Chief Academic Officer
GOAL Academy
Essential Duties and Major Accountabilities
Show Up: Be ACCOUNTABLE for our students, ourselves, and our team.
Connect: Develop and maintain TRANSPARENT and HONEST relationships with our students and team.
Succeed: Become a STRONG unified team providing students an INNOVATIVE environment to become productive members of society.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The following statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the leader filling this position. These statements are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by this position.
Advocacy:
Serve as the school’s representative and liaison to relevant internal and external committees and associations.
Advocate with regional leaders in support of individualized education.
Secure necessary resources (time, people, training, and money) to fully enable education.
Ensure a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) operates effectively to support learning.
Academic Achievement:
Support GOAL Regional Principals to ensure program alignment, staff effectiveness, and academic success for students.
Support Academic Directors to ensure program alignment, staff effectiveness, and academic success for students.
Collaborate with other GOAL staff to ensure programmatic success.
Conduct analyses of school and student achievement data to modify school services.
Ensure that all staff exhibit and maintain a high level of professionalism, instructional support, and customer service.
Secure the necessary personnel and programs to provide high-quality learning for students.
Regularly review and provide accountability for individual, department, and school-wide goals and objectives.
Collaborate with students, families, GOAL staff, and a variety of institutions (e.g., civic and community centers, community colleges) while supporting GOAL’s concurrent enrollment, internships, and community involvement programs.
Attend civic and community functions.
Collaborate with the GOAL leadership staff to support data-based decision-making to promote student achievement and alignment among curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Monitor and review data to identify and resolve potential problems as well as establish short- and long-term objectives and goals for students, staff, and sites.
Compliance:
Serve as the school expert on federal and state laws and regulations related to student instruction and achievement.
Develop oversight systems to monitor professional certifications, procedural safeguards, required documentation, and archiving systems within the department.
Participate in ongoing professional learning to remain current on best practices and compliance requirements.
Planning:
Provide consultation and support for schools in the development and monitoring of school improvement plans.
Serve as a liaison with regional improvement teams and district improvement efforts to create or maintain networks with other school improvement efforts.
Leadership Development:
Actively coach and develop an increasing leadership capacity for the following leaders:
Regional Principals
The Senior Director of Curriculum and Instruction
The Director of Student Support Services
The Director of Exceptional Student Support Services
The Director of Applied and Advanced Learning