Executive Director, SY23-24
Company: Summit Public Schools
Location: Daly City
Posted on: May 17, 2023
Job Description:
The 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 Executive 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 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 14
schools serving over 4,500 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 teachers 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.
Data Management & Student Academics
- 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
- Design, implement and manage a UC course approval plan
- Stay up to date with changes made to the UC course approval
process
- Oversee the execution of the plan by the assistant director
Recruitment and Retention
- 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
School Culture
- 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.
Relationship Management
- 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.
School Operations
- Ensure that the school is accredited through WASC.
- This includes designing, implementing, and managing a WASC
plan; and create and review 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
school budget that will maintain financial viability.
- Participate in audits of financial procedures to meet best
financial practices.
- Ensure that faculty and staff understand 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 school facility is operational at all times.
- Design, implement, and manage a student attendance
plan.
- Collaborate with 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.).
What You Need:
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
required, as is prior teaching experience.
- An Administrative Credential in California or another US State
is preferred.
- Proficiency in Google Platforms, including Google Drive, Google
Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides.
- Clear health and background check.
Who You Are:
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.
What you get:
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, unlimited "take what you
need" PTO policy, 12 paid holidays, and 3 weeks of
organization-wide closures during the year. 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
$118,117 and goes up to $155,433 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.
To see Summit Public Schools' full non-discrimination statement as
it relates to students and parents along with designated compliance
coordinators for each school, see and . To see Summit Public
Schools' full non-discrimination statement as it relates to
employees, see and .
Keywords: Summit Public Schools, Daly City , Executive Director, SY23-24, Executive , Daly City, California
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