Deputy Head of Schools

🇺🇸In-Person - Newark, NJ$150K–$220K/yri1w ago

K-12 Executive School Leadership Systems Leadership Principal Coaching Educational Administration PLC Facilitation

Role Snapshot

The Deputy Head of Schools is a systems-level leadership role responsible for managing and coaching 2-3 school principals to meet organizational goals while supporting regional strategic initiatives. This position bridges school-level and regional operations, focusing on continuous leadership development and organizational alignment.

Key Responsibilities: Manage a portfolio of school leaders through coaching, data analysis, and on-the-ground support; collaborate on regional decisions and ensure implementation of regional standards; develop internal leadership talent and participate in hiring processes.

Skills & Tools: Educational leadership and systems-level strategic thinking; data analysis and progress monitoring; coaching and staff development; stakeholder communication and collaboration; ability to balance school-site and regional priorities.

Qualifications: Successful experience as a school principal or equivalent school leadership role; demonstrated track record of school improvement and staff development; understanding of K-12 education systems and charter school operations preferred.

Location: In-Person - Newark, NJ

Compensation: $150K–$220K/yr (estimated)

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Job Description

Position Overview
The Deputy Head of Schools (DHOS) is a leadership role designed for successful School Leaders/Principals ready to transition into systems-level leadership.The DHOS is responsible for managing and coaching school leaders (Principals) to meet quantitative and priority goals. This role is a systems leadership role, focused on developing systems-level thinking and supporting the continuous growth of school leadership and ensures alignment with regional standards.

Manage and Develop School Leaders (55%)

Manage a small portfolio of School Leaders (2-3)and set the direction of the schools you support through annual planning and phase planning, leveraging the SL playbook.
Progress-monitor the ongoing results of schools by analyzing academic data, student culture data, and staff culture data and action-planning the most important metrics with School Leaders.
Provide on-the-ground observation, coaching, and walkthroughs to support School Leaders to increase their impact.
Build culture across your portfolio of schools and deliver school-level professional development.
Serve as on-call support for student, family, or staff emergencies for the schools you support.

Collaborate on Regional Decisions (35%)

Collaborate with Heads of Schools to learn regional systems and bring the voice of your schools to regional decisions and drive towards shared regional goals.
Participate in weekly regional team meetings.
Effectively communicate regional decisions back to school sites and ensure high-quality implementation.
Support with the monitoring of academic systems across content areas and grade levels through quarterly Academic Progress Monitoring meetings (in conjunction with T&L and SPED Director).
Meet with CMO/regional departments regularly to progress monitor and problem solve (Recruitment, HR, Leader Development, Student Experience, etc.).
Collaborate with MDSO for your schools to proactively problem-solve operational opportunities.
Where needed, own ad hoc projects across the region within predefined functional area (e.g., extracurricular and summer school planning).

Grow the Leadership Bench (10%)

Model the organization's core values and leadership behavior and develop them in others.
Develop and maintain a healthy and equitable bench of leaders through identifying and cultivating internal talent by participating in hiring processes at the school-level
Actively participate in professional growth opportunities and contribute to the growth of the regional leadership team.