Academic Director

Title:

AIM Academic Director

Work Schedule:

M: 10:00 - 6:00, flexibility required

Location:

Prairieview Elementary + AIM Tennis

Reports To:

Executive Director

Supervises:
Academic Coordinator, College and Career Coordinator, tutoring staff, and student Coaches in Training during tutoring sessions

Salary Range: $42,000 - $50,000 + health/vision/dental

Employment:
Full time

To promote health, academic achievement, and character development through positive youth development.

We use tennis and the principles of sport to build a community of children, youth, and adults who work, learn, and play hard together.

The Academic Director is the leadership position responsible for the academic program and academic outcomes of students at Aces in Motion. The Director leads the academic team, sets the academic vision, and is accountable for student progress, program quality, and compliance.

The Director supervises the Academic Coordinator/Lead and the College and Career Coordinator, and works in partnership with the data team, which owns data management, Skyward administration, and tracker maintenance. The Director owns the academic results even though the data team produces the data: the Director reads it, acts on it, and reports it.

The Director leads the execution and ongoing development of the AIM Academic Days, the Student Success Blueprint, and AIM's partnerships with Peak Literacy and iXL. The Director spends time both in schools, meeting with teachers, administrators, counselors, and students, and on site leading academic planning and team collaboration.

Occasional travel may be required for school visits, college campus tours, and other external meetings.

This position must demonstrate AIM Values and

Skills:

Learning, Integrity, Leadership, Community, Teamwork, Effort, and Resilience.

• Commit to and model the AIM Mission and Values for all staff, students, and families
• Supervise the Academic Coordinator/Lead and the College and Career Coordinator, including weekly check ins, coaching, and accountability for their assigned work
• Supervise tutoring staff and student Coaches in Training during tutoring sessions
• Conduct staff evaluations and situational reviews when necessary
• Hire, train, and develop academic staff in partnership with the Executive Director
• Create daily schedules along with an opening and closing checklist for each coach
• Conduct Team Huddles to review the daily schedule and assign roles
• Ensure program sites are clean and orderly at the beginning and end of program hours

• Own the 60 minute academic block across the cohort rooms: students in seats with assigned work, students without homework working in Khan Academy, and students assigned to PEAK tutoring in tutoring
• Ensure Khan Academy cohorts and targeted classrooms are built, maintained, and active, with student work assigned based on assessment results and academic needs
• Ensure tutoring runs every week, including PEAK tutoring and one on one pull out tutoring, with tutoring attendance handed to the data team every Friday so PEAK participation measurements can be completed
• Work directly with students to identify areas of need, ensuring they have adequate academic support
• Provide 1:1 meetings with students to assess academic progress, address challenges, and structure academic time effectively
• Lead success plan meetings, collaborating with the academic team to develop individualized strategies for students' academic and post secondary success
• Develop and implement strategies to keep students engaged during academic time, including interactive components for when students have no homework or…