes the characteristics below.

• Open to sharing and implementing feedback with reverence and professionalism for the work (Respect).
• Authentic care for student results and effective teaching (Excellence).
• Setting a higher bar for yourself and others each day (Ambition).
• Honest contribution to and collaboration with the community (Community).
• Do what is needed to achieve results (Hard Work).
• Believes in education as a profession and holds oneself to a high level of conduct and professionalism

Qualifications

• Passionate commitment to the mission of dramatically improving K-8 education for underserved children
• Proven track record realizing equitable and excellent outcomes for kids, including Emergent Bilingual students, refugees, immigrants, and students with special education needs
• Experience teaching and leading in K-8 schools, ideally including experience as a founding or turnaround leader of a high-performing school and/or school system
• Significant experience as a principal coach or supervisor supporting school leaders
• Deep knowledge of curriculum and instruction, assessments, and student culture
• Ability to coach, support and influence adults towards improvement
• Demonstrated ability to be self-directed, take initiative, and display tenacious follow-through
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial start-up environment
• Bilingual preferred

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