Executive Director of Admissions, OSE

Executive Director of Admissions, OSE

Administrative Education Officer

Level: G6

Division/Office:
Office of Student Enrollment

Borough:
Manhattan

Posting End Date: 07/01/2026

The Office of Student Enrollment (OSE) manages admissions, enrollment and transfers for students in NY City Public Schools (NYCPS), Early Childhood programs, 2K through grade 12, including District 75 schools. Additionally, the office oversees 12+ sites consisting of Family Welcome Centers (FWCs), and a call center which are family facing offices that conduct enrollment transactions and provide community based support to families.

OSE designs and implements enrollment and admissions policies and processes that provide all students with access to high quality public schools. OSE also has teams dedicated to supporting our most vulnerable students, including students with disabilities, temporary housing, foster care, and other special populations.

The Executive Director serves as the primary resource for NYCPS leadership regarding the various admissions processes. Takes the lead in guiding the admissions related work of various Student Enrollment staff as relates to the development and implementation of policy directives, analysis, interpretation of relevant data, and the implementation of procedural initiatives that support admissions. Serves as Subject Matter Expert in responding to inquiries from other central offices, field offices, elected, and community organizations.

Performs related work.

Chief Enrollment Officer

Senior Director of Admissions

Work closely with OSE senior leadership, DIIT, Division of Inclusive and Accessible Learning (DIAL), Early Childhood, First Deputy Chancellor, Principals, Superintendents and other NYCPS Leaders.

• Oversees all aspects of admissions for 2K-12 admissions; this includes strategic planning, systems development, communications, professional development, public engagement, process implementation, and improvement.
• Works with Executive Superintendents and Superintendents to ensure an appropriate level of participation from schools across the various processes.
• Works in collaboration with Family Welcome Center leadership to ensure excellent customer service and timely resolution of inquiries from families and schools.
• Demonstrates hands on leadership by supporting admission teams at public events, school staff trainings, guiding teams through navigating relationships across divisions and managing difficult conversations with schools and families.
• Strategizes across teams to standardize and streamline admissions processes across grade levels to create consistency, coherence, and clarity for schools and families.
• Creates and implements a robust coaching and development plan for the admissions teams to ensure continued learning and honing of technical skills as well as leadership skills.
• Ensures stakeholders are engaged throughout the admissions processes around updates and changes. This means working with the OSE Cabinet to proactively engage both internal and external stakeholders.
• Works within and across central offices and organizations to raise policy issues regarding enrollment, admissions, eligibility, selection criteria and equity of access and develops processes to effectively implement these policies.
• Directs and participates in studies and evaluations to determine the needs of the student population relative to admissions and which policies and procedures may require revision.
• Prepares presentations and professional development materials for the CEO, NYCPS leadership, and all enrollment stakeholders.
• Oversees development and administration of system wide professional development regarding the admissions processes for School staff.
• Represents Student Enrollment at various meetings, which include cross functional NYCPS meetings, external meetings with parent groups, community organizations and the like.

Minimum

• A master’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, educational psychology, educational leadership, public administration, public policy, social work, or a closely related…