Manager of School Design and Strategic Scheduling; SY

Manager of School Design and Strategic Scheduling

Boston Public Schools seeks a Manager of School Design and Strategic Scheduling to join the Division of Data, Information and Systems Improvement, reporting to the Director of School Design and Strategic Scheduling. This position will be part of a small team that supports schools in making the most effective use of time and resources to support their instructional goals. The Manager of School Design and Strategic Scheduling will serve as a facilitator for implementing a cohesive strategic school design process, thoughtfully linking schools' visions and goals to strategic operational decisions around budget and staffing.

They will work closely with school teams to build their master schedules each year, efficiently and effectively balancing schools' needs, priorities, and compliance regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Work with a portfolio of schools throughout the year to help them make strategic choices in terms of scheduling, budget, and staffing
• Facilitate the process of strategic school design, which includes setting priorities, allocating resources effectively, planning for implementation, and creating efficient, effective schedules
• Help schools to build master schedules using a suite of scheduling tools
• Support schools to troubleshoot immediate operational issues
• Partner with staff from other BPS departments to create a strong cross-functional web of support for schools and to better align practices that support effective scheduling
• Help to build a "playbook" and best practice guide for strategic school design and master scheduling
• Develop and refine tools and resources that support the schedule creation process
• In collaboration with other departments, analyze student and school schedules for adherence to district guidance and state regulations
• Collaborate with the scheduling team on the OIIT service desk to provide seamless and timely technical and strategic support to schools regarding scheduling systems and issues
• Share best practices from BPS and non-BPS schools around the use of time; help to codify them into a guide for principals
• Regularly brief the Director on common pain points and systemic barriers discovered during school-level work, to help inform district-wide policy changes
• Other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

- Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 2 years of experience with school-level operations and scheduling
• Experience with or understanding of best practices for strategic school design
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to find innovative solutions to complex challenges
• Mastery of Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point, Word) and Google (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms) suite of tools
• Ability to work well with a team and to facilitate small group meetings
• Excellent written and oral communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage diverse stakeholders
• Current authorization to work in the United States
• A deeply held and unyielding belief in the overarching mission of public education.

Qualifications
- Preferred:

• Familiarity with ASPEN SIS
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a school district central-office role

UNION/MANAGERIAL/RESIDENCY

REQUIRED:

Managerial

Terms:

Managerial, C42

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