Executive Director

Compensation
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Based on years of experience, educational degree, and a weighted average of the salaries on the N.C. State salary scale for Superintendent I and Principal B2 ($77,500 - $111,450), NC Health Plan, NC Retirement Plan, paid time off, Employee Assistance Program, free childcare for ages 5-14, employee-paid supplemental benefit options.

Organization

Mission
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Evergreen Community Charter School is a learning community committed to the pursuit of excellence in the holistic education of mind, body, and spirit. We prepare students for successful lifelong learning, social responsibility, environmental stewardship, and service. We value the voice of every member of our community.

Vision
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Working in partnership with parents, elders, and the community, Evergreen Community Charter School offers an academically challenging, developmentally appropriate, experiential, holistic, child-centered education to all young people. We nurture a passion for learning that lasts a lifetime as we challenge our community to discover their individual gifts, to honor their inner worth, to strive for excellence, to pursue respectful and ethical relationships with themselves and others, and to find their own path of service.

Located in Asheville, North Carolina, Evergreen Community Charter School is a tuition-free, public school serving approximately 450 students in grades K-8. We follow the EL Education model, a research-substantiated model for school design with roots in the adventure and leadership organization, Outward Bound. We are grounded in EL Education standards for student achievement and share the belief that engaging students in work that is challenging, adventurous, and meaningful results in authentic and deep learning and achievement.

By finding complex, rigorous ways to engage with the local community and the natural world, our students achieve more than they thought possible, becoming reflective, active contributors to building a better world. Evergreen embraces rigorous and high quality work, character education, social justice, curriculum integration, differentiated instruction, and environmental stewardship.

Evergreen Community Charter School is open to all students eligible to attend North Carolina public schools. Currently, a large majority of our students reside in Buncombe County, with the remaining students traveling from Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties on a daily basis. Evergreen is a Title I school, with 36% of our students eligible for free or reduced price lunch. 20% of our students are served in our Exceptional Children Program.

The students in our EC program have various cognitive, academic, emotional, behavioral, and physical needs.

Our strategic priorities are centered on academic excellence, belonging, and enriching school culture.

Evergreen is a strong community, driven by our values and our mission, and committed to creating a safe, welcoming, inclusive space for all. We are intentional about teaching social justice standards in every grade level and every enrichment class; we dedicate resources to eliminating structural barriers to equity at our school. Family involvement is strong. Parents and guardians volunteer regularly in the classrooms and during school events.

We invite potential candidates for this position to learn more about Evergreen Community Charter School by exploring our website,(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and to learn more about EL Education by visiting .

The Role of the Executive Director

The Executive Director is responsible for the overall management of Evergreen Community Charter School. They report to and work collaboratively with Evergreen’s Board of Directors. They manage a $6 million annual operating budget. They guide and respond to the needs of a community made up of approximately 80 teachers and staff, 450 students, and their families. The Executive Director directly supervises two associate directors, the Exceptional Children and 504 Program Coordinator, a business manager, a director of development, a community and culture coordinator, a facilities manager, and an after school/summer camp program coordinator.

More specifically, the…