Chief Operating Officer

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

The Primary School (TPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to dramatically improving health and educational outcomes for children. Fueled by the belief that the current model of school is too limited to close the achievement gap for our nation's most at-risk children, TPS is designing a new model of education and care which braids together education, health, and family support services starting at birth. We pair high expectations and joy, in a powerful community of support to care for the whole child. With this innovative new model, we aim to expand the traditional definition of "school" in order to prepare all children to succeed in college, career, and life.

The Primary School approach has three defining characteristics :

• Provide integrated support : We partner with an existing health care organization to address the needs of the whole child. Educators, parent coaches and healthcare professionals come together as a team to provide integrated academic and health (physical, mental, and socio-emotional) services to students and families.
• Start early : We admit students at or before birth, and will provide parent-driven, early childhood support alongside medical care during the critical years of child development, ensuring that students are ready for school at age 3. Our infant-toddler program consists of regular parent-child playgroups to support the goals of attachment, language development and resilience.
• Offer two-generation supports : We put families at the center of this work and focus on building parent capacity to support the health and education of their children. Families receive services, including primary care, parenting coaching and connection to other social services, to help them better support their children and become healthier themselves.

In 2016, we opened our flagship school in East Palo Alto, California, with our first class of four year olds. We have continued to grow and, as of the 25-26 school year, the East Palo Alto site will serve over 400 students and families from as young as 18 months and going through the 8th grade. Our second site opened in the East Bay in August of 2021, with a founding class of four-year-old children and families. Our East Bay site serves about 100 students and their families ranging from 18 months through pre-kindergarten.

TPS is committed to demonstrating a model that is replicable in other communities and redefines what is possible for our highest need children and families. We are investing in design, research, evaluation, and dissemination that will allow us to replicate our model and transfer our learnings to others.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for leading highly effective and efficient systems that support the vision and mission of The Primary School. This position reports to the CEO and leads a team focused on providing exceptional service and operations in support of children, families, and staff. The Chief Operating Officer provides direct management and leadership to a central office team that provides a set of shared services to school sites, including talent and human resources, finance and accounting, school operations, technology and cyber security, compliance, and facilities.

ABOUT YOU

The compensation range is $180,000-$210,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Primary School offers excellent health benefits, 401k retirement plan plus match, flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care FSA, and generous paid time off, including a competitive paid parental leave benefit.

The Primary School values diversity; people of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Primary School provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Salary : $180,000 - $210,000