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Position at IDEA Public Schools

About IDEA Public Schools

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe in college for ALL and we are committed to ensuring thatall ofour students graduate from college. IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free PreK-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 53,000 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 Houston (2020), Permian Basin (2020), 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 .

Role Mission: The Director of School Launch is a strategic thinker responsible for the cumulative efforts across IDEA Public Schools to open schools each year on the path to 100K students by 2022. In order to ensure that all campuses, both existing and newly launching, meet the goal around Beginning of Year Readiness, this role manages the cross-functional org-wide project planning, development, and execution, while providing thought partnership on developing new systems and mechanism to increase effectiveness and efficiency.

The Director of School Launch is also responsible for assisting in the creation and delivery of training materials and tools to our Rhodes Fellows, participants in a year-long program focused on preparing leaders to launch new schools and new regions. As the Rhodes Fellowship expands in both size and scope to meet the complexities of multi-state expansion and the task of training and supporting more school leaders, the Director of School Launch must be flexible enough to train potentially overlapping cohorts of individuals.

Finally, the Director of School Launch is responsible for the procurement, delivery, and inventory management of critical materials goods at the school level including textbooks and academic materials, furniture, and manage relationships with our uniform providers.

Accountabilities

1. Ensure that 100% of campuses are ready 2 weeks prior to the First Day of School

• New schools are fully enrolled by the First Week of School
• Schools are fully staffed from an operational perspective by Summer Ops Institute
• All new campuses have developed, practiced, and communicated the Core Operational Processes
• Manage through influence Regional Directors of Operation and Assistant Principals of Operations to drive towards campus readiness

2. 100% of founding Assistant Principals of Operations utilize the Launching Playbook successfully launch a new campus

• Develop a training program targeted at HQ functional managers to effectively project plan, identify dependencies, schedule, and allocate resources that roll into a prescriptive Launching APO Playbook.
• Interview new and existing APOs to codify the essential knowledge, skills, exemplar materials to include in the Launching APO Playbook.
• Identify new solutions for an interactive warehouse of materials to supplement the Launching APO Playbook and help visually reinforce essential processes such as huddle, check-ins, coaching conversations, etc.

3. 100% of mission critical materials are ordered, deployed, and managed efficiently throughout all regions.

• 100% of textbooks and AR zone materials are ready for distribution by the BOY Deadline
• 100% of classrooms are full furnished to IDEA classroom standards
• 100% of uniform providers are fully stocked by the BOY deadline; providers are identified in new regions 6 months prior to the opening of school; evaluate local providers
• Identify opportunities to more effectively manage campus-based inventory to prevent under/over utilization of space and equipment.

4. Earn an average score 3.6 on BOY family and staff surveys for launching campuses

• Develop and deploy BOY surveys within the first week of school starting to families and staff
• Conduct year-over-year analysis to determine areas of excellence and growth
• Guide regional and campus leaders through structured analysis to address challenges in real tim e.

5. Achieve a 5% Reduction in Total Cost of Ownership in materials for launching campuses

• Examine and understand the material requirements of launching campuses as well as the most frequently purchased items
• Identify opportunities with vendors and manufacturers to drive increased cost efficiencies.
• Negotiate directly or through purchasing coops to impact pricing at the item level and/or through delivery and installation

6 . 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.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Required, Master's Preferred
• Experience: 5-7 years' ex perience in education or 10+ in nonprofit with experience leading teams

Knowledge and Skills:

• Project Management and Implementation
• Budget Forecasting and Cost Analysis
• Developing and Delivering Professional Development
• Knowledge of School Operations, Charter Sector+
• Parent and Community Engagement, Student Recruitment, Management Experience
• Travel expectation 40% with high point falling in summer months

Compensation:

• Salaries for this role typically fall between $65,426 and $83,419 commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus based on individual and organizational performance and goal attainment.

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.