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Executive Director, Nashville Region
1 week ago
Strategic Leadership of the Region
Building a strong, representative, inclusive organizational culture in the region and in each school that is aligned with the Rocketship organization and ensures school success and impact. Driving strategic vision, strategy, planning, and execution for the success and sustainability of the region in student achievement, existing/new charters, charter renewals, and other opportunities. Implementing strong systems ( GRPI) to lead and reinforce role clarity, goal-setting, communication, and other processes and norms for the regional team to deliver all goals successfully. Leveraging executive judgment to identify, assess, and communicate risks/threats and opportunities, prioritize quickly and effectively, make critical decisions, and coordinate remedies/solutions. Engaging internal and external stakeholders for input, alignment, and support. Driving strong collaboration with the network teams to ensure that schools are receiving necessary instructional support as well as other critical areas of support and that priorities are being fully executed across the region. Continually assessing and proactively planning to improve the health of the region. Directing regional communications strategy and serve as a credible spokesperson, while leveraging resources and support from the marketing and communications team, to effectively manage media/press relations in the region. Demonstrating financial leadership to prioritize, make decisions, deliver on plan, flex where needed, driving long-term effectiveness and sustainability. Secure and maintain school facilities, including selection, acquisition, entitlement process, regulations, and on-going issues
Academic Performance and School Culture Leadership
Ensuring that the Schools Team is in place to regularly realize a standing of Rewards School status and the annual student achievement goals, while engaging and inspiring teams through alignment, strong communication, and ongoing feedback/coaching. Analyzing and action planning around student achievement data, observation, and coaching data, and schools target data to continuously improve, drive results, and increase impact. Working with the Director of School and Schools Team to ensure that principals continue to implement rituals and practices that deepen parent engagement and investment while also creating/sustaining a welcoming school culture for families. Ensuring that goals are met regarding parent engagement, especially in parents realizing goals around volunteer hours, parent conferences, and home visits. Continuously drive a culture rooted in inclusion of special education students and rigorous support of a Positive Behavior Interventions & Support structure and serving all students (, low level of suspensions, no expulsions, and no ‘pushing out’ students).
External and Community Relations/Partnerships
Recruiting, appointing, managing, and engaging regional Nashville board members and executing quarterly board meetings. Managing and leveraging important community relationships with local elected officials at all levels (, School Boards to City Council to State Legislature), power-brokers, and other influencers, as well as with school board trustees or bodies, members, and superintendents/leaders of authorizing bodies. Forging partnerships and alliances with child and family serving non-profit organizations, public entities, community-based organizations, and civic and community organizations to provide joint advocacy, support, or services that our Rocketeers and families need. Planning, coordinating and facilitating collaboration with other aligned organizations within the region to advocate for common goals or defend common interests. Continually assessing and proactively planning to improve the health of the region and lead the regional network support. Lead regional fundraising and philanthropic relationship management.
People Leadership
Building, developing, and maintaining a rigorous culture of excellence in every interaction with stakeholders, community members, partners, and team members. Increasing accountability and empowering all teams to ensure success against goals. Establishing sustainability in school leadership and improving school performance through effective coaching, mentoring, recruitment, retention strategies, and team engagement. Engaging, motivating, and managing direct reports and the regional teams. Working with a team to establish strategy, planning, and execution related to academic achievement, school culture, family recruitment and enrollment, parent leadership, organizing, and engagement. Cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with neighborhood stakeholders, and community/neighborhood associations at each school. Working with the Director of Schools and Schools Team to align teacher professional development to strategic priorities and school data and track performance improvement across the team.
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree required; Master’s or higher in Education, Public Administration, or a related field preferred. 10+ years of professional experience in nonprofit management with a proven track record of success in improving outcomes within their scope of management. Experience and successful track record of managing, coaching, and developing team members. Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate staff and bring out the best in peers. Experience in partnering with nonprofit Board of Directors. Highly proficient in business and financial management. Possesses the skills essential to managing an enterprise, such as strategic financial planning, intelligent budgeting, development of achievable business plans and analyses, prudent expense control, and required financial reporting. Demonstrated success with fundraising with both private donors and government entities at the federal, state or local level. Keen analytic, organization and problem-solving skills which support and enable sound decision making. Successful experience implementing multi-year strategic action plans. Excellent relationship building skills with an ability to prioritize, negotiate, and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders through engaging communication skills. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and ability to communicate effectively on multiple levels ranging from the Board, to educators and staff. A commitment and ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with staff, students, parents, donors, community constituents, local government entities, media, and vendors. Experience articulating the mission, vision, and values of an entity to the public through media engagements, public speaking, and more. Experience in effectively navigating a highly regulated governmental environment. Excellent analytical skills, strong ability to lead multiple complex projects under rigorous timelines and political nuances and to work in a demanding dynamic environment to meet organizational goals. High emotional intelligence, integrity, and interpersonal skills – and an exceptional collaborator. A strong sense of confidence and the wisdom and courage to make difficult choices based on available data. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high. Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and wellness benefits, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending account (FSA), and generous paid time off. Rocketship Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.Rocketship Public Schools expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools’ employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Click here for our . For questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact Human Resources.-
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