SY Special Projects Manager

11 month, Full-time, Exempt Brooklyn, NY, US

7 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $62,000.00 To $93,781.00 Annually

Prospect Schools is a high-performing, intentionally diverse K-12 college preparatory charter network serving nearly 3,000 students across seven schools in Brooklyn. We are a growing organization and expanding our network across Brooklyn from 6 to 9 schools in the coming academic year. Prospect Schools models its curriculum on the renowned International Baccalaureate Program, a rigorous program that raises the level of academic responsibility for students while preparing them to be global citizens.

Our network is dedicated to the mission of preparing a diverse student body to have a positive impact on society and develop a lifelong passion for learning, guided by our core values:

• Curiosity :
  Develop sound judgment and intellect by asking questions confidently and thinking critically
• Care :
  Support others by grounding every action in empathy while championing equity and inclusion
• Persistence :
  Grow and learn by solving problems with determination, creativity, and tenacity
• Passion :
  Succeed by approaching challenges with excitement, enthusiasm, and self-assurance

Prospect Schools is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Special Projects Manager. They will be responsible for creating, revising, and implementing strong operational systems to promote a positive, efficient, and safe environment for our school community. The SPM owns high-stakes, cross-functional work streams, including testing cycles and assessment systems, and is responsible for creating, revising, and implementing strong operational systems that make our school positive, efficient, and safe.

• Testing cycles:
  Own end-to-end planning, coordination, oversight, and accountability for all school testing cycles and assessment systems, including state testing and interim and standardized assessments.
• Testing logistics:
  Build the testing schedules, class groupings, and small-group plans. Lead professional development training to all proctors and staff.
• Academic support systems:
  Oversee progress reports, testing cycle coordination, and the accountability systems that show us which students need support and when.
• Student technology:
  Create and oversee the system for student technology (e.g., Chromebook) distribution, troubleshooting, and tracking, so every student has a working device.
• Technology escalations:
  Oversee high-level tech issues and staff tech support escalations. Serve as the school’s point of contact with the IT Team when an issue cannot be solved on site.

• Act as the primary operations lead and decision-maker when the DSO is absent. Represent operations in school-wide leadership meetings.
• Project plan and execute logistics and communication for school events including (but not limited to) field trips, picture day, and end of year/graduation ceremonies
• Act as state testing coordinator overseeing logistics, small groups, and overall health of school-based administration.
• Execute After School Programming day-to-day operations, enrollment, and safety.
• Support with the planning and execution of day-to-day school systems, such as Arrival, Lunch/Recess, and Dismissal to ensure that they run efficiently and safely
• Create and administer staff training on new and routine operations systems
• Act as the primary point person for all operations and logistics related to interim and standardized assessments, including schedule creation, class groupings, tech support, staff training, etc.
• Strategic planning support:
  Coordinate and implement cross-functional projects that advance DSO priorities, from first plan to…