2026-27 Assistant Principal of Operations

Visionary Leadership

• Sets a compelling vision and laser-focused plan for operational excellence that facilitates college-ready scholar achievement and supports progress toward school-wide goals
• Sits on the school-based leadership team and supports school-wide priorities and initiatives
• Serves as a thought partner to the principal in the design and implementation of school-wide systems

Operational Leadership and Systems Thinking

• Ensures all district, state, federal, and authorizer compliance requirements are completed on time
• Designs and manages school-wide systems, including: arrival, dismissal, transitions, nutrition and lunch, supply requests, and procurement processing
• Oversees and manages school-wide fiscal matters, including purchasing, inventory, budget tracking, payroll, and implementation of Alliance fiscal policies
• Oversees, designs, and manages student attendance strategy using data, and leads cross-functional school-site team to meet annual attendance goals
• Creates and manages student recruitment and enrollment strategy using data, and ensures the school meets its annual recruitment and retention targets through cross-collaboration with different teams
• Serves as the owner of the school information system and plans and executes key inputs for attendance, enrollment, contact information, and other key data, including transfer and exit data
• Oversees the school nutrition program, ensuring compliance and fiscal responsibility
• Affairs for school health and safety needs and designs emergency response procedures and strategy, while serving as the school safety officer to train staff and students on emergency procedures
• Proactively plans for and oversees daily maintenance and improvements of the school facility

Cultural and Talent Leadership

• Develops vision for and maintains clear family communication and engagement structures
• Conducts high-quality walkthroughs, observations, and audits, and uses data and trends to determine rigorous and timely strategic shifts to drive operational outcomes
• Hires, manages, coaches, trains, and develops school operations team members
• Creates and executes training and onboarding of Alliance operational procedures for all school stakeholders
• Designs and leads professional development opportunities for teachers and staff for non-instructional priorities of the school
• Participates in cross-network operations initiatives, pilots, and projects, promoting best practice sharing across schools

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrated ability to lead, influence, and hold others accountable
• Strong project and time management skills
• Aptitude for designing and building systems and using data to adjust strategy to drive desired outcomes
• Attention to detail
• Ability to remain calm under pressure, especially in difficult conversations with parents and staff
• Ability to treat sensitive issues with respect and empathy, maintaining confidentiality where required
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and processes as needed
• Organized in work habits and able to meet deadlines
• Customer service orientation
• Open to feedback and growth
• Belief in and alignment with Alliance’s core beliefs
• A deep commitment to Alliance's anti-racist, pro-Black mission

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required, graduate degree strongly preferred
• 4+ years of school and/or operations experience
• Certificated school-based or teaching experience preferred
• Previous school-based leadership preferred
• Experience managing others
• Spanish fluency preferred

Benefits

• In alignment with our commitment to equity for our scholars, Alliance is committed to equity and transparency for our team and offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience as well as generous retirement and health benefits.
• This position is Exempt.
• We strive to be the best employer possible by offering excellent benefits for our employees and their families.
• Please click HERE for more information about our health benefits, retirement options, as well as our paid holidays and leave.
• Professional Development: At Alliance, we believe in supporting staff growth and providing substantial school-based and network-wide professional development support to staff.
• Recognition: Provide special recognition to staff who demonstrate their dedication inside and beyond the school.

Application Process

• Interested candidates should submit an application.
• If you advance to the next step, you will be contacted for a phone screen and/or interview.
• Only candidates who advance will be contacted.
• If you would like to view the progress of your application, you can log in to your Candidate Home Account by signing in at the top right of our jobs page.
• Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor or support applicants on visas at this time or in the foreseeable future.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

• Alliance College-Ready Public Schools is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, anti-racist, pro-Black community that celebrates diversity, equity, and the unique identities of all scholars and staff.
• Nearly two-thirds of our teachers and administrators identify as people of color, reinforcing our commitment to representation and the power of diverse role models.
• We recognize the richness of the cultures and communities we serve, and we believe that embracing and empowering these identities is essential to the success and pride of our scholars.
• Working at Alliance means joining a movement to drive transformative change, nurture resilience, and build lifelong, meaningful connections with scholars and their communities.
• Champion Alliance’s Anti-Racist, Pro-Black Mission: The strongest candidates will bring a commitment to Alliance’s mission of building an anti-racist, pro-Black community that prioritizes the success and well-being of Black and Brown scholars.