• Job Description

  Req#: 15253
  Position Type:
  Charter School/ Director
  
  
  Date Posted:
  '); ' 11/14/2023
  
  
  Location:
  Twin Peaks Charter
  
  
  Date Available:
  08/01/2025
  
  
  Closing Date:
  01/10/2024
  
  
  Master’s degree, PhD or EdD preferred
  Ten years or more academic and business/management background and/or experience preferred
  Proactive problem solving and strategic thinking skills
  Ability to balance the overall vision of the school with day-to-day operations
  An excellent communicator both verbally and in writing
  Direct experience with charter schools and innovative entrepreneurship desired
  Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills with the ability to motivate people
  Demonstrated knowledge of accountability requirements and strategic planning
  Strong interpersonal skills, able to relate well with students, staff, administration, board and parents
  Commitment to Core Knowledge and Classical curriculum
  Commitment to Character Education
  Academic Performance and Educational Philosophy Leader
  Serves as Twin Peaks Classical Academy’s chief academic officer
  Promotes a culture of continuously improving teaching practice through professional development, collaboration, modeling, and collaborative planning amongst the faculty and staff
  Understands and embraces the principles and application of classically-oriented education and Core Knowledge curriculum
  Ensures that Twin Peaks Classical Academy recruits, retain, and develops high-quality staff that aligns with its educational philosophy
  Keeps committed to developing students into exemplary citizens with on-going supporting evidence.
  Ensures that programs and services offered by Twin Peaks Classical Academy contribute to its mission, core values, and are aligned with the priorities of the Board
  Creates an effective, collaborative team jointly responsible for the attainment of school goals and committed to achieving excellence
  Sets ambitious metric-based goals for student achievement and performance; holds staff members accountable for achieving results
  Oversees implementation of curriculum for PK – 12
  Stay current in and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of effective, best practice
  Cultural and Character Leader
  Embraces Twin Peaks Classical Academy’s vision and its core values. Motivates all stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, staff, Board) toward understanding and achieving these goals
  Builds community and maintains Twin Peaks Classical Academy’s culture by forming relationships and regular interaction with its stakeholders
  Commitment to ethical behavior and business practices
  Fosters safe, just and welcoming school climate that supports both student and staff success and promotes the school’s vision
  Preserves the integrity of Twin Peaks Classical Academy’s core values as specified in the Guiding Principles
  Strategic Leader
  Communicating philosophical alignment with the vision and objectives of the school
  Implements and supports the Board Strategic Plan
  Participates in professional development activities as applicable to said position
  Leads formal and informal teacher observations and professional goal plans; completes formal evaluations for direct reports
  Leads long-term stewardship through analysis of school strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and financial resources
  Monitors metrics to measure the successful implementation of policies, procedures, and initiatives and communicates status to the Board
  Organizational Management and Operational Leader
  Provides strong academic, administrative, and operational leadership while effectively implementing Board policies
  Maintains lines of governing and operational authority between the Board and Executive Director
  Identifies and evaluates risks to employees, property, finances, and image and implements measures to mitigate risks
  Ensures the operational functions of very program is carried out in a safe, orderly manner
  Ensures compliance with all laws, regulations, and charter requirements applicable to operations
  Reviews existing policies and recommends changes to the Board as appropriate
  Oversees financial matters and practices to ensure both short term excellence and long-term viability
  Prioritizes resources to support academic and administrative infrastructure at appropriate and balanced levels
  Ensures resource allocation is aligned with core values
  Works with committees and the Board to prepare a budget and ensure that Twin Peaks Classical Academy operates within budget guidelines
  Communications Leader
  Communicates with the district school board with regard to but not limited to goals, student progress, school needs, and impacts of new legislation
  Ensures Board initiatives are implemented and acted upon
  Facilitates ongoing communication between faculty, administration and Board
  Fosters communication and collaboration among faculty, staff, parents, and students to support school goals
  Encourages participation from all stakeholders in school programs and activities
  Represents Twin Peaks Classical Academy and communicates its mission and programs to the school community and the community at large
  Responsible for Our Charter Contract with the SVVSD Staff representative to Committees as assigned
  Board Members
  Principals
  Teachers and Support
  Staff, Parents and Students
  Community Organizations
  School District Superintendent and staff
  Charter Schools
  Colorado Department of Education
  
  
  Our Mission
  Twin Peaks Charter Academy (TPCA) provides students with a rigorous education and the foundations of virtue and character, while building cultural literacy through a content-rich curriculum in an encouraging environment.
  
  Our Vision is every student who earns a degree from Twin Peaks Charter Academy is a good and productive citizen, matriculated and prepared to graduate from a 4-year University.
  
  FTE: 1.0
  Hours per day: 8.0
  Days per year: 225
  
  Qualifications, Powers and Responsibilities of Executive Director
  Salary Range: $141,000 - $195,000, 225 contract days
  Responsibilities begin 8/2025
  
  Please send application, resume, and cover letter to anderson_amy@svvsd.org for consideration.
  
  Executive Director
  
  United by a vision of a traditional academically rigorous school, a group of parents founded Twin Peaks Classical Academy (TPCA) in 1997. In fulfilling its mission, TPCA relies on specific guiding principles and founding philosophies. These principles and philosophies originated in the earliest meetings uniting over 100 founding families with the original Board of Directors. All proposals and decisions in policy and curriculum are measured against the vision, guiding principles, and original founding philosophies. Continuity of these philosophies depends on the board, administration, staff, and parents remaining faithful to and communicating the following: TPCA is an award-winning Charter PK–12 Core Knowledge and Classical Education public school in Longmont, CO. TPCA provides an academically rigorous environment that encourages students to seek truth, beauty, and goodness in both their acquisition of knowledge and their development of character. This classical education is provided to any PK-12 student and family seeking a well-rounded education that prepares all students for the opportunity for acceptance into a four-year university.
  
  
  We are a public school of choice in the St. Vrain Valley School District. We are governed by engaged and passionate parents and community members and are the longest operating charter school in the SVVSD. Our Policies and Governance can be found on our website under the “Our School” pull down. We are the only classical school in Longmont, CO offering a unique alternative and choice for families. A classical education is based on the timeless value of creating critical thinkers who seek truth, beauty and goodness, while acquiring foundational skills and knowledge, in a teacher-led classroom that lays the foundation for advanced study. The heart of a classical school is a comprehensive Latin mastery program, beginning in kindergarten. A classical school explicitly teaches character and values through the study of great works of literature. Core Knowledge provides our elementary and middle school’s foundational curriculum that supports our ideals. We are the only PK-12 school in the district creating a special sense of community.
  
  
  The Twin Peaks Classical Academy Executive Director will effectively demonstrate a passion for students, learning and for both Core Knowledge and Classical Education; execute the management process; mentor staff and students; maintain a high level of communication, organization, and follow-through; effectively plan and attain goals; and inspire, build, and appreciate the school’s unique community. The candidate must demonstrate the proven ability to lead. The Executive Director will be a humble leader with moral integrity and a strong desire of shared values and excitement with parents. The Executive Director will set the bar for professionalism and academic achievement.
  
  
  Required background includes a solid foundation of leadership and collaboration in a charter and classical environment, ability to recognize effective instruction, a track record of effective decision making, project management experience, and the ability to relate positively with all segments of the school community as well as the skill listed above.
  
  
  The Executive Director position is responsible for overall organizational operation and leadership within the boundaries established by the Board of Directors while working within the operational practices that represent a consistent and effective model of integrity, efficiency, and accountability. The Executive Director is responsible for upholding the vision of the school. The role of the Executive Director is one of a visionary leader who maintains open lines of communications on campus and in the community and who generates confidence by being trustworthy, accessible, and visible. This position supports the Discipline Code in conjunction with other Administrators. The Executive Director is the primary link between the school and the Board of Directors and is the person responsible for ensuring a positive work environment with a team orientation.
  
  Qualifications
  • Master’s degree, PhD or EdD preferred
  • Ten years or more academic and business/management background and/or experience preferred
  • Proactive problem solving and strategic thinking skills
  • Ability to balance the overall vision of the school with day-to-day operations
  • An excellent communicator both verbally and in writing
  • Direct experience with charter schools and innovative entrepreneurship desired
  • Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills with the ability to motivate people
  • Demonstrated knowledge of accountability requirements and strategic planning
  • Strong interpersonal skills, able to relate well with students, staff, administration, board and parents
  • Commitment to Core Knowledge and Classical curriculum
  • Commitment to Character Education
  
  Job Functions and Responsibilities
  1. Academic Performance and Educational Philosophy Leader
  • Serves as Twin Peaks Classical Academy’s chief academic officer
  • Promotes a culture of continuously improving teaching practice through professional development, collaboration, modeling, and collaborative planning amongst the faculty and staff
  • Understands and embraces the principles and application of classically-oriented education and Core Knowledge curriculum
  • Ensures that Twin Peaks Classical Academy recruits, retain, and develops high-quality staff that aligns with its educational philosophy
  • Keeps committed to developing students into exemplary citizens with on-going supporting evidence.
  • Ensures that programs and services offered by Twin Peaks Classical Academy contribute to its mission, core values, and are aligned with the priorities of the Board
  • Creates an effective, collaborative team jointly responsible for the attainment of school goals and committed to achieving excellence
  • Sets ambitious metric-based goals for student achievement and performance; holds staff members accountable for achieving results
  • Oversees implementation of curriculum for PK – 12
  • Stay current in and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of effective, best practice
  1. Cultural and Character Leader
  • Embraces Twin Peaks Classical Academy’s vision and its core values. Motivates all stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, staff, Board) toward understanding and achieving these goals
  • Builds community and maintains Twin Peaks Classical Academy’s culture by forming relationships and regular interaction with its stakeholders
  • Commitment to ethical behavior and business practices
  • Fosters safe, just and welcoming school climate that supports both student and staff success and promotes the school’s vision
  • Preserves the integrity of Twin Peaks Classical Academy’s core values as specified in the Guiding Principles
  1. Strategic Leader
  • Communicating philosophical alignment with the vision and objectives of the school
    Implements and supports the Board Strategic Plan
  • Participates in professional development activities as applicable to said position
  • Leads formal and informal teacher observations and professional goal plans; completes formal evaluations for direct reports
  • Leads long-term stewardship through analysis of school strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and financial resources
  • Monitors metrics to measure the successful implementation of policies, procedures, and initiatives and communicates status to the Board
  1. Organizational Management and Operational Leader
  • Provides strong academic, administrative, and operational leadership while effectively implementing Board policies
  • Maintains lines of governing and operational authority between the Board and Executive Director
  • Identifies and evaluates risks to employees, property, finances, and image and implements measures to mitigate risks
  • Ensures the operational functions of very program is carried out in a safe, orderly manner
  • Ensures compliance with all laws, regulations, and charter requirements applicable to operations
  • Reviews existing policies and recommends changes to the Board as appropriate
  5. Financial Leader
  • Oversees financial matters and practices to ensure both short term excellence and long-term viability
  • Prioritizes resources to support academic and administrative infrastructure at appropriate and balanced levels
  • Ensures resource allocation is aligned with core values
  • Works with committees and the Board to prepare a budget and ensure that Twin Peaks Classical Academy operates within budget guidelines
  1. Communications Leader
  • Communicates with the district school board with regard to but not limited to goals, student progress, school needs, and impacts of new legislation
  • Ensures Board initiatives are implemented and acted upon
  • Facilitates ongoing communication between faculty, administration and Board
  • Fosters communication and collaboration among faculty, staff, parents, and students to support school goals
  • Encourages participation from all stakeholders in school programs and activities
  • Represents Twin Peaks Classical Academy and communicates its mission and programs to the school community and the community at large
  • Responsible for Our Charter Contract with the SVVSD Staff representative to Committees as assigned
  
  Supervisory Responsibilities
  
  This position has supervisory responsibilities as outlined in the Organizational Chart T-CC
  
  Reporting Structure
  
  This position reports as outlined in the Organizational Chart T-CC
  
  Scope of Interpersonal Contacts
  • Board Members
  • Principals
  • Teachers and Support
  • Staff, Parents and Students
  • Community Organizations
  • School District Superintendent and staff
  • Charter Schools
  • Colorado Department of Education
  
  
  
  
  

• About the company

  The St. Vrain Valley School District is the local school district for Longmont, Colorado, United States, and several nearby communities.

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