School Operations Manager

RePublic Schools • Nashville, TN

8d • Onsite

About The Position

RePublic Schools is hiring a full-time School Operations Manager for the 2026–2027 school year at Nashville Prep, a middle school in Nashville, Tennessee. The manager owns the school’s operational systems and results, reports to the Principal, and supervises the Front Office Receptionist. The role supports teachers and staff so they can focus on teaching and learning, while helping ensure the school operates effectively and scholars succeed.

Responsibilities span attendance and absenteeism interventions; scholar belonging, retention, and family communications; enrollment, onboarding, and high-school transition logistics; daily school operations and transportation; compliance and testing; safety and facilities; family events; finance, technology, and staff support; and supervision and coaching of the Front Office Receptionist. The manager tracks school KPIs, maintains operational routines, and works with the Principal on priorities and results.

RePublic Schools describes itself as a network serving more than 3,300 scholars in seven schools across Jackson, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee, focused on reimagining public education in the South and creating environments that honor scholars’ identities and experiences.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; a bachelor’s degree is preferred.
• At least two years of operations, office management, or project management experience.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Unwavering belief that all children can achieve at high levels and change the world.

Nice To Haves

• Operations, office management, or project management experience in a school setting.
• Experience supervising or coaching staff.
• Comfort using data to track goals.
• Experience with a student information system.
• Bilingual Spanish/English ability.
• Familiarity or proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead attendance team meetings and individual scholar interventions for chronic absenteeism, including family meetings and attendance plans.
• Send truancy letters and state-required attendance notices.
• Lead the scholar belonging strategy, analyze climate data, monitor withdrawals, identify trends, and execute persistence processes for at-risk scholars.
• Conduct exit conversations with withdrawing families and record the reasons.
• Lead family communication systems and expectations.
• Own the school enrollment target and track the weekly enrollment pipeline.
• Run school tours and represent the school at open houses.
• Assign and monitor enrollment lead follow-up calls completed by the Front Office Receptionist.
• Manage the school-level waitlist and offer process.
• Run the re-enrollment campaign and track completion.
• Coordinate new scholar and family onboarding, including orientation, welcome calls, and first-week check-ins.
• Coordinate 8th-grade transition and high-school placement logistics.
• Design and run arrival and dismissal systems, including duty assignments.
• Manage staff duty schedules for arrival, lunch, and dismissal.
• Oversee transitions and common-space systems with the Assistant Principals.
• Run breakfast and lunch service systems and meal counts.
• Coordinate substitute coverage logistics with the Principal.
• Manage before- and after-care logistics.
• Manage bus rider lists and transportation communications with families.
• Ensure attendance reporting meets district and state requirements.
• Audit cumulative files and attendance records for accuracy.
• Complete and submit compliance reports on time, including health, safety, records, and data reports.
• Complete and submit required Title program documentation on time.
• Prepare for and lead the school through the Compliance Deep Dive.
• Serve as Building Test Coordinator and manage testing logistics.
• Maintain the school emergency plan and staff emergency roles.
• Schedule and run safety drills, and log and submit drill documentation.
• Submit and track work orders and walk the building weekly.
• Serve as the on-site contact for janitorial, food service, and transportation vendors.
• Manage room setups and logistics for events and testing.
• Own the family communications calendar and approve Front Office Receptionist drafts.
• Manage school signage and family-facing materials.
• Plan and execute family engagement events.
• Coordinate scholar event logistics, including field trips and celebrations.
• Manage supply ordering and inventory.
• Manage student and staff device and Chromebook distribution and tracking.
• Coordinate school-based staff onboarding logistics, including keys, badges, and workspace.
• Manage the school credit card.
• Supervise, coach, and evaluate the Front Office Receptionist.
• Provide a front-desk coverage plan for Front Office Receptionist absences and lunch.
• Hold a weekly check-in with the Principal on operational priorities and KPIs.

Benefits

• Employees may participate in the TCRS retirement plan in Nashville or the Principal retirement plan in Jackson.
• 10 days of paid time off: 8 personal leave days and 2 mental health days, in addition to network closures.
• Paid maternity or paternity medical leave based on length of service: up to 4 weeks at 100% pay for employees with less than one year of service; up to 9 weeks at 100% pay followed by 3 weeks at 40% pay for employees with more than one year of service.
• $10,000 in employer-paid life insurance at 100% coverage.
• Term life and disability insurance, with premiums fully covered by RePublic Schools.
• Carrot Fertility benefits, with premiums fully covered by RePublic Schools.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED