Founding Shared Services Partner
Company: Guidedstudies
Location: Aurora
Posted on: March 8, 2023
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Job Description:
Job description:
Summary
As the Founding Shared Services Partner at WMPSC Aurora, you will
develop and operationalize the charter school's vision, governance,
and administrative support for six microschool sites, in
collaboration with Teacher Leaders. The Shared Services Partner
reports to the Board of Directors.Our Mission
The mission of Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado
(WMPSC) is to provide families with child-centered, authentic
Montessori education that bridges academic outcomes and
social-emotional development through intimate learning communities
deeply rooted in place, equity, and belonging.Start-Up School
Launch:
Enhance and implement a Year 0 startup and operations plan for
WMPSC in alignment with CSI authorizer expectations, enrollment
goals, state and federal requirements, and Wildflower Teacher
Leader School Startup timelines.Governance and Operations:
Develop reporting standards and protocols in conjunction with
Teacher Leaders and Finance Contractor.
Maintain compliance reporting schedule and communicate all charter
school requirements to Teacher Leaders, Finance Contractor, and
CSI.
Maintain and track all charter compliance systems and requirements,
including metrics to help sites meet accountability expectations,
monitor these systems, and ensure schools maintain all records
required to certify compliance.Stakeholder Engagement:
Collaborate closely with the WMPSC Board and Founding Teacher
Leaders in planning, developing, and operating microsite locations
in Aurora.
Develop and operationalize a comprehensive communications plan
alongside Teacher Leaders to advance and support WMPSC.
Partner with The Wildflower Foundation to ensure all commitments
outlined in the Network Membership Agreement between The Wildflower
Foundation and WMPSC advance WMPSC Aurora's mission.Systems
Development:
Design and implement WMPSC enrollment, reporting, human resources,
financial management and student information data systems, in
collaboration with contracted staff.Shared Services
Coordination:
Identify and steward key community and back office partnerships and
shared services that strengthen Teacher Leaders' ability to focus
on hyperlocal family engagement in an effort to deliver innovative,
identity-affirming Montessori learning environments co-created by
the communities the sites serve. This includes hiring charter-wide
staff and contractor roles.
Maximize access to UPK funding and public subsidies for low-income
families charter-wide.Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of experience leading successful charter school operations
and governance
Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferredPreferred Attitudes,
Knowledge, and SkillsEntrepreneurial Leadership:
You are flexible, open-minded, see opportunity in obstacles, and
are energized by using creativity and resourcefulness to anticipate
challenges and create solutions to problems.
You have the aptitude, stamina, time, and appetite to raise
yourself to the challenge of starting and supporting social
entrepreneurs who are launching distinct intimate school
communities.
You will be a key leader who weaves and supports the
interdependence across 1-2 room school sites.Commitment to Serving
Diverse and Multifaceted Communities:
You are eager to increase access to Montessori to racially and
socioeconomically diverse communities and are deeply committed to
supporting the development of intersectional communities. You
understand the role race, along with ethnicity, gender/gender
identity and sexual orientation, play in contributing to persistent
inequity. You have engaged in culturally responsive and anti-racist
practices with the students and families you serve. You have
fluency in multiple languages to speak with our stakeholders and
families.A Desire to Learn and Grow:
You are eager to stretch beyond your current experience, to develop
new skills and expertise and to more deeply explore your purpose
and potential.
You are committed to asking for feedback, support, and help,
especially when you don't have the answers.
You understand the importance of demonstrating effectiveness on
state standardized assessments in public schools and are committed
to merging innovative instructional approaches with the
time-tested, research-backed Montessori method to meet the needs of
all students.Ability to Work Effectively Across a Variety of
Stakeholder Groups:
You enjoy and are competent working with a variety of stakeholders
in Aurora - including Teacher Leaders, staff, volunteers, board
members, donors, and partners - and collaborating towards a shared
vision.
You facilitate smooth and efficient operations across school sites
while protecting decentralized decision-making and teacher leader
autonomy.Curiosity Toward the Edge of Innovative Practices:
You have an interest in learning and practicing self-management and
are eager to join with staff and participate in a system of
governance in which autonomy is valued and power is
distributed.
This work is ever-evolving; you commit to practicing radical
transparency, requesting and sharing advice with one another,
participating in conflict resolution processes, and clearly
articulating roles and responsibilities to ensure that each staff
member is able to lead within their role.About WMPSC
WMPSC Aurora is a small network of microschools in Aurora serving
children ages 3-12 and will open its first two sites (30-60
students at each site) in Fall 2023 and grow to six in total by
2025.
WMPSC is authorized by the Colorado Charter School Institute.
WMPSC is a member of The Wildflower Foundation, a national network
of Montessori microschools.
The salary range for this role is $85,000-95,000 annually
commensurate with experience.
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Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado shall not
discriminate, on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic
origin, creed, religion, sex or gender, disability, age, marital
status, sexual orientation, status with regard to public
assistance, or in any other way based on personal identity markers
that do not relate to the capacity of an individual person to carry
out the responsibilities of a role.
Keywords: Guidedstudies, Aurora , Founding Shared Services Partner, Other , Aurora, Colorado
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