Chief of Schools Officer

Job Title:
Chief of Schools Officer Dept:
Executive Team

Reports To:
Chief Executive Officer FLSA Status:
Exempt Starting Salary: $115, 000

Position Overview: The Chief Schools Officer (CSO) is responsible for managing and leading the work we do to achieve this goal at the highest level of excellence and with steadfast commitment to practices that cultivate transformative change. The Chief Schools Officer (CSO) is the steward of our primary institutional goal, ensuring all students - regardless of their background or prior educational experiences, graduate college-ready, are steadfast and persistent problem-solvers, active leaders in their communities, and highly engaged and empathetic citizens of the world.

The Chief Schools Officer will serve as the driver of academic success and school culture through the management of school principals and the Academic Team. She/he/they develops the capacity of STEM Prep Academy's school principals and Network Academic Team Members to create and implement an equitable and effective school design grounded in an evidence-based academic strategy. This role is boots‑on‑the‑ground with significant training and support of school and network leaders, organized to build organizational strength and promote educator longevity.

This executive leadership position will carry the responsibility of ensuring that every student at STEM Prep Academy attends an equity‑driven, community‑centric school that achieves academic ambitions. The position reports to the Chief Executive Officer and will directly supervise both school principal’s, support staff and the network academic team.

• Demonstrates self-reflection, self-awareness, and has a 360° view of what’s going on
• Minimum of five years of effective principal leadership experience with proven results
• Minimum of five years experience leading and managing people and situations effectively and consistent with a servant leadership mindset
• Vision for adult effectiveness including helping adults have a positive work experience
• Skilled in developing relationships balanced with people accountability
• Demonstrate superior interpersonal communication and presentation skills as well as proven organizational skills
• Knowledge of human resource management and talent development with an ability to provide a high level of customer service
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing systems, researching, collecting and analyzing data
• Proven collaborator with other executive leaders and across teams
• Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule including events outside of the school day
• Inspires and motivates students, teachers and staff
• BS/BA from an accredited college/university

• Master’s degree in education, leadership, or related field
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Exercise sound judgment and decision‑making skills and inspire decision‑making by others
• Experience and comfort delivering crucial conversations to manage conflict and de‑escalate students and/or adults
• Budget management and analysis experience
• Familiarity with charter schools

• As a member of the Executive Team, contributes to vision‑setting and strategy for the organization at‑large.
• Leads the commitment to continually improving the educational experiences of all students, ensuring our schools are the highest performing across all measures.
• Communicates our mission and values with great zeal among diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• In collaboration with Human Resources and academic leaders, feedback and formal evaluation processes

• Deliver regular, on‑site, and rigorous observation, coaching, and feedback for instructional leaders and leadership teams.
• In collaboration with network leadership, design, facilitate, and oversee summer leader training.
• Support the success of summer teacher orientation and training in partnership with the network academic team and school leaders.
• Develop and coach principals and other leaders to launch and manage effective school leadership teams; monitor and refine as needed strong student and adult culture systems and school‑wide behavior systems.
• Oversees and…