Founding Superintendent for Classical Education

Duties and responsibilities

• Instructional Leadership & Student Achievement
  • Provide executive leadership and coaching to Principals and administrators, fostering a shared vision for learning and staff development aligned with the mission.
  • Continuously improve the program of student achievement by applying deep knowledge of all school-level data, establishing clear priorities and direction.
  • Articulate, model, and enforce high expectations for administrators, teachers, and students.
  • Conduct formal Principal evaluations, teacher evaluations as needed, regular building walk-throughs, and lead or monitor the improvement practices such as BLT, TBT, and DLT.
  • Hold building leaders accountable for achieving annual targets, including securing "4 Star" or equivalent state measures and qualifying for Quality Charter School status.
  • Participate fully in network level planning and improvement processes, such as selection of curriculum, materials, and resources aligned with the mission, and ensuring faithful implementation.
• Talent Management & School Culture
  • Lead the talent development process for assigned schools, including recruiting, interviewing, and hiring teachers and staff who embody our mission and the values of classical education.
  • Provide leadership, opportunities, and structure for comprehensive staff professional development and in-services to continually improve instructional effectiveness.
  • Counsel with Principals regarding their staff, evaluation results, and development needs.
  • Develop and execute an annual professional development plan for continued personal growth and improved performance in the role.
  • Constantly articulate and instill the Performance Academies culture, ensuring the instructional environment is meeting the aims of classical education and character development.
• Organizational Operations & Compliance
  • Serve as the liaison between Principal and Central Support, coordinating routine and ad hoc resources.
  • Serve as the Superintendent of record, providing essential on-site supervision and regular, meaningful status reports to senior leadership on all areas of school performance.
  • Participate fully in weekly management meetings, presenting school data reports, and counseling with the Central Support team on school and network development.
  • Actively monitor enrollment throughout the year, develop relationships with community leaders, develop multiple channels for new students in each neighborhood, conduct recruitment and community information events.
  • With network leadership and Principals, develop and execute the annual student progress plan and the enrollment and retention plan.
  • Consistently develop and update a multi-year vision for each school, considering talent strength and neighborhood changes.
  • Speak with parents regarding student behavior or attendance issues, supporting and counseling with the Principal as the situation requires.
  • Work closely with the Compliance Officer throughout the year on the various routine compliance requirements, leaving the Principal free to focus on enrollment and learning.
  • Manage fiscal responsibility and resources, ensuring accurate record-keeping, proper reimbursement procedures, and communicating facilities needs to the facilities resource.
  • Ensure system-wide legal and regulatory compliance, including all ODEW reporting (FTE, EMIS), and strict adherence to Board policies and all staff/student handbooks/Codes of Conduct.
• External Relations
  • Liaison regularly with Marketing to actively contribute to public communications, including monitoring online/social media content, providing content/photos of school news, events, and milestones.
  • Counsel with the appropriate C-level leader on matters involving the school authorizer or board.
  • Promptly refer all media inquiries to the Chief Operating Officer.
  • Participate fully in development of each school’s Emergency Plan and with Central Support leadership prepare for crisis situations.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree
• Satisfactory completion of federal and state required criminal history checks
• At least 5 years of successful teaching experience
• Experience with data analysis
• State Principal license preferred
• Willing to pursue Ohio Superintendent licensure
• Curriculum and Instruction knowledge and experience
• At least three years in a supervisory or management role
• Proficient in computer applications, including Google Docs, MS Office Suite, e-mail, and internet

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics

• Strong leadership and building management; ability to lead staff and students effectively, communicating the mission of the school.
• The ability to motivate, develop and direct people.
• Reliable, dependable, and trustworthy work ethic; a strong sense of integrity.
• Strong ability to gather, analyze, and interpret student data to make sound educational decisions.
• Ability to work in a diverse educational community setting.
• Understand the community and student demographics. The ideal candidate has strong, positive local connections and the ability to develop new ones.
• Understand state testing as well as state teaching standards.
• Exhibit sound judgment while exhibiting flexibility regarding decision-making, daily challenges, and job duties.
• Ability to manage and communicate with difficult or emotional students, staff, parents, school board, sponsors, and community members
• Ability to work well under pressure, and effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to be an active listener and critical thinker and make sound judgments.

Working Conditions

• Ability to travel - All in-person professional development opportunities must be attended in person
• Dexterity to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and to handle other computer and other technology related components
• Management and interaction with students, staff, parents, school board, sponsors, and community members
• In-person and on-site at campus and community locations

Physical Requirements

• Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Standing for extended periods of time
• Ability to move around the building