At Carmen, we are committed to ensuring all students are critical thinkers and self-directed learners prepared for success in college, meaningful careers, community involvement, and family life. The effectiveness and professional development of our principals and school leadership teams are pivotal to the success of our students and staff. Reporting to the Chief Academic Officer, the Managing Director of Principals will be responsible for managing and developing school principals' abilities to coach and manage their staff. The Managing Director of Principals will also support school leaders to cultivate a college-focused and safe learning environment that leads to high academic outcomes for students. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has a track record of driving results, developing leaders and launching and seeing through ambitious initiatives.

• Absolute belief in the ability of all students to learn and achieve and commitment to ending educational inequity in Milwaukee.
• Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree in Education and/or School Administration, preferred
• Extensive teaching and leadership experience with a record of achievement for ALL children
• Deep knowledge of best practices in educational leadership and school health
• Willingness to be hands-on and do whatever it takes to develop and maintain an excellent system of schools and programs
• A drive to succeed and achieve great results on behalf of students, especially those furthest from opportunity
• Supervisory and leadership development experience with school leaders, instructional staff, and teacher leaders
• A successful record leading effective teams and individuals, managing organizational change and initiating key innovations
• A strong analytic, performance management, accountability, and systems-thinking orientation necessary to inform strategy development and execution
• An ability to connect with a diverse group of people and build strong relationships grounded in listening and high levels of challenge and support
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to convey complex information to a variety of audiences
• Ability to perform duties in a positive, professional manner

Principal Coaching and Management

• Directs and coaches school principals on school management, including planning, data analysis, employee relations, staffing, program, culture, curriculum, instruction and assessments
• Leads the schools in continuous improvement of programs and systems, including development of school plans and key performance indicators; sets high expectations and standards for teaching, culture and learning that align with Carmen's mission
• Defines and monitors key metrics to determine success of school network and foster data-driven continuous improvement
• Fosters a collaborative and results-driven, college-going culture across the network and schools
• Plans and executes professional development for principals that deepens their leadership capacity

Support Implementation of Carmen's Academic Program

• Works with the Chief Academic Officer and Teaching & Learning team to support principal's implementation of the academic and staff coaching models
• Ensures principals are ultimately responsible for continuous improvement of student outcomes
• Promotes educational equity (equitable outcomes and processes) as a guiding principle across the entire school network, and ensures it is reflected in curriculum, instruction, and assessment systems
• Works with Carmen's credit recovery program manager to ensure students are maximizing their opportunity to earn credit towards on-track graduation

Manages Network School Culture Systems

• Oversees implementation and management of school culture and discipline systems across all Carmen schools
• Supports the Deans across the network to ensure equitable and aligned approaches to student culture and experience
• Manages Carmen's Advisory programs and supports school sites to implement with fidelity

The position will work predominantly Monday – Friday during school hours; however, this position may require work on an occasional evening as necessary.

Carmen Schools of Science and Technology provides salaries commensurate with qualifications and experience, plus excellent health and worksite benefits, free life insurance, free employee assistance program (EAP), free short-term disability insurance, 403b retirement plan, flexible spending accounts, and generous paid time off.

Carmen complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination. We are committed to equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, disability, genetic information, marital status, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, lay-off, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Carmen expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Any actions or behaviors that create an uncomfortable work environment and prohibit an employee to perform their expected duties will not be tolerated.