Full-Time, In-Person, Temporary School Director of Operations

Company Description

School Mission

Compass Collegiate Academy provides every scholar with the academic foundation and strong habits that inspire and cultivate lifelong learners who lead purposeful, civic lives.

Compass Collegiate Academy strives to create a diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist community. People from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

This is a temporary, full time position, while one of our team members is on leave. This is a temporary position with an anticipated duration of about 4 months, subject to business needs.

School Overview

Compass Collegiate Academy (CCA) is a public charter school that opened in Charleston, South Carolina with grades K-1 in August of 2021. Our school will add a grade each year until we are a full K-8 school serving over 400 scholars. CCA currently has grades K-4 and approximately 150 scholars. We have intentionally built our school model and structured our budget to ensure our scholar body is representative of the student population in North Charleston and the Charleston peninsula, the school’s geographic target area. We are driven by the following core beliefs for our school model:

All Means All - We operate with a non-negotiable belief in the potential of every child. Every adult employed at CCA will operate with a daily mindset that every scholar can achieve at high levels irrespective of a scholar’s family income, disability, language proficiency or prior developmental experience.

Rigorous Curriculum - Our rigorous curriculum and academic program is designed to assist scholars to acquire a foundation of knowledge and advanced literacy skills in the early grades that will prepare scholars to undertake higher order analysis, evaluation, and critical thinking skills in later grades.

An Intentional Commitment to Scholar Social and Emotional Growth - Preparing scholars for successful secondary and postsecondary pursuits involves growing both sharp minds and big hearts. CCA will focus on helping scholars better understand their own identities, their communities, and how to successfully build relationships with peers across lines of difference. Scholars will develop character strengths such as kindness, determination, curiosity, gratitude and integrity and will be better equipped to positively impact their diverse local communities and world.

High-Quality Staff - CCA has a robust hiring and development model based on some of the nation’s best public schools to ensure a high-quality teaching and learning environment for scholars. Teachers and leaders are respected as skilled practitioners and professionals in a culture that prioritizes continuous growth and development for adults as well as scholars. 

Personalized Learning through Data-Driven Instruction - Through a continuous cycle of assessment, analysis, and action, CCA identifies personalized needs to close academic gaps while also differentiating instruction for scholars with more advanced achievement. 

Parental Involvement and Intentional Community - CCA values families as partners in the academic growth and human development of scholars. Families can expect daily updates on scholar progress, weekly phone communication and availability with a scholar’s teacher, open doors to the school, and access to workshops and seminars on childhood human development. CCA intentionally cultivates a supportive school community among diverse families.

Job Description

Role Expectations

The Director of Operations works closely with the Executive Director and is responsible for daily operational excellence to support the school’s academic program and activities. The Director of Operations will be an individual that understands that the backbone of a high-quality academic learning environment is achieved through a high standard of excellence for all operational, and financial aspects of the school. He or she will report to the Executive Director.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Academic Program

• Assist the Academic team to hire quality instructional staff who embrace the school mission through managing effective systems for recruitment, interviewing and hiring.

• Assist academic leaders to ensure instructional resources and data systems are optimized to enable teachers and academic staff to achieve the school’s academic goals.

• Provide support to the Academic Leadership team to manage logistical elements of major scholar assessments and ensure compliance. 

• Assist the Executive Director to ensure educational and regulatory compliance at all local, state and federal levels.

Operations Management

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