Senior Director, CT Talent & School Support

OUR PURPOSE & IMPACT

The Mind Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating an educational system that ensures every student has access to high-quality education, no exceptions. We achieve this by fostering a supportive environment through policy advocacy, community engagement, empowering talented educators to establish new schools, and supporting existing schools and educators.

Building on that foundation, The Mind Trust Connecticut (TMT-CT) launched in 2024 with a mandate to accelerate the development of excellent new schools across Connecticut while strengthening the capacity of the state's existing charter sector. TMT-CT operates across four programmatic pillars: new school incubation, sector ecosystem development, school quality, and talent pipelines.

TMT-CT has been awarded a five-year federal Charter Schools Program State Entity grant to implement the Connecticut Opportunity Charter Schools Program (CSP-CT). Over five years, CSP-CT will award 31 subgrants to launch 14 new charter schools and replicate or expand 17 more, creating thousands of new high-quality seats in Connecticut's highest-need communities, alongside more than $4.8 million in technical assistance for the state's charter sector.

Through this initiative, TMT-CT will invest in the launch, replication, and expansion of high-quality public charter schools while building the technical assistance and sector infrastructure necessary to support schools, leaders, families, and Connecticut's charter authorizer.

At The Mind Trust, we operate in a dynamic, results-driven culture that prioritizes collaboration and flexibility. We are a nonprofit that invests in public education to transform lives and increase academic achievement in Indianapolis, across Indiana, and beyond. In Connecticut, The Mind Trust operates with a small, fast-moving team that values autonomy, high standards, and the ability to build as we go.

Everything we do aims to create a positive impact on student learning because we believe all students, regardless of background or income, deserve an education that helps them meet their full potential in life.

We believe in fostering a high-capacity team that aligns with our mission and values to drive transformational educational outcomes. Our culture encourages team members to bring their authentic selves to work, fostering a sense of belonging and care for one another. Empowered and self-driven, our leaders operate with autonomy and commitment to continuous learning and growth. We invest in professional development, promoting innovation and curiosity as we strive for excellence in our mission.

The Senior Director, Talent & School Support leads TMT-CT's CSP-funded work to develop the leaders of Connecticut's replicating and expanding charter schools and to strengthen the schools they run. The role leads the CSP-funded leadership development program for operators pursuing replication or expansion, coordinates school support for new and growing charter schools, and manages the technical assistance partnerships that underpin both.

It is one of two positions funded wholly through TMT-CT's Charter Schools Program grant, and the person in it is responsible for turning federal investment into stronger leaders, stronger schools, and a stronger charter sector. Working closely with the CSP Project Director (TMT-CT's Executive Director), the VP/Head of Connecticut Programs, the CSP Grant Administrator, participating schools, the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), and external partners, the Senior Director ensures that support is responsive, high-quality, and directly connected to what schools and leaders need.

The role manages a significant portfolio of contracted technical assistance — school academic and operational support, leadership development for operators pursuing replication or expansion, family access, sector data infrastructure, and authorizer capacity — and owns several of CSP-CT's most visible statewide deliverables: the public Connecticut Charter Sector Dashboard, the Annual State of Connecticut's Charter Sector Report, the CSP-funded leadership development program that anchors the role's talent portfolio, and TMT-CT's technical assistance partnership with Connecticut's charter authorizer.

This is a build role. Much of the program infrastructure does not yet exist, and the right person will find that energizing rather than…