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Position at IDEA Public Schools

IDEA Public Schools :   

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring that  all of  our students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States sending 100% of our students to college. 50% of our students graduate from college in 6 years - that's 8 times the national rate for students in our communities!  

IDEA was founded in 2000 as a single school with 150 students in the Rio Grande Valley. When interest exceeded building capacity, to meet the demands, IDEA's co-founders committed to serving more students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas and beyond. We now serve nearly 45,000 students across Texas and Louisiana. By 2022, IDEA will serve 100,000 students. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you-with continued growth in our current regions and new launches in Tarrant County (Fort Worth/Arlington), New Orleans, Houston (2020), Permian Basin (2021), and Tampa Bay (2021)!  

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.     

To learn more about IDEA, check out this  video .     

About Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge is ranked in the top 100 on the  U.S. News and World Report  Best Places to Live Rankings. It is also home to IDEA Innovation and IDEA Bridge, the first IDEA Public School regions outside of the state of Texas. We are honored to pledge our passion and focus to the students of Baton Rouge and provide an educational experience that will end with college acceptance and matriculation.

 

While Baton Rouge is well known for its delicious cuisine and entertainment, it is also a nucleus for an abundant culture and history. We are ecstatic to enlist a cohort of strong individuals that will help support  our  students '  dreams to get to and through college.

 
In 2017, only 1 in 6 students in the state of Louisiana graduated college ready. Changing this statistic is part of the promise IDEA makes to current and incoming students. IDEA Southern Louisiana is part of the solution for sharing the endless possibilities in grade school, college, and beyond.

Role Mission: 

The Assistant Principal of Operations (APO) manages campus operations for each IDEA site (two 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.  

Accountabilities:  

  85% Operations Staff Retention  

• Responsible for ensuring top performers occupy every seat across all operations roles  
• Institutes operating mechanisms that facilitate the ongoing coaching and support of team members (check-ins, tactical meetings, regular observation and feedback sessions, high-quality talent review process and staff development cycle)  
• Leverages the APO Priorities Calendar; routinely assesses team members based on progress toward goals as well as principal and HQ feedback; prioritizes support accordingly  

 

100% Projected Enrollmentfor Academy and College Prepschools by the first day of school  

• Develops and executes student recruitment efforts that target families with school-aged children immediately surrounding each school  
• Leads team to recruit new families with specific applicant goals per grade level--3:1 ratio (open grade levels) while ensuring applications are high quality and ultimately lead to enrollment  
• Ensures all new families are effectively  onboarded  and persist through their first year  
• Complies with all federal, state, and organizational student registration requirements throughout the enrollment process (i.e. transfers, testing, etc.)  

100% ofnew parents are onboarded and enroll prior to the first day of school  

• Ensures all new families are effectively  onboarded  and registered by June, so that they persist through their first year in our schools  
• 100% over enrollment goal for summer registration in June  

Campus safe and operationalone weekbefore the first day of school  

• Responsible for managing allBeginning of Year (BOY)efforts with a specific focus on:  
• 100% of positions filled, staff  onboarded  and in attendance at summer training  
• 3.5 average score on both the parent and staff BOY surveys  
• ≥90 score on B eginning-of-Year  quality scorecard  

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.  

Supervisory  Responsibilities:  

• APOs directly and indirectly manage more than  8  direct reports that include: receptionist, SIS coordinator, registrar, cafeteria manager, transportation manager, health aide, business clerk, and facility manager, among others.  
• Performs a variety of technical work preparing and maintaining a variety of computer databases pertaining to state reporting as outlined by Louisiana Department of Education and Orleans Parish School Board (LDOE and OPSB). 
• Work involves utilizing specialized computer-driven file maintenance, word processing and spreadsheet programs which are part of the student information system to develop and maintain records of student attendance, class schedules, grades, demographic statistics, immunizations, etc., and to generate federal, state and local reports.
• APO is responsible for reviewing systems and oversight of SIS to ensure timeliness accuracy of entering data into proper computer files/systems, often utilizing specialized codes and abbreviations; utilizing multiple systems/devices to input data; updating files on a quarterly basis and running reports as requested.
• APO is also responsible for troubleshooting errors or other operational problems with data systems and peripheral equipment, installing computer program software, and preparing various correspondence and forms, often coordinating with National team as well as state and local governing bodies. 
• Reports to: APOs have two managers (Academy Principal and College Prep Principal) that share responsibility for coaching, mentoring, and day-to-day capacity building. Additionally, APOs  receive strategic direction, technical support and direct teaching from the regional and national Operations team  

Qualifications:  

• Education:  Bachelor's degree  required  
• Experience:  Experience managing and developing others to achieve ambitious results  

Compensation:   

• Salaries for this role typically fall between $61,828 and $78,831 commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.  This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment.   
  

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IDEA Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex or disability, in admission or access to, or treatment of employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning the organization's compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), may contact IDEA Human Resources at (956) 377-8000.