Vice President of Schools (AMS Impact Group)

AMS Schools•Tempe, AZ

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vice President of Schools is a hands-on, field-based executive leader who oversees an assigned portfolio of AMS campuses as a unified operating unit. The role provides strategic leadership and operational oversight across academic performance, enrollment, staffing, finance, school culture, compliance, and facilities. The VP develops school leaders, ensures effective deployment of shared network resources, establishes performance expectations, monitors results, and implements strategies for continuous improvement. The VP is accountable for developing principals into comprehensive school operators who take ownership of academic outcomes, financial performance, enrollment, staffing, and school operations. Working with principals and network leadership, the VP supports campus performance and organizational effectiveness, and partners with the Chief Schools Officer to advance AMS Impact Group’s priorities and growth. The VP is a member of the network leadership team and leads a regional support team serving assigned campuses. This is a hybrid, field-based role and is not fully remote. The VP must live within reasonable proximity to assigned campuses, maintain regular on-site presence, and travel frequently between campuses. Assignments and campus portfolios may change based on organizational needs. AMS Impact Group supports Academies of Math and Science, a network of K–8 public charter schools serving communities in Arizona, Nevada, and Arkansas.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Educational Leadership, Education Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
At least seven years of experience in K–12 education, including significant school leadership experience.
Prior experience serving as a principal with full accountability for school performance and operations.
Demonstrated success leading, coaching, and developing school leaders.
Experience overseeing school operations, including budgeting, enrollment, staffing, compliance, and facilities.
Demonstrated success improving academic, operational, or organizational performance.
Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret academic, enrollment, financial, and operational data and turn findings into actionable strategies.
Excellent leadership, communication, decision-making, and organizational skills.
Ability to establish high expectations while maintaining strong relationships.
Ability to navigate complex situations with incomplete information, provide direct and constructive feedback, and manage performance effectively.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders across organizational levels.
Adaptability, resilience, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and organizational leadership capabilities.
Commitment to scholar achievement, educational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Must reside within reasonable proximity to assigned campuses and maintain a regular on-site presence.
Must travel frequently between assigned campuses; multi-state assignments may require regular air travel.
Must maintain reliable transportation and be able to travel between campuses, meetings, and community events.
Must successfully complete applicable state and federal background checks, fingerprinting, and required child safety clearances.

Nice To Haves

Experience overseeing multiple campuses within a school network, district, or multi-site organization.
Experience launching new schools, leading school turnaround initiatives, or supporting organizational expansion.
Experience in public charter schools or an education management organization.
Experience working across multiple states or regulatory environments.
Principal certification or eligibility for applicable state licensure.

Responsibilities

Maintain accountability for academic, operational, financial, enrollment, staffing, and cultural performance across assigned campuses.
Set annual goals, performance expectations, and accountability measures for school leaders; conduct campus visits and leadership meetings to assess progress.
Analyze school performance data, identify trends and root causes, implement interventions, and recommend improvement strategies to the Chief Schools Officer.
Allocate resources and support across campuses according to performance, needs, and strategic priorities.
Identify leadership performance concerns and recommend leadership changes when necessary.
Coach, mentor, and develop principals and assistant principals in all aspects of school leadership and operations.
Establish leadership development plans, provide ongoing feedback and evaluations, identify high-potential leaders, and support succession planning.
Partner with Talent Acquisition and Human Resources on staffing, leadership recruitment, retention, and succession planning.
Ensure implementation of the AMS instructional model, curricula, assessment practices, and intervention systems.
Monitor academic performance and scholar achievement, coordinate improvement strategies with network academic leadership, and direct instructional coaching and professional development to areas of need.
Ensure appropriate support for exceptional learners, English learners, and scholars requiring additional academic intervention.
Promote collaboration and sharing of effective instructional practices across campuses.
Oversee enrollment, recruitment, registration, retention, attendance, and related campus strategies.
Support school budget development, financial planning, and responsible resource allocation; ensure school leaders understand the financial effects of operational decisions.
Maintain oversight of staffing, scheduling, transportation, food service, facilities, safety, and student records.
Ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, charter and authorizer requirements, and AMS Impact Group policies and procedures.
Maintain readiness for audits, inspections, authorizer visits, and other compliance monitoring; identify and mitigate financial, operational, and compliance risks.
Represent AMS Impact Group and its schools with authorizers, community partners, families, and other external stakeholders.
Lead a regional support team, set its priorities and measurable outcomes, and determine how shared personnel and resources are deployed across campuses.
Collaborate with network functional leaders to provide consistent technical guidance, processes, and expectations; foster a high-performing team environment.
Contribute to network strategy, planning, and decision-making, and partner with network leadership to improve systems, policies, and organizational structures.
Collaborate with other Vice Presidents of Schools on consistent leadership standards, tools, and practices.
Lead or support network-wide initiatives, including new school launches, turnaround efforts, district partnerships, and leadership development.
Support expansion into new communities and states, including planning and operational readiness for new campus openings.