Dean of Academic Operations

Innovation Charter High School•New York, NY

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Innovation Charter High School (“Innovation”) nurtures students to be academically successful, mature, emotionally healthy, and equipped to lead self-directed and fulfilling lives. We embrace all students and we empower them to adapt, excel, innovate and lead. By instilling our core values of collaboration, tolerance, respect, activism, safety, and innovation, students will graduate prepared for success in college and careers. Innovation Charter High School opened in 2010 to meet the needs of underserved youth in East Harlem, Upper Manhattan, and the Bronx. Since its founding, Innovation students have applied what they learn in the classroom to the real world through project-based and experiential learning. These experiences are transformative and prepare them for life after graduation. Today, Innovation’s 50+ instructional and student support staff serve around 400 students. Over 30% of our students have IEPs and over 90% are economically disadvantaged. We embrace all students, address their needs, and help them to realize their potential, through creative and engaging instruction with a college and career readiness focus. Innovation takes a restorative approach to discipline and focuses on building a collaborative school culture. We have developed close ties with the East Harlem community and with our co-located neighbor schools. We were the first charter school in New York City with a Career and Technical Education program in the culinary arts and the only charter school to participate in the NYC DoE’s Software Engineering Pilot. Innovation students participate in a wide variety of sports, clubs, and extracurricular programs including performing arts, National Honors Society, and many more.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in roles with relevant responsibilities
Experience with relevant K12 data platforms and tools required
Demonstrated experience working across teams and functions to support schoolwide use of data required
Bachelor's degree in education or other relevant field required
Authorization to work in the U.S. is required

Nice To Haves

Experience with PowerSchool or other similar SIS, high school programming/scheduling, benchmark assessments, and/or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) preferred
Experience with NY charter school data, reporting, and compliance highly preferred
Training in education data review protocols (such as Harvard Data Wise Improvement Process or Leverage Leadership Weekly Data Meetings, for example) is a plus
Graduate degree preferred
Spanish language skills are a plus

Responsibilities

Manage and maintain the student information system and all other student, teacher, and schoolwide data resources to ensure the timeliness, quality, and accessibility of relevant data including management of ATS and other required external data platforms
Execute essential analysis and synthesis of relevant data (academic, attendance, and school culture), facilitate data meetings, and support other teams to identify trends, monitor progress, and plan any necessary changes or interventions
Manage schoolwide attendance intervention including facilitation of attendance meetings, coordinating staff who implement interventions (advisors, counselors, etc.), and tracking the impact of interventions
Collaborate with a grade-level counselor to progress monitor attendance, behavior, and course progress for a cohort of Innovation students, facilitate grade team meetings, and plan for appropriate interventions
Serve as internal subject matter expert and support other teams to leverage data and data systems more effectively through training, coaching, and collaboration
Collaborate with school leaders to ensure that data collection by other teams and staff members is timely, accurate, and efficient
Collaborate with Manager of Technology and Facilities to manage updates, integrations, and relationship with Innovation’s SIS provider and other relevant external vendors and partners
Provide the school leadership and Board of Trustees with regular reports and analysis on a variety of student outcomes and leading indicators to inform individual and schoolwide planning
Collaborate with Director of School Operations and other school leaders to develop timely, compliant reports for Innovation’s charter authorizer, New York State Education Department and Board of Regents, funders, and other relevant regulatory entities
Ensure that data infrastructure and processes are aligned to all necessary reporting and compliance needs and support timely, accurate, and efficient reporting
Serve as primary owner of schoolwide assessment planning and testing coordination with support from the Manager of Student Recruitment and Academic Operations and in collaboration with key instructional leaders including benchmark assessments, state testing, PSAT, SAT, and AP testing to ensure rigorous, relevant schoolwide assessment of student learning
Collection, maintenance, and analysis of all student assessment scores and data at the class, teacher, and school level
Management of progress reports, report cards, and transcripts in collaboration with instructional leaders and with support from the Manager of Student Recruitment and Academic Operations
Development of the master schedule in collaboration with school leaders; Serve as primary owner of program distribution, communication about scheduling with students and families, and other essential elements of the first day of school
Management and analysis of credit accumulation and other matriculation data in support of graduation projections and identification of graduation pathways that effectively meet student needs including transfer students
Management of student registration and enrollment process and records, with support from the Manager of Student Recruitment and Academic Operations