Executive Director
1 week ago
The Interim Executive Director is in charge of ensuring that the mission and vision of the school is implemented effectively, ensuring that academic programs accelerate positive outcomes for all students.
The Interim Director is responsible for overseeing all aspects of running a school. This includes providing instructional leadership to faculty, managing the on-site operations and administrative duties, supporting student enrollment, and cultivating a strong anti-bias, anti-racist school culture. The Executive Director will also foster relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to meet budgetary, academic, talent and operational goals.
The ideal candidate is an experienced school leader and educator with an expertise in leading successful school environments, coaching teams of faculty and staff, and meeting student outcomes. Familiarity with Summit Learning or personalized learning is strongly preferred.
Who We Are:
What if all students graduated high school with the knowledge, skills and habits they need to lead a fulfilled life? This is the question that guides our mission at Summit Public Schools.
Summit is a leading network of public schools that prepare a diverse student population for success in a four-year college and to be thoughtful, contributing members of society. We operate 12 schools serving over 4,000 students in the Bay Area and Washington state. 100% of Summit graduates are college ready and Summit graduates complete college at double the national average.
We need exceptional, diverse, and mission-aligned leaders to join our team to help prepare our students for a fulfilled life. Join us
What You'll Do:
Strategic Vision
- Create a school-based vision that aligns with Summit Public Schools' mission, which includes clearly articulated goals and measures of success. Lead all internal and external stakeholders to implement this vision effectively. Refine and adjust the vision as necessary throughout the academic year.
- Meet regularly with students, parents, and faculty to communicate and inspire them around mission and vision.
- Ensure that academic programs accelerate outcomes for all students - this includes supporting strong instructional leadership, facilitating leadership team meetings with faculty and staff, and providing professional development and coaching.
- Implement a school design and program that regularly collects and analyzes data to best improve student outcomes.
- This includes implementing a training system and fostering a culture where faculty regularly utilize classroom data to improve their teaching practices and support student success.
- Ensure all data is accurate in the student information system.
- This includes maintaining student records in accordance with all federal, state, and local guidelines.
- Design, implement and manage a testing plan that includes both external (eg. SATs) and internal tests (eg. CAASPP) to meet all test ordering deadlines and guidelines.
- This includes following all testing protocols, training all proctors appropriately, collaborating with Special Education teachers to provide any testing accommodations, and fostering a culture that respects the importance of standardized tests.
- Ensure that all courses offered are approved through the UC system.
- Stay up to date with changes made to the UC course approval process.
- Oversee the execution of the plan by the assistant director.
- Design, implement and manage a UC course approval plan.
- Ensure that the school is fully enrolled. Develop and execute a vision for student recruitment and enrollment through collaboration with other site-based school leadership, the external engagement team, and other relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the talent team, other school leaders, and Heads of Schools to interview, assess, and select the best faculty and staff.
- This includes utilization of culturally responsive rubrics and tools to conduct final round interviews with candidates to assess pedagogical effectiveness, academic performance, and alignment with Summit Public Schools' mission.
- Coach and support faculty and staff to ensure professional progression and growth.
- This includes meeting with each teacher to develop goals and monitor progress; and observing, evaluating, and providing timely feedback during teacher observations.
- Support people in finding additional opportunities for development by advocating for them internally and for identifying external opportunities that support their growth and retention at Summit Public Schools.
- Ensure a strong faculty culture that embraces the vision and meets the mission of the school
- Lead the new-hires through a school-specific on-boarding program that ensures they completely understand the mission and vision of the school and the organization
- Lead all faculty, staff, students, and parents to support a strong school culture that embraces the mission and vision of the school; provides an engaging and supportive environment; and develops effective strategies to inspire students to implement student culture goals.
- Ensure a positive student experience with extracurricular activities, including opportunities for athletic teams, student clubs and groups, and other related school events.
- Develop and implement effective restorative practices and discipline strategy for students.
- Cultivate strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders - this includes all school governing bodies (SPS board, state authorizer, district authorizer, local school district authorizer, and community advisory board); community partnerships; and student families.
- Ensure requirements with school governing bodies are met according to charter petition.
- Attend SPS Board meetings at least twice a year.
- Develop and maintain a strong relationship with community partners.
- Ensure that the school is accredited through WASC.
- This includes designing, implementing, and managing a WASC plan; and creating and reviewing school-wide ESLRS; and positioning WASC as an opportunity to use data to evaluate school effectiveness.
- Create and maintain a balanced budget in conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer, both for the existing year and for future years. Meet with the CFO regularly to forecast, monitor, and manage the school budget that will maintain financial viability.
- Participate in audits of financial procedures to meet best financial practices.
- Ensure that faculty and staff understand the rationale and importance of working on the state allocation budget, and that all team members are abiding by financial requirements set by the SPS finance and accounting department. Authorize all spending by signing expense reports and reviewing approving bills and all contracts.
- Create appropriate annual fundraising goals and strategies; meet with the development team to regularly assess progress and design initiatives to meet measures of success.
- Support on-site operations and administrative staff to ensure that the school facility is operational at all times.
- Design, implement, and manage a student attendance plan.
- Collaborate with the office manager to design a welcoming and supportive front-desk.
- Collaborate with staff members responsible for the school's lunch program and ensure that every student eligible for free and reduced lunch is identified and submits the required paperwork.
- Ensure that all federal, state and local compliance requirements are met (PCSGP, CPR training, SB 740, PENSEC, CALPADS, CBEDs, etc.).
Key Qualities and Skills
- Commitment to uphold Summit's values, belief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them for college and for life.
- Bachelor's Degree is required.
- A Master's Degree in Education, Educational Leadership, or similar program is required.
- Prior experience in school leadership is required.
- A Teaching Credential in California or another US state is preferred, as is 3+ years of prior teaching experience.
- An Administrative Credential in California or another US State is preferred.
- Proficiency on the California/Interstate School Leader Licensure Consortium's six Professional Standards for Educational Leaders.
- Passage of the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (California Standard) is preferred.
- Proficiency in Google Platforms, including Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides.
- Clear health and background check.
About You
- You maintain high expectations for all students and believe all students can find success in school, college, and life.
- You thrive while collaborating and are excited to work with your colleagues. You find positivity in shared successes.
- You share our vision to reimagine what schools should be and are excited to make an impact on the public education landscape.
- You are empathetic and culturally competent. You're proactively facilitate courageous conversations to advance anti-bias anti-racist practices and dismantle racism in our organization.
- You are data driven and have the ability to collect, evaluate, and utilize data in meaningful ways.
- You have expertise in planning learning experiences that model skills-based, personalized instruction.
- You are positive and resilient in the face of big challenges.
- You take initiative and ownership in driving your work to meet personal and team goals.
- You possess strong people management and relationship skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire, develop, and communicate with a diverse group of teachers, leaders, staff members, and community members.
- You have an ability to apply honest, actionable, and timely feedback that results in improved performance.
- You have a strategic mindset when it comes to executing professional development initiatives.
- You thrive in innovative environments, and are comfortable with the ambiguity that can come with a dynamic and progressive workplace.
- You're committed to continuous improvement, see feedback as a positive, and have a growth mindset.
In addition to joining a highly motivated team and engaging in meaningful work, you'll have access to a comprehensive suite of benefits including a retirement plan, "take what you need" PTO policy, 12 paid holidays, and 3 weeks of organization-wide closures during the year. The end date for this role will be June 30, 2025. You and your dependents will have access to multiple health, dental, and vision plans at 25% cost (we cover the other 75%) and employee life and disability insurance at no cost. Our compensation policy strives to be equitable and transparent. The salary for this position starts at $133,348 and goes up to $175,479 commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Summit is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are directly intertwined with education. We are ALL better when we are able to bring our whole selves to work and honor each other's voices across identities, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals who are members of historically marginalized communities. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.
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