Regional VP of Schools - Tarrant County (Immediate Opening)

About the role

The Vice President of Schools (VPS) is a senior leader responsible for managing schools, principals, and initiatives that shape the education of future graduates. They ensure the high performance of schools in the region. A skilled manager and coach, the VPS leads instructional improvement, school culture, and human capital development. Driven by goals and data, they monitor performance, create motivating plans, and inspire others to achieve academic outcomes. They balance strategy execution with building relationships across teams to drive change. The VPS focuses on building leadership capacity, reallocating resources when needed, and ensuring regional leaders are equipped to meet goals.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage principals and regional direct reports
• Implement and manage curricula, programs, strategies, and interventions to achieve academic gains and exceed district goals
• Develop principals into transformational leaders and retain top performers while building a strong leadership pipeline
• Oversee school culture and operations: execute regional culture vision with school and district leaders, ensuring a college‑bound culture with clear expectations for all students; create a safe and joyful learning environment
• Analyze all relevant data associated with students, staff, and families to identify trends and develop strategies to improve outcomes
• Collaborate with HQ partners to ensure campuses meet goals
• Ensure that schools have efficient processes to be safe, well‑run and meet compliance standards aligned to IDEA, state, and federal policies
• Travel region‑wide to visit campuses and attend IDEA Training events or step‑back as required
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 5+ years of teaching experience
• 3+ years of principal experience
• Proven track record of achieving success and leading other leaders
• Preferred: master’s degree in Educational Leadership, Administration, or related field
• Region‑wide travel required; occasional lifting/carrying up to 10 lbs; may work prolonged or irregular hours; prolonged sitting; occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting

Skills

• Strategic decision‑making: foster inclusive decisions, manage disagreements constructively, communicate final decisions with context and anticipated impact
• Work and team management: build and maintain systems to track progress toward team goals, define roles and responsibilities, implement structured processes, allocate time and resources strategically
• Develop self and others: use data to assess development needs, design learning opportunities aligned with team goals and individual growth, model a growth mindset
• Build a culture of trust: foster transparency, address concerns proactively, promote collaboration through open, honest communication and shared ownership
• Deliberate communication: articulate a clear and compelling vision, identify and address communication gaps, anticipate and resolve stakeholder concerns before they surface

Pay

Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $131,000 and $158,500, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. This role is also eligible for performance pay based on organizational performance and goal attainment.

Benefits

• Medical, dental,