Job Description:

Salary Range:

$175,000.00 - $200,000.00 USD annually.

As part of Arizona State University’s charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.

The Head of Schools-Immersion is responsible for the overall strategic and operational functions that include instructional leadership and site administration for ASU Preparatory Academies. This role will provide leadership oversight to the school directors promoting educational objectives through collaborative planning, network curriculum and effective instructional practices and responsive programs and services.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s Degree in Education, Educational Leadership or related field required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of proven, successful experience as a Principal or Director.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in leading educational leadership development programs, maintaining a high level of competence in the field of education.
• Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Experience recruiting students and families, developing programs to achieve school mission, preferred.
• Experience in leading effective change management; building and maintaining culture.
• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide educational leadership, administrative direction, and supervision to school directors at each campus. 
• Demonstrate and develop high academic and behavioral expectations, collaborative planning and program development, responsive management, and personal accountability. 
• Monitor and evaluate building administrators on a daily basis in all areas of academics and operations.
• Ensure all reports, master teaching schedules, records, and other paperwork are complying to state and federal guidelines. 
• Oversee acquisition and training of site leadership and school personnel to ensure that site employees demonstrate the enthusiasm, professional background, rigor and internalization of the ASU Prep way.
• Oversee student safety and conduct, and enforces discipline as necessary in accordance with ASU Prep policy and the students’ rights to due process.
• Uses evaluation for self-improvement; carries out an individual improvement plan developed with the Chief Learning Officer.
• Perform other duties and assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the CEO or CLO or as required by law, code, and regulation policy.
• Implement and manage ASU Prep instructional pedagogy and ensure its implementation in the school’s daily and overall curriculum.
• Create strategic plans for educational and instructional programs in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and the provisions of the district’s collective bargaining agreements.
• Act as a student advocate to ensure the rights of all students are respected and that all have equal access to the educational opportunities necessary to meet their needs and abilities; Oversees operations to protect student information, student safety, and academic integrity in accordance with local, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Develop with staff the annual goals and achievement plan for the school. 
• Inform, advise and assist the CLO and CEO, as well as working cooperatively with all other network staff, in school-related matters.
• Ensure all Directors have quality Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) and other parent/teacher conferences.
• Responsible for overall strategy for articulated, consistent education for all students while encouraging staff to develop high yield strategies, techniques and activities that reflect instructional rigor and academic excellence.
• Communicate the ASU Prep mission and vision to school personnel, students, parents and community.
• Promote effective communication and cooperation among staff through regular staff meetings and department and network level meetings.
• Maintain positive communication among all members of the school community to create with the school community, and other professional, civic, community, and volunteer groups.
• Implement strategies to promote a cooperative spirit among all the campuses to enhance the educational and social climate ASU Preparatory Academies. 
• Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervises employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include decisions related to selection, performance appraisal, discipline and salary recommendations.
• Build strong and empowered teams by providing direction, delegation, counsel, mentoring and expertise to individual team leads, while retaining overall responsibility and accountability for results.
• Promote and encourage the development, training and promotion of staff members to assure the perpetuation of a professional and competent workforce.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Background in working in a fast paced, ever-evolving environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge navigating diverse relationships and partnerships with a cross section of stakeholders.
• Awareness of state-wide agencies, municipalities, governmental groups and other entities to proactively seek support and partnerships.
• Ability to integrate the expansion and facilities work with the various departments to ensure effective execution.
• Tact diplomacy and persistence. 
• Skilled in leading effective change management.
• Knowledge of curriculum development and management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication. 
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Proven program and project management skills with a track record of working cross-functionally and achieving successful project outcomes.
• Proven ability and success at using data to draw insights and make decisions.
• Proven track record of achieving short- and long-term organizational objectives and financial results through the implementation of infrastructure, business processes and systems.
• Demonstrated ability in organizational management with the ability to coach a senior-level staff to manage and develop high performance teams to develop and implement program strategies.
• Highly accountable and results-driven with the ability to set and use goals to guide action and objectively measure performance
• Demonstrated ability to work in collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing environments.
• Ability to scale from strategic and tactical quickly, to help guide programs at all levels in the organization. 
• Matured judgment and capacity to take initiative and work with a team.
• Leadership ability in school administration, curriculum development, program evaluation, staff development, school improvement, and staff supervision and evaluation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 30lbs such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

LOCATION:

Network

TRAVEL:

Occasional travel may be required for site visits, meetings, trainings and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.

This job description is subject to change at any time.

What about learning drives us to do more than deliver the lesson? Maybe we’re overachievers. Or maybe we just know what real impact looks like. Each one of us has seen passion win over fear, vision become relentless focus and belief in human potential make it all the way to the finish line.

Our mission is to design new models for educational success and raise academic achievement for all learners. Are you ready to find a career with a company whose mission, vision, and values align with yours? Can you see yourself fitting into this mission with us? 

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