Executive Director - Athlos Academy

Position: Executive Director

Reports to: Athlos Academy of St. Cloud School Board

Reporting Year: 24-25 School Year: July 1, 2-2024-June 30, 2025.

Salary Range: CompetitiveSalary and Benefits, depends on experience

Minimum Qualifications Required:

Education: Master’s Degree in Education Administration or related field.

Certification Required: Principal Certificate and/or Education Administrator License.

Experience required: Minimum of 3 years of successful teaching and/or school leadership experience in a multi-cultural/diverse setting. Experience in a school leadership role.

School Overview

Athlos Academy of St. Cloud is a public, tuition-free K-8 charter school. Our school offers a unique approach that empowers students to live fulfilling, responsible, and successful lives by building on our three foundational pillars: Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character. Athlos students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well as a broad knowledge base and healthy lifestyle habits. Our school culture celebrates high academic achievement, fosters individual growth in fitness and Performance Character, and promotes regular family engagement.

Mission

Athlos Academy of St. Cloud empowers students to live fulfilling, responsible, and successful lives by building on the three foundational pillars of Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character.

Vision

Athlos Academy of St. Cloud produces students who are well-prepared to face the challenges of life through development of critical thinking skills and a broad knowledge base, healthy lifestyle habits, and cultivation of performance character. The daily educational experience includes promoting a rich and engaging academic curriculum, a healthy lifestyle, and strong Performance Character.

These traits include:

· Grit: Rising-up to meet challenges and persevering in spite of failure

· Leadership: Making responsible decisions and motivating others to action

· Social Intelligence: Navigating relationships and interactions with respect and confidence

· Focus / Self-Control: Focusing our minds and bodies by resisting distractions and actively concentrating

· Optimism: Believing that effort today improves tomorrow

· Curiosity: Finding wonder and passion in the experience of learning

· Energy / Zest: Engaging in life with enthusiasm and excitement each day

· Courage: Taking risks and standing up for what is right

· Initiative: Taking action to help ourselves and others without being asked

· Humility: Allowing accomplishments to speak for themselves

· Integrity: Striving to do the right thing all the time

· Creativity: Thinking “outside the box” and solving problems with innovation

Characteristics of the Successful Candidate:

• Lifelong learner
• Believes every student matters
• Driven by actions and outcomes
• Makes decisions based on data
• Growth mindset
• Reflective practitioner
• Innovative
• Creative problem solver
• Willing to take risks
• Effective at time management
• Excellent organization, inter-personal, and communication skills
• Able to build and support a culture of trust and collaboration
• Willingness to plan and work collaboratively with a team
• Seeks out professional learning
• Knowledge of state/national standards
• Knowledge of best practices and a willingness to continue to learn and try new strategies
• Knowledge of standards-based grading, student-led conferences, active teaching strategies, and effective classroom management strategies

Position Summary:

Athlos Academy of St. Cloud has embraced a leadership model in which the Executive Director is the school leader and is supported by the Director of Operations and Assistant Principal. In addition to overseeing all school operations, the Executive Director is the instructional leader and holds primary responsibility for ensuring the academic achievement of all students at high levels. The Executive Director will set instructional direction and develop and manage the school’s academic program and will support, develop, and evaluate instructional staff within the school mission and charter application. For all other school functions, the Executive Director will partner with the Director of Operations. The Executive Director reports directly to the Board of Directors.

Job Duties:

• Acts as School Leader.
• Model the Athlos culture.
• Collaborates with the Director of Operations and department leaders to establish a culture of excellence that values the individual and embraces the group
• Maintain open communication with teachers, parents, and outside agencies.
• Maintains a positive and safe school climate for the purpose of providing a safe and healthy educational setting for staff and students.
• Guides implementation and execution of teaching strategies and school-wide structures in the school program in accordance with the Athlos model.
• Provides leadership and support on adopting research-proven, standards-based, student-centered instructional practices.
• Leads teachers in creating coherency in instructional practices and routines within the school that model a growth mindset.
• Assists teachers in effectively gathering and using relevant student data to improve instruction.
• Establishes the school educational plan for the purpose of meeting academic needs of the students.
• Plans/ensures high-quality curriculum design and delivery for the purpose of meeting state standards, program goals and students needs.
• Prepares/presents data for the purpose of keeping a variety of reports, records, and statistical data regarding assessments, attendance, etc.
• Serves as administrative and instructional leader for the purpose of aligning state standards with program goals.
• Supervises/evaluates staff for the purpose of improving instructional services.
• Works with the Assistant Principal with student achievement goals.
• In partnership with the Director of Operations and with support from department leaders, develops/implements staff development opportunities or the purpose of professional growth in literacy, math, content, delivery, innovative instructional practices, and culturally responsive teaching.
• In partnership with the Director of Operations, develops the Master Schedule for the purpose of having a well-planned class schedule.
• In partnership with the Director of Operations and the Finance Director, develops/administers the school’s budget for the purpose of providing a sound and coherent educational program.
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state, county and school charter laws for the purpose of adhering to all mandates.
• In partnership with the Director of Operations, oversee transportation and food service to ensure efficiently.
• Supports the implementation of Athlos Academy policies and procedures for the purpose of adherence to all procedures and policies.
• In partnership with the Director of Operations, maintains a collaborative relationship with the School Board in which discussions and decisions are centered around the mission and vision of the school. school finance, and school year planning and growth.
• Ensures that teachers are implementing special education services in accordance with federal and state law.
• Work with the Special Education Department leader to oversee programming and IEP plans.
• Supports the implementation of the Athlos Behavior Management philosophy that utilizes aspects of PBIS and restorative practices.
• Supervises student movement, serve as a student discipline officer, counsel students regarding school behavioral issues, communicate with parents and process suspension cases.
• Work with the school Social Worker to oversee programs/efforts such as performance character curriculum, anti-bullying, student mediation, and 504 plans.
• Serve as a member of the Crisis Management Team.
• Be willing to go outside of their job description to ensure school success including work on the weekends and after normal operating hours if needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Closing Date: May 31st, 2024 or until filled.

To Apply:

Please submit a resume, cover letter, three letters of recommendation, transcripts and a copy of your license to Pat King, pking@athlosstcloud.org

Athlos Academy of St. Cloud, 3701 33rd St S, St. Cloud, MN 56301

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Education Administrator License (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Saint Cloud, MN 56301: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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