Head of School Fusion Academy 41 reviews - Bellevue, WA 98004 $93,000 -
$115,000 a year Fusion Academy is expanding into a new location soon! If
you are a dynamic and energetic school leader, this position is for you!
What if you could lead a school where every classroom is just one
student and just one teacher? Position Summary Target HOS Start Date:
May 2018 Target School Opening Date: November 2018 The Head of School
serves as the leader and manager of the Fusion Academy campus. The HOS
will assist with the school start-up as necessary, ongoing activities
and student recruitment, and is directly responsible and accountable for
ensuring the fulfillment of educational goals and outcomes of the
school. We are seeking positive, confident, entrepreneurial and
energetic self-starters to lead this Fusion Academy location. Your Day
to Day: School Activities * Select enthusiastic and competent staff and
teachers who possess the requisite subject-area expertise and an ability
to prepare students to be highly competitive in high school and beyond.
- Represent the school to all relevant audiences to begin building a
list of potential students to open the school. Have a solid grasp of the
schools features and can articulate them convincingly. * Create and lead
a school culture that maintains a focus on a positive student
experience, academic results and collaboration. * Develop and lead a
system for the ongoing evaluation of teacher performance that expects
measurable results, supports improvement, and rewards achievement. *
Develop and manage a system of collaborative faculty analysis of student
performance results that ensure a data driven instructional strategy. *
Refine and direct the schools academic program. * Implement the schools
academic offerings in coordination with the FEG curriculum model. *
Ensure alignment of curricular standards with required school-based
testing. * Create ways to monitor and improve student learning; support
and implement a tracking system that allows teachers, the HOS, and
parents to know what standards students have mastered and those for
which further work is required. * Take responsibility in ensuring the
school achieves accreditation from the appropriate educational
institutions. Lead and direct the schools admissions program * Lead the
admissions process. * Manage documents, data and applicants effectively
and timely. * Understand the characteristics of a successful school
visit and develop a welcoming atmosphere. * Expand applicant pool with
open houses and appropriate marketing. * Conduct intakes with parents
and incoming students. * Effectively lead the re-enrollment process;
create strategies for retention and to prevent attrition. * Identify
barriers to full enrollment. Take ownership of all functions of the
school * Manage all aspects of the school, including budgets, managing
costs, revenue targets and reporting on specific metrics. * Be available
for parents and students to address any of their questions or issues. *
Provide consistent communication both within the school and with all
stakeholders. * Provide consistent, compassionate customer service to
parents, students and referral sources. What you bring to the team: *
Preferred: WA State Teacher Certification (Or Principal Certification) *
3 to 5 years demonstrated successful classroom teaching experience and a
deep respect for teaching and learning. * Experience with alternative or
non-traditional education systems. * Excellent education and/or
exceptional credentials and/or commensurate experience. Masters Degree
preferably in Education - Ideal: Doctorate, Ph. D or Ed.D. * 3 years of
Administrative School Leadership or Curricular Leadership experience as
part of 3 to 10 years of experience in the educational industry
encompassing various roles and responsibilities. * Experience dealing
directly with parents, ideally have been involved with admissions and
intake of new families. * Experience with and a passion for, delivering
standards-based education to students with learning differences,
including social and emotional differences. * A plus, experience working
in learning center environments. * Administrative or teaching experience
with high school aged students desired. * A passionate belief that
students achieve the highest academic standards when there are
appropriate school process & procedures. Management & Leadership *
Managerial, program development and leadership experience in an
educational school setting. * People management experience, including: *
Ability to recruit and lead a professional staff. * Experience with
providing professional development and mentoring. * Drive the overall
success and best represent Fusion core values resulting in recognition
of their staff. * Visionary leadership that can articulate the value of
Fusion. * Focus on collaboration, with agility in balancing varying
points of view in the process of decision making. * Accept ownership and
take responsibility for achieving specific metrics of success. Business
Management * Experience managing a budget, financial reporting and
tracking specific metric performance. * A demonstrated track record of
success, career progression and increased responsibilities. * A plus >
prior business management experience that would present adept business
acumen. Personal Traits * A passion for serving students. * Personal
motivation and passionate about achieving goals and deadlines. *
Persuasive communications skills, with a strong customer focus. *
Ability to quickly build relationships. * Ability to defuse tense
confrontations and create harmony. * Enthusiasm and flexibility. * High
energy and tenacity. * High organized with effective time management
skills. * Total compensation between $93,000 - $115,000, base salary
plus bonuses. Significant bonus opportunities are available for opening
the school on budget, hitting enrollment targets, on time etc.
Compensation for Head of School includes annual performance bonus (up to
50% of base.) Fusion offers a full range of benefits including vacation
pay, holiday pay, health, dental, 401K, basic life and AD&D insurance,
and long term disability insurance. * Additional information about
Fusion Academy is available at: www.fusionacademy.com * All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status,
affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
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