ROLE:

The Director of Operations is a critical member of the administration overseeing start-up and ongoing operations at the school, managing administrative staff, and ensuring implementation and maintenance of clear systems which result in the exemplary school operations. The Director of Operations reports to and is evaluated by the Principal, and works closely with Replications, Inc., the school’s CMO.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. School Start-Up and Growth

• Creating a detailed start-up checklist and ordering list to ensure that the school starts each year prepared and fully stocked.

• Developing all school systems and ensuring they are fully operational one month before school starts.

2. Managing the Office Manager and ensuring the smooth operation of the main office, including mailings, attendance reporting, office machine maintenance, etc.

3. Facility

• Managing and overseeing the school’s physical condition.

• Hiring and manages all contractors/organizations who provide services to the school (pest control, alarms, elevators, HVAC, etc.)

• Works with appropriate staff to ensure posted student work and data wall are updated and maintained regularly.

• Serves as liaison to other building residents.

4. Technology

• Oversees the purchase and maintenance of technology equipment, implementation of technology training, and management of technology consultant relationships.

• Ensures that the school has a fully functioning technology infrastructure.

• Monitors instructional technology to ensure that technology issues do not interfere with instruction.

• Manages quality and accuracy of website.

5. Student Information

• Manages the school-wide information database system

• Oversees creation and distribution of all reports: progress reports, report cards, attendance, transcripts and other records.

• Corresponds regularly with families regarding school policies, trips, events, and milestones.

• Ensures receipt of student and family deliverables, fees, and textbook, library book, and athletic uniform returns.

6. Food and Transportation

• Manages food and transportation services by ensuring that a) food service is reliable, healthy, and efficient, and b) transportation service is safe and reliable.

7. Finance, Purchasing, and Personnel

• Ensures that school-based employees receive payroll and benefits in timely and accurate manner including medical, dental, and retirement benefits.

• Oversees school-based purchasing and looks for cost-savings.

• Creates and oversees the school’s budget, finances, and relationships with outside vendors.

8. Family Relations, External Relations and Development

• Organizes and facilitates orientations for new and returning families.

• Builds and maintains school partnerships with colleges, businesses, and community leaders.

• Represents school at various state and local charter school events and meetings.

• Manages the creation, printing and mailing of external relations materials including annual reports and brochures.

• Manages visitor program by coordinating visitor days for community members, parents, elected officials, and others who want to learn more about the school, and following up with requests from visitors.

9. Assessment/Achievement/Program Evaluation

• Order and manage all test ordering/ reporting/ scoring.

• Implements and manages school procedures to track and publicize student achievement and challenges, including Honor Roll, failures, Saturday School qualification, merit and rubric awards, and student improvement.

• Works with the Principal to track and evaluate school performance, creating dashboards and year-end report cards

10. Student Recruitment

• Maintains thorough list of after-school and youth service programs, churches, and other community organizations with which to correspond regarding student recruitment.

• Creates and manages student recruitment mailings (including fliers and brochures).

• Places student recruitment ads in media (e.g., community newspapers, radio stations).

• Establishes schedule of information sessions and dates for the admissions lotteries.

• Tracks student admission applications and maintains waitlist.

COMPENSATION: We offer a generous compensation package which includes base salary and comprehensive health benefits which evolve with employee needs over time. All staff members are equipped with the tools needed to succeed, including work space, laptop computer, email, high-speed internet access, and all necessary supplies.