Description
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 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 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 EIR Project Manager will lead the planning, execution and evaluation of targeted strategies facilitated by IDEA's Education Innovation & Research (EIR) Grant with the goal of increased student achievem ent.

Accountabilities

1. Lead grant team to achieve 85% of EIR annual project goals in grant year 1.

• Define goals and hold team accountable to reporting out monthly on leading indicator data (this data will be used to identify critical next steps/new strategies).
• Establish an advisory group to provide strategic insight and support for grant initiatives by deadline .
• Communicate with IDEA senior leaders about overall progress and engage as needed to provide guidance or accountability.
• Develop a draft project sustainability framework by the beginning of grant year 2.

2. 90% of EIR project budget-expenditures alignment in FY '19- 20.

• Hold business team partners accountable to the goal through active monitoring, probing questions, and facilitated decision-making, as needed.
• Define gaps in current financial management practices and inform key partners of those gap s.
• Design and monitor restorative structures to address 90% of gaps by quarter 3.

3. 100% of EIR external communications, primarily the Annual Performance Report, are published on-time and meet 100% of specified requirements.

• Develop and manage the RASI plan to facilitate execution of the Annual Performance Report (APR) by date specified by the US Department of Education.
• Invest key stakeholders in their individual roles and responsibilities to execute the APR.
• Regularly and clearly communicate timelines and provide supportive structures (e.g., template development, in-person drafting meetings) to facilitate completion of deliverables by key stakeholders.
• Communicate all questions in a timely manner to the US Department of Education to ensure continuous progress .
• Respond within 24 hours to all requests for information from the US Department of Education , other grantees, or affiliated individuals/organizations.

4. Lead grant team/partners to pilot a new high school model at two IDEA high schools with opportunities for paid student internships in STEM.

• Develop and manage the RASI plan to facilitate execution of the internship requirement.
• Work with grant team contributors to identify and select two campuses for the STEM pilot.
• Onboard STEM pilot campuses and establish operating mechanisms to support and manage campus leaders to meet grant deadlines, deliverables and milestones.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with organizations to support student internships.
• Report on student progress and academic impact to evaluate future expansion of program .

5. Lead grant to team/contributors to ensure that 33% of all (23,800) high school students take AP Computer Science Principles by the end of the grant period.

• Support Math/Computer Science team to identify, evaluate, select and distribute core AP Computer Science curriculum.
• Hold AST business team partners accountable to the goal through active monitoring, probing questions, and facilitated decision-making, as needed.
• Manage external evaluator partners to conduct evaluations, meet deadlines and communicate findings and progress with stakeholders.
• Review and communicate evaluation results.

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: 3+ years of teaching experience; 3+ years of school leadership or other administrative experience
• Proven track record of achieving success and of leading others

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and networking skills with large groups as well as with individuals are essential .
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication and presentation skills.
• Persuasiveness and perseverance in attaining goals.
• Ability to communicate the project vision to internal and external audiences.
• Ability to work independently and to exercise good judgment in high-stakes circumstances.
• Flexibility and a willingness to take on new tasks as the responsibilities of the position evolve .

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.