Manager, School Quality and Accountability
About The Position
ABOUT THE DC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD (DC PCSB) Every day, we’re doing the work to ensure that 44,000+ public charter school students, families, and communities receive a quality education that makes them feel valued and prepared for lifelong learning, fulfilling careers, and economic security. DC PCSB is an independent agency of the District of Columbia government. Our mission, vision, values, and work are rooted in the principle of ensuring that every DC student has access to a quality education. ABOUT THE ROLE In this role, you serve as the strategic "right hand" to the Director, acting as a high-level technical expert and school liaison. This is a Manager-Level role. You will bridge the gap between complex academic data and the real-world context of school leadership. Your primary focus is ensuring that DC public charter schools have rigorous, fair, and mission-aligned academic accountability goals and a fair, well-understood academic performance accountability system.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in one or more of the following areas related to data, curriculum, assessment, pedagogy, administration, policy, leadership, etc.
- Adult Education
- Alternative Education
- Early Childhood
- Elementary, Middle, or High School Education
- 6+ years of school-based or district-level leadership experience
- Professionally curious about how data-driven accountability can improve student outcomes across a diverse portfolio of schools.
- Proven track record of leading school-wide or district-wide academic initiatives.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment and navigates ambiguity with comfort
- Advanced proficiency in data analysis and training/visual presentation tools
- A deep commitment to equity and the belief that all students in the District deserve access to a quality education.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with DC’s educational landscape is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the high-level negotiation of charter goals with school leaders, ensuring measures are both rigorous and reflective of unique school models (e.g., Adult Ed, Alternative, or Early Childhood).
- Support the Director in the design and rollout of the new Charter Goals Policy, ensuring it aligns with DC PCSB’s academic accountability system, ASPIRE.
- Lead and manage cross-functional projects related to academic accountability, charter goals implementation, policy rollout, and portfolio initiatives by establishing timelines, coordinating stakeholders, tracking deliverables, mitigating risks, and ensuring successful execution aligned with organizational priorities.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for school leaders to interpret academic data and navigate the goals lifecycle.
- Pivot between roles based on portfolio needs—acting as the lead analyst and author for complex charter review and renewal reports, while at other times owning specific technical sections or providing high-level peer review for team members to ensure consistency and accuracy.
- Synthesize multi-year performance data into clear, evidence-based recommendations for the Board.
- Analyze complex datasets to drive the implementation and refinement of academic assessment methodologies and tools. Move beyond data entry by interpreting business rules, analyzing growth metrics, and ensuring the accurate, data-driven evaluation of a school’s long-term viability. The candidate should have experience with one or more widely used data visualization, scripting, and/or transformation tools.
- Communicate directly with school leaders regarding testing results, performance ratings, and framework compliance, translating technical data into actionable school-level context.
- Use field-based knowledge to identify "red flags" in performance data and coordinate with other departments (Finance, Equity, Legal) and the Executive Team to determine if a school requires a specific intervention.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits plan covering 100% of the employee’s insurance premium.
- Eligible for the PSLF Program (if employed by a government or not-for-profit organization).
- Generous telecommuting policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
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