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Mastery Charter Schools

Non-profit charter school network turnaround

Assistant Principal of Operations

School Leadership & AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timePhiladelphia, PA, USA$108.2k - $137k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required; a master's degree is preferred.
  • At least two years of management-related experience or other relevant work experience is required.
  • Strong leadership skills and demonstrated capacity to manage people in a work setting are required.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of people are required.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously are required.
  • The ability to foster a cooperative work environment is required.
  • The ability to train and supervise employees, including organizing, prioritizing, and scheduling work assignments, is required.
  • The ability to work with computers, various software programs, and other technology is required.
  • Knowledge of management and operations systems and strategies to run an effective organization is required.
  • The ability to adapt effectively to changing priorities, processes, and organizational needs while maintaining performance, professionalism, and commitment to results is required.
  • The ability to physically perform the essential duties in the required environmental conditions, including traveling to network campuses and monitoring and interacting with students, is required.
  • Reliable transportation is essential to fulfill job responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in planning and executing student recruitment activities, including open houses, feeder school visits, enrollment lotteries, and paperwork sessions, to maintain a fully enrolled school community.
  • Ensure that appropriate paperwork is gathered during enrollment.
  • Support student retention through family meetings, withdrawal documentation, exit interviews, and other events.
  • Assist school operations with maintaining accurate school schedules, student records, and transcripts in accordance with school, local, state, and federal requirements.
  • Learn and support the administration of substitute teacher deployment.
  • Assist in managing coordination for all major school-based assessments.
  • Support timely production and administration of student report cards.
  • Learn and support timely implementation of all items on the school's annual calendar.
  • Support school procurement by ordering furniture, equipment, and classroom supplies.
  • Learn and support campus facility maintenance by assisting in managing custodial personnel and the Operations Hero facilities platform.
  • Develop expertise in the school's supply and asset inventory.
  • Coordinate with service providers to deepen understanding of school food and transportation services.
  • Develop proficiency in working with the school principal and central finance team to develop and manage the school's budget.
  • Support depositing school-based funds, including managing petty cash.
  • Learn to accurately record financial transactions and submit them to the central finance team for processing.
  • Attend and observe monthly meetings to review and account for budget variances.
  • Review and confirm bi-weekly payroll data through the Workday platform with the school's APO.
  • Ensure adherence to the school's fiscal policies and procedures, and observe the annual financial audit process.
  • Manage front-desk personnel and on-site operational staff, such as building engineers.
  • Develop proficiency in school customer-service matters, including information requests, telephone procedures, mail distribution, and transportation parking requests.
  • Observe and develop systems for communications with the NST Facilities team.
  • Develop systems that support positive family and community relations through quality communications and interactions when entering the school building.
  • Learn to maintain an accurate student information system with guidance from the central office team.
  • Build knowledge of and practice ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations and policies related to public school operations, with central office support.
  • Learn to manage and monitor the nursing service provider to ensure appropriate service delivery, legal compliance, and timely submission of required annual reports.
  • Develop familiarity with and practice coordinating school safety protocols and drills in alignment with state and local regulations.
  • Learn and practice supporting compliance with employment laws and organizational policies, including collecting and maintaining accurate faculty and staff HR information with guidance from the Human Resources team.
  • During temporary campus assignments, assume the full responsibilities of an Assistant Principal of Operations as needed to ensure continuity of school leadership during vacancies, leaves, or transitions.
  • Support network-wide operational priorities and strategic initiatives, and provide high-leverage support aligned to evolving student and organizational needs.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of public education and charter schools is desirable but not required.

About the Company

Mastery Charter Schools

Non-profit charter school network turnaround

Mastery Charter Schools is a non-profit network of 24 charter and turnaround schools in Philadelphia and Camden serving about 14,000 students. It revamps chronically underperforming public schools through centralized leadership and a restart of school systems while retaining students in the same buildings. Its programs mix a college-preparatory, data-driven curriculum aligned to Common Core with a competency-based grading system (mastery at 76%) and heavy emphasis on teacher development, SEL, and mandatory internships for high schoolers. The goal is to raise student achievement and equity in urban education by expanding a proven turnaround model funded by public funds, philanthropy, and federal grants.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Philadelphia, PA
Founded
2001

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