Scholar Manager

Scholar Experience Manager (26-27)

Position:
Scholar Experience Manager

Reports To:

Principal

Location:

Smilow Collegiate

At RePublic Schools, your work advances academic excellence and expands opportunity for every scholar. Every day, you partner with scholars and families to unlock opportunity through rigorous, joyful instruction and a deep commitment to academic excellence. We believe all scholars deserve grade-level work, strong teaching, and high expectations.

RePublic invests deeply in its people through intentional development, competitive compensation and benefits, and meaningful recognition of the impact you make. Grow as an authentic leader within a high-performing, collaborative culture – where your voice matters, your excellence is nurtured, and your work helps reimagine what public education can be in the South.

• Partners with the Principal to design and implement a school-wide vision for a positive, structured, and developmentally appropriate behavior management system with clear incentives and consequences.
• Leads, coaches, and manages Scholar Experience Coordinators (high school only) to ensure consistent execution of culture systems and student support structures.
• Develops and facilitates professional development for staff focused on relationship-building, classroom management, high expectations, and strong family partnerships.
• Collaborates with the Operations Team to improve attendance, punctuality, and chronic absenteeism through proactive student and family engagement.
• Collects, analyzes, and communicates culture and behavior data to inform school-wide priorities and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
• Leads the school's character development program, ensuring it builds student identity, accountability, and positive contributions to school culture.
• Plans and facilitates school-wide culture-building events such as recognition assemblies, family workshops, and community engagement activities.
• Creates and sustains a positive peer culture of belonging, ensuring all students feel supported, valued, and connected to the school community.
• Establishes systems that support student reflection, accountability, and action planning following behavioral incidents.
• Manages Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavioral interventions, ensuring appropriate supports, restorative practices, and communication with stakeholders are implemented effectively.
• Collaborates with teachers, students, and families to design, implement, and monitor individualized behavior support plans aligned to student needs.
• Serves as the primary driver of family engagement and attendance systems by coaching staff on effective communication practices and leading strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

The Person At RePublic, we believe that strong, authentic relationships are the foundation for strong school and classroom culture rooted in sky-high expectations for kids. The Scholar Experience Manager is the culture leader of the school, and is charged with ensuring that the school has the systems and processes in place that enable all stakeholders - staff, students, and families - to work together to create a school-wide culture of safety, consistency, and structure such that joy, positivity, empathy, and love of learning permeate every space in the building.

The Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree required;
  Master's degree in Education, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field strongly preferred
• Prior experience in a K–12 school setting supporting school culture, student behavior, or discipline systems strongly preferred
• Experience in high-performing charter school environments with aligned mission and values strongly preferred
• Proficiency in instructional technology, student information systems, and data platforms to track student progress and inform interventions
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with students, families, staff, and external partners
• Openness to receiving, reflecting on, and implementing frequent, actionable feedback within a continuous improvement culture
• Ability to maintain professionalism, discretion, and emotional composure in high-pressure or…