Education Program Manager

4 days ago

Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States Acceleration Academies Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Academy Director

Reports to: Regional Vice President

Location: DeKalb County

Compensation: $90,000+ to start

Employment Type: Full-time, at-will

Benefits: 401(k) with up to 4% company match; Flexible Paid Time Off; Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, Life, Disability, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, & Accident insurance coverages available; Employer-paid financial wellness program; Employee referral incentives; Certification reimbursement program; Bonus opportunities

Job Summary

The Academy Director serves as the leader of their designated academy and maintains primary local responsibility for carrying out the organization's mission. This includes establishing expectations, providing support and managing accountability for all site-based instructional and non-instructional staff, ensuring equity in programming for the academies' diverse learners, establishing connections within the broader community to expand services for Graduation Candidates (GCs), managing all program operations to ensure fiscal sustainability and legal compliance, and leveraging available resources to increase enrollment and improve Graduation Candidates' outcomes.

Key Responsibilities
  • Enrollment: Lead new student enrollment through recruitment and engagement efforts, lead the implementation of Student Orientation, lead Friday Fidelity Forum Meetings focused on data review and collaboration, and support the Career Life Coach in the development of students' individual learning pathways and individual support plans to gauge individual student progress.
  • Retention: Train and lead staff in the use of the Retention Cycle Protocol, create and maintain a positive school culture and lead the instructional and/or operational vision of the Acceleration Academy program, advocate and support site-level incentive programs, and use technology and Learning Management Systems to track student progress, assign interventions, and support course completion as determined in individual student learning pathways.
  • Academics: Complete all required data formulation for all AA reports, including local, state, and federal compliance of all ESE and ELL programs, lead the staff in the collection and analysis of data for instructional decision-making, lead the staff in the documentation and tracking of student progress, the assignment of academic interventions to support on-time course completions as determined by the Personalized Learning Plans for students, maintain all required documentation for graduation including course completion, GPA, and standardized testing requirements, ensure compliance for all ESE and ESOL individualized learning plans, and implement weekly workshops that focus on non-academic topics.
  • Advocacy: Lead and manage staff, keeping them strongly connected to the mission of Acceleration Academies, act as the primary point of contact between the Academy and the District as well as the Academy and community organizations, oversee positive relationship building and collaboration among staff, students, and their families, facilitate communications with community organizations to support the removal of non-academic barriers for students (health, social services, mental health, law enforcement), create schedules for employees to ensure adequate and effective staffing at all sites, provide ongoing feedback and support in the growth and development of all staff members connected to goals and milestones, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • Education: Master's Degree preferred (Bachelor's required), in Education or a closely related field.
  • Years of Experience: 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Years of Managerial / Supervisory Experience: 3+ years of direct supervisory experience.
  • Background Check: Demonstration of a clear state and federal criminal history.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Certification: Educational Leadership endorsement in the state of Georgia.
  • Experience: Experience leading teams that serve students with significant social-emotional needs.
Core Competencies
  • Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with staff, students, and community partners.
  • Collaboration & Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with staff and community partners to achieve shared goals.
  • Caring & Inclusiveness: Demonstrated commitment to creating a positive and inclusive school culture.
  • Flexibility & Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities.
  • Honesty, Integrity & Reliability: Demonstrated honesty, integrity, and reliability in all interactions.
  • Results-Orientation: Strong focus on achieving results and meeting goals.
Role-Specific Competencies
  • Performance Evaluation & Coaching: Ability to evaluate staff performance and provide coaching and feedback.
  • Information Management & Data Analysis: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to manage and analyze data.
  • Strategic Analysis & Problem Solving: Ability to analyze complex problems and develop strategic solutions.
  • Leadership & People Management: Demonstrated leadership and management skills to effectively lead and manage staff.
  • Commitment & Motivation: Strong commitment to the mission and goals of Acceleration Academies.

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