IDEA Public Schools Careers

Role Mission: The APO-IR is a preparatory position for staff desiring to become full-fledged APOs. This is an application-based position that allows the resident to learn through extensive coaching by the campus APO, field application which includes duties assigned by the APO, and exposure to a multitude of APO moments. The APO-IR shares the APO’s goals and with the APO’s leadership will create an individualized learning plan. Eventual promotion to APO is contingent on his or her performance on Campus Ops goals and his or her ILP. 

The Assistant Principal of Operations (APO) manages campus operations for each IDEA site (2 schools) and is responsible for achieving operational excellence across non-instructional areas, including: front office management, student information systems, child nutrition, transportation, health services, business office, facility maintenance, new construction management, technology coordination, student recruitment and enrollment.

What We Offer

Compensation:

• Salaries for people entering this role typically fall between $84,618 and $99,426, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications and in alignment with internal equity. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on organizational performance and goal attainment.

Other Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:

• Paid Family Leave: Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Staff members may apply for up to​ 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employer-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, generous vacation time, referral bonuses and professional development. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

What You Bring -- Competencies:

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required
• Experience: Experience managing and developing others to achieve ambitious results (preferred)

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Over 8 Direct Reports, including but not limited to:
  • Receptionist
  • SIS Coordinator
  • Registrar
  • Cafeteria Manager
  • Transportation Manager
  • Health Aide
  • Business Clerk
  • Facilities Manager

What You’ll Do – Accountabilities:

Achieves 100% Projected Enrollment by the first day of school

• Develops and executes student recruitment efforts that target families with school- aged children within the 3-mile radius immediately surrounding each school
• Leads team members to effectively recruit new families with specific applicant goals per grade level--RGV: 2:1 ratio (open grade levels) & 45 applications (closed grade levels) CTX: 3:1 ratio (open grade levels) & 45 application (closed grade levels)
• Ensures all new families are effectively on-boarded beginning with Welcome to IDEA (and throughout their first year)
• Complies with all federal and state student registration requirements throughout the enrollment process

97 .5% ADA for both school with <3% error rate for ADA

• Communicates attendance expectations to new and existing families as part of the onboarding process and on an ongoing basis
• Tracks data on a daily and cumulative basis and makes it visible to key stake holders, identifies trends and course corrects in a targeted way week-over-week
• Develops, trains and implements accountability measures to ensure adherence to the outlined ADA policy at each school, specifically, implements an escalation matrix
• Works with school lead teams to invest, motivate and implement ADA plans to achieve maximum impact
• Complies with all federal and state ADA guidelines by performing regular and ongoing audits, staying abreast of changes in ADA policy and procedures, and effectively monitoring team members.

90% new student persistence

• Co-leads efforts with Academic Counselors to create an environment where students learn, thrive and have fun (school culture, praise and recognition, in and out of school events calendar, etc.)
• Implements an ongoing monitoring system that reviews and addresses parent and student feedback, particularly as it relates to non-instructional services and support
• Manages new family onboarding from the time a parent applies to come to IDEA through their first year in our schools

Leads School Readiness Efforts: Every School Ready 2 weeks Prior to the first day of school (FDOS)

• Responsible for developing and executing school readiness plans in anticipation of the first day of school (19 plans cover all facets of operational readiness from pick-up and drop off to furniture and signage installation)
• Leads construction turn-over process to ensure projects are completed with excellence and new buildings are delivered in excellent working and aesthetic order
• Manages ongoing small projects (CapEx) related to facility improvements or additions once the 2nd Phase construction of schools is completed

Oversees Operational and Financial Excellence in Auxiliary Services through Direct and Indirect Management

• Ensures all Auxiliary support services provide best-in-class customer service while achieving operational efficiency and financial targets
• Indirectly manages and provides day-to-day tactical oversight and support in the areas of Transportation, and Child Nutrition(CNP)
• Directly manages and is responsible for coaching and mentoring of Certified Nurse’s Assistants (CNAs) and Facilities Managers

Achieves 85% full-time staff retention rate by hiring, developing and retaining top performers

• Responsible for self-directing professional development to build technical capacity across all operations functional areas (by leveraging training, one-on-one skill building with functional leaders, and engaging in independent learning)
• Ensures 100% of team members meet at least 90% of their goals
• Institute operating mechanisms that facilitate the ongoing coaching and support of team members (check-ins, tactical meetings, regular observation and feedback sessions, and high quality talent review process)

We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics: 

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college  
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them 
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly 
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes 
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change 
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization 
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes 
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students 

About IDEA Public Schools  

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.    

IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.     

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality. 

At IDEA the Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members.  Learn more about our Commitment to Core Values here: https://ideapublicschools.org/our-story/#core-values

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