Senior Officer, Leadership Academy Network

Texas Wesleyan University Portal•Fort Worth, TX

About The Position

The Senior Officer is responsible for implementing the Leadership Academy educational model with fidelity. This position will ensure that the Leadership Academies maintain a culture of instructional excellence, high student expectations, and social-emotional supports. The Senior Officer will support school leaders in exercising autonomy to solidify and extend the academic gains achieved to-date.

Requirements

Implement the Leadership Academy educational model with fidelity
Ensure Leadership Academies maintain a culture of instructional excellence, high student expectations, and social-emotional supports
Support school leaders in exercising autonomy to solidify and extend academic gains
Build strong and professional relationships with school leaders
Understand school leaders' needs and help them access supports
Lead the development and evaluation of annual School Improvement/Operational Plans
Lead and oversee the Network’s curriculum and instruction program
Collaborate with school leaders on resources and strategies for curriculum, instruction, and school culture
Lead the instructional quality monitoring process
Support schools in data collection, analysis, and response for improvement efforts
Develop and implement systems for sharing best practices across the Network
Supervise the Leadership Academy Network Leadership Team
Expand the pool of high-quality talent and expert coaches
Develop talent pipelines for school leaders, teacher leaders, and new talent
Craft tailored professional development plans with school leaders
Vet, negotiate, and approve professional development partnerships/vendors
Evaluate school leaders and make transition decisions
Facilitate change management during leadership or structural transitions
Serve as a liaison between the Leadership Academies and the Steering Committee
Communicate and present to the Steering Committee, Texas Wesleyan governing board, and Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees
Build relationships and communicate with school communities, Network Educator Council, families, and vendors
Develop and execute operational guidelines for staffing, budgeting, student assignment, technology, and IT services
Manage and resolve issues between operational service departments
Manage centralized functions including student enrollment, discipline, athletics, and reporting
Serve as a spokesperson for LAN
Participate in communications planning and provide press release information
Represent LAN at conferences, functions, legislative presentations, and community presentations
Oversee the budgeting process for LAN
Liaise with FWISD and University departments for fund transfers
Ensure smooth functioning of financial systems (procurement, HR, school-level budgeting)
Negotiate and manage contracts for shared services
Support fundraising efforts for LAN

Responsibilities

Build strong and professional relationships with school leaders, understand their needs, and help them access supports aligned to those needs
Lead the process for development and evaluation of annual School Improvement/Operational Plans, including annual needs assessments
Lead and oversee the Network’s curriculum and instruction program
Collaborate with school leaders to design, vet, select and implement resources and strategies related to curriculum, instruction and school culture
Lead the instructional quality monitoring process
Support schools to collect, analyze, and respond to data to inform their school improvement efforts and support performance reporting
Develop and implement systems for sharing strong practices and lessons learned across the Leadership Academy Network
Supervise Leadership Academy Network Leadership Team to support campuses
Work to expand the pool of high-quality talent and expert coaches supporting the Leadership Academies
Develop deliberate talent pipelines for school leaders, teacher leaders, and strong new talent
Work with school leaders to craft tailored professional development plans
Vet, negotiate and approve professional development partnerships/vendors
Evaluate school leaders and make school leadership transition decisions with support from Texas Wesleyan staff and the Steering Committee
Facilitate change management at schools with leadership or structural transitions
Serve as a liaison between the Leadership Academies and the Steering Committee.
Communicate with and make regular presentations to the Steering Committee and when necessary, the Texas Wesleyan governing board and the Fort Worth ISD Board of Trustees
Build relationships and communicate regularly with school communities including members of the Network Educator Council, families, and vendors
Work with all stakeholders in the development and execution of operational guidelines relating to school staffing, budgeting, student assignment, technology, and IT services.
Manage and resolve issues between operational service departments of the District.
Manage all centralized functions in coordination with District departments as necessary, including student enrollment, discipline, athletics, and all federal and state reporting.
Serve as a spokesperson for LAN as needed
Participate in communications planning and providing press release information and public awareness materials
Represent LAN at conferences and functions, legislative presentations, and community presentations as needed.
Oversee the budgeting process for LAN
Liaise with FWISD and University departments to ensure on-time transfers of funds to LAN campuses
Work with FWISD and University departments to ensure smooth functioning of key financial systems, including procurement, HR, and school -level budgeting
Negotiate and manage contracts for any shared services across the LAN campuses. Support the Dean of the School of Education and other Texas Wesleyan leadership for contracts as needed.
Support fundraising efforts for LAN as needed.