Dean of Operations-Elementary

About Us:

Freedom Preparatory Academy Charter Schools ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) is a network of PreK-12 free public charter schools serving students in Memphis, TN, and Birmingham, AL. Our mission is to prepare all students in grades PreK-12 to excel in college and in life. Since our founding in 2009, we have grown from a class of 96 sixth grade students to now serving over 1950 students across multiple campuses.

In 2024, we expanded into Birmingham, AL, starting with grades K-1, with plans to grow to a K-5 campus.

At Freedom Prep, we are committed to transforming education for students across the South, ensuring they have access to high-quality educational opportunities that empower them to thrive. Over the past 15 years, our students have consistently exceeded both local and state averages in math and have surpassed local benchmarks in English Language Arts on state assessments.

Our mission is guided by three core beliefs: every child deserves the right to a high-quality public education, character development is essential to student success, and exposure to diverse opportunities builds the confidence and skills needed to excel in college and in life.

At Freedom Prep, we cultivate a structured, academically rigorous environment that fosters excellence in core subjects, promotes advanced academic skills, and encourages students to embody the core values of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Excellence, and Community.

The Dean of Operations is responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising the day-to-day business operations of a school office, and serves as administrative aide. The DOO will support the Academy’s internal and external operations through the creation and implementation of strong, efficient systems and structures. The DOO will be housed at a school site and be expected to arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of school and leave no earlier than 30 minutes after dismissal is complete.

This position reports to the Head of Schools, with significant support and training from the central operations team.

The Dean of Operations is responsible for planning, coordinating and supervising the day-to-day logistical operations of the school. Below are some of the characteristics the Dean of Operations will be expected to exhibit:

• Embod e the characteristics that the school values, especially perseverance, social responsibility, an “all hands on deck” mentality and professionalism.
• Embod e and advocate the mission, vision, and strategic direction of the Academy.
• Assist in the development/implementation of structures and systems to assist in building consistency within the school and throughout the network.
• Promotes and maintains a positive and effective school climate by ensuring that all interactions with staff, students, parents, and the public at large are prompt, efficient, helpful, and friendly.
• Recognizes problems and impediments and reports them promptly with options for solutions to the site Head of School and Director of Network Operations; promote and assists with constructive resolutions.
• Attend and support school functions. Seek out and participate in educational and professional development and motivate and encourage such developments for school-classified employees.
• Must be comfortable with ambiguity.

• Manage all school-level vendor relationships including, but not limited to, supplies, facilities, food services, transportation, etc.
• Coordinate with the central finance and accounting staff on the purchase order/requisition process and timely payments of vendors.
• Ensure adherence to all fiscal policies.

• Manage school-site facility maintenance and custodial needs.
• Scrutinize facility wear and tear and make recommendations as to facility improvement (i.e., carpet replacement, exterior and interior, turf).
• Track and conduct regular inventory of all school assets and property.

• Ensure accuracy of Student Information Systems (SIS) and supervise the timely, accurate, and consistent maintenance of student data. Work with school personnel to maintain integrity and accuracy of…