Assistant Principal of Operations - IDEA Robindale (Immediate Opening)

About the role

The Assistant Principal of Operations (APO) manages campus operations for each IDEA site (two schools) and is responsible for achieving operational excellence across non-instructional areas, including front office management, student information systems, child nutrition, transportation, health services, business office, facility maintenance, new construction management, technology coordination, student recruitment and enrollment.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have a Bachelor’s Degree and experience managing and developing others to achieve ambitious results. You will be responsible for supervising over 8 direct reports, including receptionist, SIS coordinator, registrar, cafeteria manager, transportation manager, health aide, business clerk, and facilities manager.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for ensuring top performers occupy every seat across all operations roles, developing and executing student recruitment efforts, and ensuring all new families are effectively onboarded and persist through their first year. You will also be responsible for managing team members to achieve key performance indicators, including 100% projected enrollment, 97.5% average daily attendance, and 90% new student persistence.

• Ensure top performers occupy every seat across all operations roles
• Develop and execute student recruitment efforts to achieve 100% projected enrollment
• Ensure all new families are effectively onboarded and persist through their first year
• Manage team members to achieve key performance indicators, including 97.5% average daily attendance and 90% new student persistence

Skills

We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics: believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change, has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them. You should have a propensity for action, be willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly, and work with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:

• Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child
• Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost

Pay

Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $84,618 and $99,426, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on organizational performance and goal attainment.