AAHS is looking for its first Chief Schools Officer to serve as the primary thought partner to the CEO on all matters related to school management and performance. As AAHS seeks to expand and replicate, this senior educational leader and visionary will be responsible for the academic performance and school culture of our current campus and the design and execution of all new campuses through the direct, hiring, development, performance management, and leadership coaching of principals.

The CSO champions our school’s expectations and belief that all of our Champions will be prepared for success in the college and career of their choice, as a result of our rigorous academic program and support.

AAHS’s first CSO will leverage a systems approach to achieve excellent and sustainable outcomes for our students. The CSO will report directly to the CEO and join the network leadership team.

On a day-to-day basis, you can look forward to the following: 

Deliver exceptional academic results by setting and driving the school’s vision for school leadership that consistently and reliably delivers a rigorous, highly structured, and supportive academic environment that will lead staff and students to revolutionary outcomes.

• Employ a research-based, data-driven approach to decision-making, academic goal-setting, and leadership coaching.
  
• Marshalls all resources, especially leaders and staff, to eliminate racial disparities and racist outcomes from school performance and academic data.
  
• Support and coach school leaders in implementing the school’s instructional cycle (preparation and internalization; observation and feedback; data review) to drive instruction and decision making.

Collaborate and co-lead by working closely with the leadership team to collectively lead all aspects of the day-to-day management and operations of our schools, including ensuring that the operational performance of our campuses is responsive to the academic and cultural needs of the school. 

• Partners in lockstep with the Dean of Culture and Instruction to collectively lead the academic performance of our schools, and to support the fidelity and implementation of academic systems and curriculum
  
• Participate in network Academics Team meetings
  
• Work closely with other members of the organization’s senior leadership team, including the Chief Financial Officer, and Director of Operations to support all compliance, financial, academic data, and teacher evaluation systems.
  
• Build trust-based relationships and navigate across organizational layers to achieve challenging goals through the management of both school-based leaders and other network level team members.
  

 Develop talent by directly managing and coaching a team of 4 principals, and leading critical organizational talent development structures to support leadership and coaching.

• Design and deliver ongoing professional development for all school leaders, especially principals, and including vice-principals, and school culture teams.
  
• Regularly participate in academic walkthroughs, joint check-ins, and other meeting observations to develop and improve school leader performance.
  
• Foster a collaborative approach between principals and across campuses to ensure K-12 network alignment as one school.
  
• Lead a diverse, equitable, and inclusive team by both modeling organizational values and modeling strengths-based coaching that catalyzes leader performance.

Operate with Effectiveness by leading with a systems orientation to drive long term sustainable results.

• Codify systems to ensure best practices are implemented across campuses, with a particular emphasis on school culture systems, restorative practices, SEL learning, and our Advisory curriculum.
  
• Actively monitor the implementation of significant behavioral consequences by principals to ensure alignment with the School’s mission and vision, and compliance with policies and relevant laws.
  
• Liaise with principals, families, and CEO to actively manage risk and crises related to student safety.
  
• Ensure compliance, especially as it relates to supporting students with special needs; city, state, and federal compliance related to Individualized Education Plans; and supporting English Language Learners.
  
• Innovate and partner with the operations team to ensure continuous improvement around student academic data systems, the use of technology to support and facilitate instruction, and curriculum purchasing.

Qualifications

• Passion for education and a dedication to AAHS’s mission
  
• Steadfast belief that all scholars can achieve at the highest academic levels and deserve an opportunity to succeed in the college of their choice
  
• Professional demeanor and adept at organizing complex deliverables and tasks for multiple stakeholders
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
  
• Self-reflective and open to frequent feedback, with the ambition and desire to grow and develop
  
• An entrepreneurial spirit, embracing the opportunity for creativity and hard work inherent in a growing organization
  
• A positive, solutions-oriented attitude and drive for excellence
  
• Team-first collaborator and communicator
  
• Experience facilitating diversity, equity and inclusion discussions
  
• Minimum ten years of professional experience with at least five years K-12 school leadership experience
  
• Experience coaching senior leaders and school leaders in an educational setting
  
• Bachelors and Masters’ degrees required

Additional Information

At AAHS we are a fast-paced, energetic team with passionate people who are leading a movement to cultivate their best working environment, as such we provide the following: Generous PTO/Professional Development, PEEHIP/RSA Wellness Days & Take Flight Fridays (leave at 1:30 on Friday once per month), and Performance bonuses.