Executive Director Jobs

Description: Under the direction of the Board of Directors, the Executive Director performs as an educational leader ensuring alignment of the mission and vision of the academy by managing, evaluating and supervising effective and clear procedures consistent with the philosophy, mission, values and goals of the organization including instructional programs, outdoor activities, and discipline systems. Responsible for development, instructional leadership and execution of school culture, staff development, student rigor, safe campus, and operational responsibilities.

Leadership

● Ensures that people and resources are allocated appropriately to achieve the charter goals.

● Establish and lead an effective school leadership team in a manner that engages and empowers others to take action and responsibility to achieve results.

● Articulates mission, values, and behavioral expectations that drive student achievement. ∙ Leads staff in maintaining a climate of excellence, accountability, and respect.

● Supervise and evaluate assigned staff.

● Builds a school culture defined by integrity, rigor, inspiration, and motivation for all students and staff. ● Develops a clear direction and shared purpose that guides and unifies all stakeholders.

● Leads by example

● Assumes responsibility for his/her own professional growth and development through membership and participation in the affairs of professional organizations, through attendance at regional, state, and national meetings.

● Demonstrates personal growth and development and sets an example for others by seeking and reflecting on feedback and experiences.

● Keeps abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals, and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field.

Strategic and Organizational Planning

● Ensures that frameworks and practices are in place to ensure regular cycles of long-range strategic planning and annual goal setting that incorporates data on student performance and stakeholder feedback.

● Drives a collaborative planning process with the school leadership teams that results in the development of yearly academic goals aligned with the charter goals.

● Ensures that programs and activities are developed, executed, and/or modified, to maximize mission impact.

● Ensures processes are in place to assess organizational performance and to support planning for ongoing school improvement.

● Assures an ongoing process of data collection to gain information that assists the school leadership team in determining the future needs of students. Develops, articulates, and maintains policies and procedures that are consistent with the school’s mission, philosophy, and goals.

● Emphasizes student achievement as the primary outcome of schooling.

● Oversees and supports the development, design and delivery of program initiatives, assuring that the goals and objectives are aligned with the school’s overall strategic plan.

● Supervises all aspects of legal and charter compliance including keeping abreast of legislative issues and developments.

● Works with the staff, finance committee, and Board to prepare budgets, monitor progress, and initiate changes as appropriate. ● Serves as primary contact to the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

● Ensures processes for the annual lottery are in place.

● Maintains oversight of a school master calendar.

Positive School Culture

● Ensures the development of an explicit shared vision for the school that incorporates the voices and perspectives of diverse stakeholders and opinions.

● Fosters open communications among staff, students, and families, and respects differences of opinion.

● Effectively delegates decision making and problem solving to appropriate personnel.

● Listens to and responds appropriately to staff, student, parent, and community concerns.

● Includes various stakeholders in decision making where appropriate.

● Clearly communicates decisions and rationale to all affected.

● Promotes a climate of professional collegiality and respect. Board Partnership

● Works collaboratively with the Board as stewards of the charter.

● Partners with the Board in identifying and cultivating a diverse Board that links the school to stakeholders and brings in valuable relationships and resources to the school.

● Promotes understanding and good-working relationships between the Board, staff and families.

● Provides direction and communicates to the Board on all school related matters.

● Provides pertinent information and reporting to the Board.

● Recommends needed policy changes and action. Fundraising and Marketing

● Works collaboratively with the Board to advance a clearly defined plan that guides all fundraising and marketing strategies employed by the school.

● Actively recruits a diverse donor base of individual, business, foundation and government segments.

● Develops a strategic marketing plan that provides a clear and concise message.

● Establishes positive relationships with individual donors and institutional funders.

● Oversees the execution of marketing and media relations.

● Serves as primary spokesperson to all audiences (government, media, funders, and community partners).

Administration and Human Resources

● Works to ensure that the principles of best practice and integrity guide all school operations.

● Recruits and retains a highly qualified staff with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that support the school’s mission.

● Supervises hiring/firing of all personnel.

● Ensures compliance of all policies, procedures, and directions.

● Ensures compliance with relevant workplace and employment laws.

● Ensures that job descriptions are developed and that regular performance reviews are completed and documented. Community Relations

● Ensures robust parent and community engagement that supports students’ success and the school community.

● Develops and nurtures community relationships and maintains a positive image of the school in the community.

● Directs the development of plans to promote good relations between the school and the community.

● Promotes effective communication between parents and the school and encourages parent visits and involvement in decision making as appropriate.

● Establishes and makes use of working relationships with peer schools and develops and maintains connections with local, state, and national organizations.

● Participates in community affairs that promote the school’s mission. Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the Board of Directors may from time to time assign.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

● Possess the highest standards of integrity and a strong moral and ethical character.

● Be open to listening to other points of view.

● Be approachable, accessible, and highly visible.

● Have a “deep keel” – a secure sense of self that results in steady, unflappable leadership.

● Be capable of thinking clearly and staying focused under pressure.

● Ability to effectively use a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback.

● Ability to supervise people.

● Ability to work effectively as a team member and independently with the Board of Directors, staff, students, and parents.

● Extensive understanding of Project Based Learning and Social Emotional Learning.

● Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to speak effectively to both large and small groups.

● Excellent human relation skills with the ability to establish good relationships with many different types of individuals and groups.

● Experience in providing educational related professional development training.

Salary and Benefits: Commensurate with experience and qualifications Requirements, Education and Credentials:

● Master’s degree in Education, Education Administration or in a related field from an accredited college or university.

● Prior experience in school leadership as a division head, head of school or principal at a private, charter or traditional public school.

● Minimum of at least five years of teaching and administrative experience.

● Demonstrated experience as a successful teacher, leader and manager, a commitment to academic excellence, and awareness of developments in education and pedagogy.

● The position requires an ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

● Ability to pass extensive background check and drug screening

Application Close Date: July 31, 2023 Salary: Commensurate with experience

Contact Name: Board of Directors

Contact Email: [email protected]

Contact City: New Bern

Contact State: NC