Director of Leadership Development; Director

Director of Leadership Development

The Director of Leadership Development is responsible for designing and leading a comprehensive leadership development strategy that builds, supports, and sustains top-tier educators and school leaders to drive student success. This role strengthens the organization’s talent ecosystem by ensuring a strong, diverse, and high-performing pipeline of teachers, school leaders, and support staff.

The Director leads the development and implementation of leadership initiatives that promote professional growth, instructional excellence, and long-term retention. This includes creating clear leadership pathways, overseeing induction and residency programs, and providing targeted coaching and professional learning experiences for emerging and existing leaders.

• Design and implement leadership development programs to cultivate emerging and existing leaders within the organization.
• Support school leaders with coaching, professional development, and succession planning to build internal leadership capacity.
• Facilitate new teacher and leadership induction programs to improve retention and accelerate professional growth.
• Work closely with Chiefs and school leadership to establish effective retention strategies, including mentorship, growth pathways, and recognition initiatives.
• Monitor staff engagement and satisfaction through surveys and feedback mechanisms, using insights to improve talent initiatives.
• Manage and oversee the Leadership In Residence (LIR) program for aspiring leaders.
• Manage and oversee the Principal In Residence (PIR) program for new leaders.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with the Chiefs to ensure alignment on talent development.

• Build and maintain a sustainable internal leadership pipeline for teachers, instructional leaders, assistant principals, and principals.
• Prepare identified staff for future leadership opportunities.
• Support internal promotion processes and readiness assessments for leadership candidates.

• Plan and facilitate leadership-focused professional development sessions, workshops, and learning communities.
• Ensure leadership development programming aligns with instructional priorities, organizational values, and performance expectations.
• Develop tools, frameworks, and resources to support consistent leadership practices across campuses.
• Manage program timelines, deliverables, and outcomes for all leadership development initiatives.

• Establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of leadership development, induction, and retention programs.
• Track program outcomes and report progress, trends, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Use qualitative and quantitative data to drive continuous improvement of leadership initiatives.

• Support change management efforts related to leadership transitions, growth, and organizational initiatives.
• Represent leadership development in cross-functional planning and strategic conversations.
• Perform all other duties as assigned

• 90% of new teachers participate in a new teacher induction program with an assigned mentor
• 85% of LIR participants demonstrate readiness for placement based on established leadership competencies.
• 100% of PIR participants demonstrate readiness for placement based on established leadership competencies.
• 100% of new leaders participate in a structured induction program within their first year.
• 65% of students meet or exceed MAP growth goals in reading and math.
• 71% of students meet STAAR growth goals by showing measurable academic progress in all tested subjects.
• Ensure 50% of students show at least one composite level of improvement on TELPAS (Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System).

• Education:
  Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Education, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• Certification:
  Texas teaching certification and leadership certification preferred – or ability to obtain certification within two years.
• Experience: 3+ years of…