High School: Director of School Operations - Greater Boston, MA (2026-2027

High School: Director of School Operations - Greater Boston, MA )

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is looking for a talented, committed, and culturally competent Director of School Operations (DSO) who will report to the Managing Director of Operations. As the operational leader of the school, the DSO is critical to the success and efficiency of running the campus. This position is central to the realization of our mission as it provides the School Leader, Assistant Principals (APs), and educators the opportunity to focus almost exclusively on teaching and learning within the schools.

The Director of School Operations will, therefore, be an individual who embraces innovation and continuous improvement, is willing to get their hands dirty, and relishes the challenge of finding innovative ways to work smarter and more efficiently, all in support of helping cultivate a culture of joy of teaching and learning within our schools. As such, the DSO is also a part of the school's culture by supporting students when needed, managing the school-based operations team, including outside vendors, and serving on the school leadership team.

DSOs and school leaders maintain consistent school-wide systems and procedures - academic, behavioral, cultural, logistical - designed to permit teachers to do their best work. Ultimately, the DSO supports our school team in amplifying our children's potential by creating a school experience that helps affirm, value, and challenge students each day.

This role requires consistent and reliable demonstration of the following essential job functions and key responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership and Management

• Manages the School Operations Leadership & Operations Team
• Develops the school-wide operation's vision that supports and operationalizes the academic and cultural vision of the school in partnership with the School Leader and the regional leadership teams
• Plays a leadership role in the school's strategic and annual planning and budgeting processes
• Hires, manages, coaches, and develops school operations team members and holds them accountable to goals and outcomes

Finance & Purchasing

• Works closely with the School Leader to develop the school's annual budget
• Actively manages the school budget throughout the year by participating in monthly budget meetings with the regional Finance team to review budget variances, actively monitoring school spending, and proactively seeking opportunities to ensure spending is always aligned to the school's academic priorities
• Manages the school purchasing process by establishing clear systems for staff to request items, placing orders with vendors, tracking delivery, and coding and submitting purchases orders, invoices, and reimbursement requests
• Manages the school payment process for activity fees, testing, and other miscellaneous payments
• Approves school purchases under a specific financial threshold
• Serves as the first school-based point of contact regarding finance and works with the regional Finance team to ensure financial compliance and reporting

Facilities & Maintenance

• Works with the Facilities Manager to ensure facility issues are properly handled, including maintenance, managing staff/vendors, and campus safety
• Manages all aesthetics and staff room supplies throughout the facility
• Ensures that the main office is neat, organized, welcoming and has all important family-facing materials

Food Service, Transportation, and Special Events

• Serves as the eyes and ears of the school to ensure that all school operations run seamlessly each and every day, proactively problem solving and developing systems where needed
• Oversees all aspects of food service, including quality, managing staff/vendors, meal tracking, and compliance
• Manages the logistics of meal delivery (breakfast, lunch, snacks) including staff duty schedules and cafeteria schedules and routines
• Oversees all aspects of transportation including vendor management, arrival and dismissal procedures, and setting and managing staff duty schedules
• Owns logistics of communications and external relations through family letters, weekly staff notes, surveys, and visitors
• Owns all logistics (e.g. transportation, lodging, meals, staffing plan, etc.) of all off-site field trips and all on-site special events (Report Card Nights, Performances, Graduation, staff celebrations, etc.)
• Serves as the point person for hosting visitors on school tours

Technology & Equipment

• Ensures that students and staff have access to needed technology and works with regional Tech Team to plan technology-related enhancements
• Leads the school opening/startup process each year to ensure that doors are ready to open by ordering furniture, equipment, instructional supplies, and ensuring that student services (e.g. food service, transportation) are ready to go
• Manages the school's supply and asset inventory (e.g. computers, textbooks)

Student Information, Testing, and Educator Operations Support

• Manages systems for and maintains accurate student data…