Dean of Operations SY26- 27 (Washington Candidate Pool)

Reporting to the Executive Directors, the Dean of Operations is the non-instructional leader responsible for ensuring effective, efficient, and values-aligned school site operations for both Middle and High school sites.

Responsibilities

• Attendance
  • Manage systems and processes to support daily attendance and collaborate with Executive Directors to ensure both schools meet student attendance goals.
  • Ensure regular attendance reports are submitted on time, accurately, and in compliance.
  • Oversee implementation and compliance of attendance interventions, including truancy protocols.
• Recruitment and Enrollment
  • Manage systems and processes to support recruitment and enrollment, collaborating with Executive Directors to meet enrollment goals.
  • Oversee lotteries and registration for prospective students, ensuring compliance with the charter petition.
  • Manage re-enrollment for current students (100% forms collected by the first day of school).
• Health and Safety
  • Ensure the site is safe, secure, and compliant, including management of the site safety plan (100% emergency drills completed on time, safety plan updated annually, annual safety inspection passed).
  • Coordinate site emergency drills and liaise with local emergency departments.
  • Ensure student incidents are recorded and reported accurately and on time.
  • Coordinate site health and nursing services, including hearing and vision screening.
  • Ensure field trips are safe and compliant.
• Technology and Facilities
  • Manage inventory of technology equipment and ensure Chromebooks are kept in good care.
  • Oversee facilities maintenance, coordinate repairs, and liaise with landlords.
  • Coordinate with the facilities team on site upgrades.
• Meals
  • Oversee the child nutrition program and daily meal service, including required training and certification.
  • Ensure compliance with the National School Lunch Program.
  • Manage meal application collection and processing.
• Records and Testing
  • Oversee intake and ongoing maintenance of student cumulative files to ensure accuracy and compliance, including processing records requests for entering and exiting students.
  • Manage incoming transfers and transcript requests.
  • Oversee distribution of report cards and transcripts.
  • Support planning, preparation, and administration of standardized tests.
• Scheduling
  • Support the design of the school master schedule.
  • Build student schedules for the start of the school year.
  • Manage student scheduling maintenance throughout the school year.
• Transportation
  • Coordinate daily bussing and manage the public transit program.
  • Manage transportation reporting and ensure compliance.
  • Oversee transportation management for field trips and other school activities.
• Leadership
  • Serve as a member of the school admin team.
  • Manage the Community Engagement Manager, Office Assistant(s), AmeriCorps member(s), Special Projects Manager, traffic attendants, and Food Server.

Requirements

• Commitment to uphold Summit’s values and belief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them for college and life.
• Bachelor’s Degree is strongly preferred.
• Operations and/or prior school experience is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience in project and people management is strongly preferred.
• Prior experience with data or analysis is preferred.
• Proficiency in Google Platforms, including Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides.
• Valid CPR/First Aid certification.
• Clear health and background check.

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 colleagues.
• You find positivity in sharing successes.
• You possess excellent organizational and project management skills, with an obsession for details.
• You share our vision to reimagine what schools should be and are excited to make an impact on the public education landscape.
• 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 have an ability to apply honest, actionable, and timely feedback that results in improved performance.
• You possess strong relationship skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire, develop, and communicate with a diverse group of faculty and community members.
• You are empathetic and culturally competent.
• You’re open to having hard conversations.
• You thrive in innovative environments and are comfortable with ambiguity.
• You’re committed to continuous improvement, see feedback as a positive, and have a growth mindset.

Benefits

• Retirement plan.
• Unlimited “take what you need” PTO policy.
• 11 paid holidays.
• 3 weeks of organization-wide closures during the year.
• Access to multiple health, dental, and vision plans at 25% cost (employer covers the other 75%).
• Employee life and disability insurance at no cost.

Pay

The salary for this position starts at $103,663 and goes up to $122,635, commensurate with experience and qualifications.