Director of Operations en Democracy Prep Public Schools

About the Opportunity

The mission of our schools is to ensure that our scholars receive the most rigorous education. Core to achieving this mission is smooth operations that support all stakeholders’ ability to educate our scholars. Reporting to the Executive Director, with support from the Democracy Prep Public Schools (DPPS) network Operations Team, the Director of Operations ensures systematic, proactive, and efficient operations within the school, and between school and external stakeholders. 

Who You Are

• An education equity advocate with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars.
• An experienced manager of a team who can strategically balance direct support, motivation, and accountability.
• A data-driven leader who is comfortable with handling the research and communication necessary to find, create, or guide others to the perfect system.
• An exceptional project manager who can take an idea and turn it into a complete and detailed plan, considerate of all stakeholders and context.
• An exceptional organizer who can keep track of short- and long-term plans to make challenging decisions of prioritization on a daily basis.
• A clear communicator who can cascade messaging to groups of stakeholders in a clear, engaging and action-oriented manner. 
• A graduate of a Bachelor’s Degree program (required). 

What You’ll Do

• Lead a school operations team to ensure that the operations of the school facilitate its ability to ensure a high quality education to scholars and respectful relationships with its families and communities. This includes setting goals with the Executive Director and DPPS network Operations Team, and coaching and managing your team to accomplish both individual and team goals.
• In partnership with the Executive Director and with support from the DPPS network Operations Team, design, establish, and maintain procedures for day-to-day operations of the school, including arrival, dismissal, food service, attendance, transportation, uniforms and uniform support, emergency preparedness, enrollment, family engagement, facility cleanliness and decor, assessment administration, and supply and technology management.
• In partnership with the Regional Superintendent and with support from the DPPS network Operations Team, assess, develop, improve, and monitor school-based operations systems that efficiently support staff, scholars and families.
• In partnership with the Regional Superintendent and key DPPS network teams, work to ensure that the school is operating in a way that is fiscally and legally responsible, and that there are school-based systems that support others in doing the same.
• Gather and present data on Key Performance Indicators for the school, including tracking of enrollment trends, attendance data, and staff retention.
• Research, build relationships, and create sustainable systems to maintain school compliance with relevant federal, state, and local non-instructional statutes, including but not limited to enrollment, student health, attendance and school safety.
• Actively monitor the accuracy of school data within state-required databases and internal information systems, and urgently problem-solve issues.
• Prepare and analyze data reports for the Regional Superintendent and Principal(s).
• Create and execute detailed event plans, factoring information on the physical facility, event goals, backgrounds and experiences of participants and stakeholders, communication and marketing, and connection to the overall mission of the school.
• In coordination with San Antonio ISD (SAISD), develop systems of preventative maintenance for school technology, including, but not limited to, laptops, copiers, printers, smartphones, projectors, interactive whiteboards, and other classroom technologies.
• Author and lead professional development sessions and training for operations staff that drive the vision and goals of the school and the DPPS network Operations Team.
• Build respectful and professional relationships and partnerships with other stakeholders in the building, community, and network that represent the best interests of our scholars, and ensure all other operations team members are equipped and coached to do the same. 
• Ensure that systems, protocols and policies are well documented and easily accessible to all stakeholders. 
• Other tasks as assigned by the Regional Superintendent. 

Compensation

Salary range is $74,900 - $87,900 commensurate with your experience. Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, 403B matching, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, a smartphone, and a laptop.

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Democracy Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our mission is to educate responsible citizen-scholars who will change the world. We strongly believe that by building a DREAM team that represents numerous perspectives, backgrounds, and expertises, we can achieve this goal together. This is a value we highly support and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.