Deputy Director

Charter Schools USA is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Deputy Director to join our Education Leadership team. The successful candidate will report to the State Director and play a key role in driving the excellence of our K-12 network of schools' academic performance, operations, educational programs, and core educational strategies.

• Teaching and Learning: Utilize existing data to diagnose and assess school needs, increase schools' capacity to seek and incorporate new ideas and practices, and facilitate implementing changes in legislation regarding school improvement.
• Talent Development: Build schools' capacity to support school improvement, provide coaching and support to school principals and leadership teams, and engage in self-development and continuous improvement.
• Customer Service Culture: Facilitate shaping and changing the prevailing culture in schools, build a culture of pride, trust, and respect, and monitor an effective approach to bullying prevention.
• Operational Excellence: Implement rigorous project management, structures, protocols, and processes, and oversee and manage all operations and functions of the schools in the portfolio.
• Finance, Grants & HR: Ensure the region's financial health, work with the State Director regarding school leadership, and lead professional development of the regional team and education leadership.
• IT: Oversee the region's IT services to ensure the schools are properly outfitted with the technology needed to ensure student and staff success.
• Marketing & Enrollment: Coordinate and manage internal marketing and customer service, hold school leaders accountable for meeting regional enrollment targets, and ensure schools are compliant with regional enrollment reporting and maximizing allowable funding.
• Governance: Participate in pre-board calls for the region, review and approve monthly principal board reports, and follow up with new leaders after the pre-board call.
• Facilities: Oversee the region's facilities' services to ensure the schools are maintained in such a way that encourages student learning and success.
• Local Decision Making: Participate as needed in meetings with various departments, committees, boards, groups, and parents about matters pertaining to the area.
• Equity: Assist the State Director in ensuring that the schools in the state are culturally and socially responsive and have equitable access to resources necessary for the success of each student.
• Resource Optimization: Monitor and assist with the Florida Professional Development Evaluation Protocol, use the power of strategizing rather than focusing on one single strategy, and model the effective implementation of resource optimization.

• Master's degree (MA) from an accredited college or university or equivalent.
• 3-5 years related experience (in school administration) and/or training.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Student Information System (SIS), preparing reports, and visual presentations.
• Commitment to company values.