Rocky Mountain Prep, Chief Academic & Schools Officer

Overview

ORGANIZATION
Rocky Mountain Prep (RMP) is a vibrant, values-driven public charter school network serving more than 5,100 students from early childhood through 12th grade across 12 schools in the Denver metro area. Formed through a 2023 merger of two beloved local networks—RMP and STRIVE Prep—RMP is now one of Denver's only unified ECE-12 public charter systems, bringing together the strength of two legacies into one dynamic and forward-looking community.

Our mission is to empower every student to reach their full potential through a rigorous, loving, and transformative academic experience. We believe in joy and challenge in equal measure, and we are unapologetically college-preparatory—preparing all scholars not only to succeed in college, but to thrive as compassionate, courageous changemakers in their communities and beyond.

Guided by our PEAK values—Perseverance, Excellence, Adventure, and Kindness—we seek excellence without ego, love with high expectations, and leadership grounded in both equity and curiosity. With a $100M annual budget and a team of more than 600 committed educators and staff, RMP is redefining what's possible in public education in Denver.

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Rocky Mountain Prep is seeking a bold, visionary, and deeply human-centered Chief Academic & Schools Officer (CASO) to lead our academic strategy, school performance, and instructional coherence across our ECE-12 network. Reporting directly to the CEO and serving as a key member of the executive leadership team, the CASO will serve as the strategic and operational architect of academic excellence at RMP—designing, evolving, and aligning our instructional systems to drive transformational outcomes for all students.

This is a pivotal moment ee years post-merger, we are realigning our academic and school leadership models to ensure that every classroom—whether in our early childhood centers, elementary schools, middle schools, or high schools—offers a cohesive, high-quality academic experience grounded in rigor, love, and contextual relevance. Our CASO will champion vertical alignment across schools while honoring the unique strengths and needs of each campus.

We are looking for a systems-thinking leader who can integrate academics and school management, zooming in to the details of curriculum implementation and instructional planning, and zooming out to ensure that each school "feels" like RMP while delivering results in their own context. This is a rare opportunity to build, scale, and innovate in a deeply collaborative and equity-driven environment.

The Chief Academic & Schools Officer (CASO) is accountable for:

• Academic performance and growth across all RMP schools—from early childhood through 12th grade
• Leadership development, coaching, and accountability for principals and academic leaders
• Cohesive, standards-aligned curriculum, instruction, assessment, and data practices
• Driving a culture of continuous improvement rooted in inquiry, reflection, and joyful urgency
• Establishing aligned systems and practices that differentiate based on context while driving shared outcomes across the network

The CASO will directly manage senior leaders across academics (curriculum, instruction, student services, data) and schools and will work in close collaboration with the CEO and peers in operations, talent, communications and culture to ensure schools are holistically supported.

Academic Vision, Strategy & Instructional Coherence

• Serve as the co-architect and co-steward of RMP's academic vision across ECE-12, ensuring rigorous, culturally responsive, and joyful instruction at every grade level
• Drive vertical alignment across content areas and school levels, creating a cohesive academic experience while supporting schools to adapt based on student needs and school context
• Champion a discovery mindset across elementary schools to identify and scale effective practices—while ensuring strong, measurable outcomes in middle and high school environments
• Oversee the adoption and implementation of high-quality curriculum (e.g., CKLA in upper elementary, Eureka in middle school),…