Chief Schools Officer

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Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Schools Officer will be a critical member of the senior leadership team and is responsible for ensuring a 100% renewal rate for all schools across the DPPS multi-state network. The Chief Schools Officer will be charged with leading the work that ensures all Democracy Prep schools are delivering on their promise to students and families by running high‑performing schools that provide a transformational education.

The Chief Schools Officer sets direction for our schools and is fully responsible for principal management and the implementation of school functions and programs. The Chief Schools Officer is also responsible for driving the school culture vision for the network and is ultimately accountable for network‑wide school culture metrics, including scholar suspension and attrition rates. The Chief Schools Officer is responsible for ensuring Democracy Prep meets or exceeds school culture benchmarks as outlined in our multi‑year strategic plan.

• A leader and educator with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for all scholars, especially those with significant challenges.
• A highly‑effective educator who has a clear track record of raising student achievement for at least ten years as both a teacher and a school leader.
• A self‑reflective and self‑aware leader who is dedicated to and supports Democracy Prep's commitment to antiracism and who is eager to further a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• A professional who values diverse perspectives and is committed to empowering young people and to lifting up and working alongside communities.
• An expert at translating academic standards and state assessment requirements into effective instructional design.
• An experienced coach with demonstrated success in building and developing the leadership capacity in others.
• An excellent writer and skilled orator who can easily connect with scholars, families, staff, and community members and effectively tailor communication to multiple stakeholder groups.
• A data‑informed leader, adept at data analysis, with the ability to extract meaningful insights from data across multiple schools and who is willing to reevaluate one's understanding based on new information and data.
• A leader with experience analyzing and managing budgets as well as strategizing in service of excellent academic and civics outcomes given limited resources available.
• A graduate of a Bachelor's degree program (required), Master's degree in related field (preferred).

• Manage, coach and develop Deputy Superintendents to ensure the schools in their regions are meeting their goals and remain compliant with all state, local and authorizer mandates.
• Set a strong vision for school leadership and principal management at Democracy Prep Public Schools to be executed through management of each Democracy Prep Deputy Superintendent.
• Provide guidance and support to principal managers on all elements of running a high‑performing school, including but not limited to excellent K-12 instruction, school culture and climate, teacher and leader development, talent, budget, etc.
• Partner with the Chief Academic Officer to ensure the entire organization is leading for learning (e.g., teacher observations are held sacred in frequency and quality across all schools, teacher feedback is delivered in writing and in practice‑based one‑on‑one coaching sessions at a regular cadence for emerging, developing, and master teachers, curriculum is being implemented to fidelity in each school, and the assessment strategy is rigorous, customized to the needs of the population, and strictly adhered to by school‑based teammates and network‑based support staff, including the execution of data‑driven remediation blocks).
• Partner with the Chief Academic Officer to design and lead systematic execution of the fall and spring school review process across all Democracy Prep regions, through strong management of Deputy Superintendents.
• Develop a rigorous, research‑based…