Culture Manager

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non‑profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high‑quality public schools to thrive in their community.

We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

Rocketship Public Schools DC seeks a mission‑driven, innovative, collaborative, student‑focused, and community‑centered Culture Manager. The Culture Manager reports directly to the school’s Principal and serves as a critical member of the school’s administrative team.

The Culture Manager is responsible for creating and maintaining a safe, healthy, and supportive environment and school culture that synthesizes the intellectual, physical, social, emotional, and character development of our students.

The Culture Manager helps to create and sustain a culture of high expectations and continual support for all teachers and students, as well as promoting and enforcing a school environment that is professional and respectful of others. The Culture Manager is a member of the administrative team.

• Lead the Student Success Team, serve as a member of the Instructional Leadership Team.
• As a member of the Instructional Leadership Team, supports administration in implementing and maintaining clear expectations and standards for joyful learning environments.
• Be a regular presence in classrooms to observe teaching and learning and provide feedback and coaching to teachers, with a specific focus on student engagement, and classroom management best practices.
• Zealous leadership, advocacy and responsibility for consistent implementation of school wide culture.
• Co‑lead culture‑related professional development programs for all faculty and staff with the Instructional Leadership Team.
• Assist in the recruitment, hiring and onboarding of highly effective teachers and staff.
• Manage the systems to collect and share data on school‑wide culture trends, analysis and action planning for Tier 2 and Tier 3 needs.
• Support coaching and alignment to pivotal parts of the daily school day in collaboration with the Business Operations Manager (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch, and recess) to ensure safety and high quality student and family experience.
• Foster and maintain a school culture where diversity is encouraged, where professionalism is practiced, and where students learn to respect differences, take responsibility for their actions, and exercise integrity and leadership.
• Sustains an articulated school culture dedicated to supporting the whole student and their family, ensuring that all school practices are strengths‑based, trauma informed, and culturally responsive.
• Lead the school community in meeting the school‑wide goal of retaining 85% of students each year. Create and lead intervention strategies that promote a culture of success and reduce student attrition.
• Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the Principal.

• Improve and implement the school’s discipline system and other structures necessary to promote student achievement both inside and outside the classroom.
• Develop systems and structures to limit the time spent on reactive student discipline through ensuring consistent implementation of research‑based best practices in supporting high levels of student engagement, belonging and success in classrooms.
• Supports faculty in implementing student support and behavior intervention systems that maintain a strengths‑based, trauma‑informed, and culturally responsive mindset.
• Lead the Student Success Team in identifying and supporting students who are struggling academically, behaviorally, or emotionally. Develop and implement programs to promote positive…