Head Of School

Director Of Student Success

Excel Prep is a small business in Champaign, IL. We are professional, agile and our goal is to provide a nurturing academic setting with a concentrated focus on developing cognitive-linguistic abilities. We center direct instruction, instructional design, and precision teaching as hallmarks of our instruction. We believe that instruction is data driven and founded in educational research.

The Director of Student Success is responsible for the daily operational management of the school specifically in the area student academic and social success. Student success is in direct alignment of teacher evaluation, lesson planning, compliance, safety, and parent communication. This role works in collaboration with the Head of School. Direct reports include Special Education Coordinator, Early Childhood Coordinator, and Intake Manager.

This role prioritizes fostering an accountable, nurturing, and supportive educational environment for students and families.

• Daily Operations
• Orient staff to job description and delivery.
• Ensure that staff are working within their designated roles.
• Serve as teacher support and first level problem solver to support parent and student challenges.
• Support staff development in co-planning professional development and coaching needs.
• Support staff development and compliance within, toward, and for state requirements and any regulating bodies including Illinois State Board of Education and Clinical Service Delivery.
• Student Outcomes and Success
• Create weekly and monthly reports that capture data reports of student learning and progress.
• Develop and log student maladaptive behavior data.
• Work and collaborate with leadership in publications including student success and performance data.
• Orient new staff to their roles and conduct ongoing training to their roles.
• Train staff use of and expand the use of PBIS for individual student and progress.
• Research and Program Development
• Assist in research proposal writing and development for (grant writing)
• Develop new school programs (short or long term) that benefit student and community success + collaboration.
• Teacher Trainer and Mentor
• Provide feedback to staff regarding job performance including timeliness, attendance, student engagement, and promotion of prosocial behaviors in students.
• Utilize and enhance intervention protocols to support quality assurance of student learning outcomes.
• Model Direct Instruction lessons or utilize class as a model classroom for instructional methods.
• Meet with teachers and teams weekly to review student progress and performance.
• Document teaching performance evaluations and weekly meetings as they relate to teaching performance and student success.
• Ensure quarterly parent meetings with teachers take place to review learner performance and progress.
• Student Learning Plan Development, Coordination, and Execution
• Lead and support student transitions from area schools or parent enrolled learners.
• Ensure that student learning goals and individual plans are developed and staff teams are assigned.
• Train staff in quality assurance in conducting and coordinating progress meetings with parents and schools.
• Teaching Caseload
• Maintain a smaller teaching caseload of no more than 10 students in area of specialty-certification.

• Punctual and dependable
• Values parent communication
• Computer savvy - comfortable with google suite, with learning technologies
• Creative and flexible - open to learning how to teach students with learning differences
• Can develop, instruct, and model instructional best practices within student plans
• Understands the importance of ongoing data collection and analysis
• Collaborative in communication, planning, and writing

Aligned to mission. This role is best suited for individuals who believe that children have potential beyond a diagnosis. This role is best for an innovative individual who can galvanize and build momentum with staff in the most transparent way. This role is for someone who has a command of written language and verbal language. This role is for someone who understands that formal communication requires a…