School Leader - Urban Dove Team Charter School Memphis II

About the Organization

Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a distinctive network of sports‑based high schools catering to over‑aged, under‑credited youth. We fuse a robust academic curriculum with sports‑based youth development, ensuring our graduates receive a diploma, a stepping‑stone for higher education, and essential job skills.

The School Leader will lead Urban Dove Team Charter School, Memphis II and will work closely with Urban Dove in its role as the Charter Management Organization (CMO) to help plan, and implement the school model and organizational vision. UD Team Memphis II will be an Opportunity Charter High School serving highly at‑risk and/or over‑aged middle and high school students. The SL will report to, and work with, the school’s Board of Directors and collaborate with the School Leader of UD Team Memphis I.

The School Leader will spend approximately 75 days over three visits in a NYC Residency with Urban Dove during a pre‑planning year (26‑27). The SL will work with Urban Dove as the CMO to lead all planning year activities in order to prepare for the school opening, in Fall 2027. The School Leader is responsible for creating and maintaining an engaging, positive, and supportive school culture using a youth development framework.

The SL will consistently ensure all staff utilize restorative and therapeutic approaches to behavior and discipline and will model this approach daily. The School Leader will use data to create accountability for all staff in evaluations and create improvement plans as needed. The School Leader will directly supervise a Leadership Team and key staff. The Board of Directors evaluates the SL annually but empowers the CMO to supervise and support the SL on a daily basis.

• Participate in Urban Dove’s NYC Residency Program
• Conduct community outreach
• Establish connections with potential partners
• Build leadership team and lead staff and student recruitment

• Ensure high quality execution of the school’s charter in accordance with all Tennessee charter frameworks
• Ensure all staff have the skills, confidence and support they need to be successful
• Plan and facilitate school‑wide PD according to school priorities and staff needs
• Give honest, clear and helpful feedback to staff
• Actively and strategically manage staff hiring, development, and retention to maintain overall staff quality and meet school needs
• Maintain clear and explicit organizational and behavioral expectations for all members of the school community
• Demonstrate ability to understand and analyze data from multiple sources
• Proactively analyze and diagnose problems and solve them thoughtfully and creatively. Provide mechanisms for stakeholder voice/participation in decision‑making
• Build leadership capacity for staff members
• Work closely with the Charter Management team on all high level strategic and financial decision making
• Report out monthly to the Board of Directors

• Ensure faithful implementation of all aspects of the UD Team model
• Ensure delivery of a high quality Sports‑Based Youth Development program
• Articulate a clear vision for high student achievement that meets Urban Dove’s stated organizational goals
• Align youth development and support services around academic goals
• Make curricular choices that are aligned with school model and instructional vision
• Use assessments to determine student progress toward goals and to adjust classroom instruction
• Ensure that curricula, units and lessons will lead all students to mastery of rigorous content and higher‑order thinking skills
• Ensure that curricula, units and lessons are engaging and accessible to all students
• Build consistency in instruction across all learning spaces

• Create an environment that prioritizes caring, respectful relationships among teachers, students, staff, and families
• Define, guide, and embody key elements of school culture for the whole community
• Approach discipline and social‑emotional support through a restorative lens such that a safe…