Executive Director of Middle Schools

Overview

Location:

Network Support Team (NST– RMP’s “Central Office”)

Reports to:

Interim CEO/Chief Academic & Schools Officer

Start Date:

Spring 2026 in Preparation for SY26-27

Competitive Salary Range: $165,000 - $185,000.

Rocky Mountain Prep (RMP) is a network of 12 public charter schools in the Denver metro area, serving just over 5,100 students from early childhood through 12th grade. We are committed to reimagining what excellent public education looks like in Colorado and we believe that equity, rigor, and belonging must coexist to create joyful, life-changing learning environments for all students.

We believe equity means ensuring every child has access to what they need to thrive— not by treating every student the same, but by meeting them where they are, honoring who they are, and challenging them to grow.

Our mission is grounded in our PEAK values— Perseverance, Excellence, Adventure, and Kindness—and in our belief that every student deserves a rigorous, affirming education and every adult deserves the coaching and care to grow while delivering it.

At RMP, we lead with love, push with purpose, and show up every day for students and each other. Our schools pair high expectations with deep belonging, and we are guided by the belief that strong relationships are the foundation for strong results.

We are seeking a bold, strategic, and relational Executive Director of Middle Schools to lead, coach, and support a portfolio of five RMP middle schools through a critical phase of alignment, improvement, and innovation.

As a key member of the Schools Team, reporting to the Interim CEO/Chief Academic & Schools Officer (CASO), the Executive Director will be responsible for managing the principals of RMP’s middle schools and serving as a connective tissue between school sites and network strategy. This role is uniquely positioned to bring cohesion across our middle grades while honoring the distinct context of each school— including standalone middle schools, co-located campuses with elementary or high schools, and a school operating as K–8.

We are looking for a leader who is fluent in both systems and relationships— someone who understands the developmental uniqueness of middle schoolers, the complexity of school design and management, and the art of coaching school leaders at all stages of their journey. This person will drive academic and cultural alignment across campuses while also supporting context-specific decisions, building trust-based principal coaching relationships, and translating the network’s academic vision into lived excellence across diverse settings.

• Lead, coach, and manage a portfolio of 5 middle schools, serving as the primary principal manager and performance lead for each campus.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with principals while holding them accountable for academic growth, student culture, operational strength, and staff sustainability.
• Set and monitor school-specific performance goals, co-develop improvement plans, and lead data-informed progress monitoring aligned to network-wide standards.
• Develop and lead cross-campus collaboration to align instructional expectations, academic systems, and school culture practices across middle schools.

• Partner with the Interim CEO/CASO and academic leaders to ensure rigorous, aligned, and culturally responsive instruction across middle schools.
• Observe instruction regularly, provide targeted feedback to school leaders, and support the development of coaching systems that lift teacher practice across classrooms.
• Lead the academic calibration and implementation of core curriculum tools (e.g., Eureka), especially in ways that support novice teachers and drive strong first teach.
• Stamp and scale instructional non-negotiables while allowing for contextual flexibility based on school design, community, and student needs.

• Ensure each middle school offers a consistent, developmentally responsive culture grounded in high expectations, restorative practices, and joyful…