Deputy Head of School

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🐊 Florida – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote

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Academica

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11 - 50 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

💼 Consulting

Education • Non-profit • Consulting

Academica is one of the nation’s longest-serving and most successful education service organizations, providing professional services and support to schools. Founded in 1999, Academica has played a significant role in the charter school movement, helping schools maintain control over their academic programs, staffing, management, and curricula. Their mission is to facilitate the unique vision of each school in a student-centric manner, promoting customization, collaboration, and innovative educational practices. By integrating technology with educational initiatives, Academica provides access to a high-quality education for diverse student backgrounds, including optional college courses either on-site or online. Their services include staff recruitment, regulatory compliance assistance, financial management, and more.

📋 Description

• Provide leadership exhibiting professionalism and high academic standards that celebrate student and staff achievements • Manage and lead the school leadership team in the day-to-day operation of the school • Collaborate with the HOS to support the School Board on implementation of school vision and mission, school decisions and policy creation • Oversee programming for career pathways including Arts/AV, IT, Business, Health Science, skilled trades, work-based learning, and post-secondary opportunities • Collaborate with industry and higher education partners to execute post-secondary opportunities for students • Manage regulatory complexities and political sensitivities with the board, state department of education, and political stakeholders • Develop plans and policies for the educational program and ensure implementation • Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws • Collaborate with the HOS on school budget development and management with the ACCEL Finance team • Oversee implementation of school marketing and enrollment plans • Serve as a public relations liaison between ACCEL and the school community • Ensure programs align with authorizing agency requirements • Recruit, hire, retain, evaluate, and develop highly qualified staff • Foster a positive school culture involving staff, community leaders, students, and parents • Serve as instructional leader and use data to drive academic decisions • Ensure implementation of instructional models, curricula, assessments, and targeted instruction • Maintain school census, attendance, and other state/sponsor reporting data • Coordinate responses to audits • Ensure school and office security and emergency plans meet requirements • Coordinate school technology efforts and recommend improvements • Maintain knowledge of state-specific report card/accountability requirements • Ensure creation and review of parent and student manuals, policies, and handbooks • Communicate the school mission and vision and solicit parent/family input • Build professional relationships with parents through timely communications • Coordinate special projects including peer mentoring, service learning, and community involvement • Ensure student orientation and onboarding programs meet student, family, and staff needs

🎯 Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Education or a closely related field or Education Administrative Experience • Current Administrative and Teacher licenses required • At least 10 years of experience in Education • 5 years' experience as K-12 administrator • Three or more years of experience working in an online school in an instructional role • Fundamental understanding of Career and Technical Education (CTE), its indicators as measurements of success, and the pathway approach in which CTE is implemented • Three or more years of experience with CTE, including creating and maintaining external partnerships • Experience in research-based instructional practices for project-based learning • Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards • Knowledge of State School Accountability/Report Card Components • Exemplary written and verbal communication skills • Ability to work well under pressure and effectively prioritize and execute tasks to meet deadlines consistently • Understanding of and ability to manage confidential information • Understanding of best practices for instructional strategies • Prior experience in online learning and research • Understanding of distance learning methodology, measurement, and implementation • Understanding of employee evaluation in a corporate/non-profit setting • Superb communication and community-building skills • Deep knowledge of curriculum development and program design • A record of success in operating not/for-profit business • A record of success in building community partnerships and fundraising • Entrepreneurial passion • Knowledge of school/non-profit management • Ability to pass state and federal background checks