School Director
Characteristics
Who You Are:
- You are driven by a deep desire to make a difference and create lasting, measurable impact. You aren't just looking for a job; you are seeking a platform where you can fulfill your life's work. You crave the opportunity to influence your environment, build something meaningful, and innovate within the education space to better serve the rising generation for the challenges that lie ahead.
- You’re passionate about working with underserved students and are fiercely committed to empowering them to achieve long-term success in both their lives and careers.
- You are an experienced, dynamic leader who balances high expectations with deep empathy. You are known for being both tough and direct when it comes to accountability, yet nurturing and trauma-informed when supporting students and your team.
- You insist on being data-driven when making decisions. You take full, uncompromising ownership over your results and all organizational outcomes. You never pass the buck.
- You care far more about measurable student impact and team success than titles or accolades.
- You are a skilled trainer and coach who loves building teams. Empowering others and building effective, cross-functional groups is in your DNA.
- You are committed to excellence and constant growth. You don’t just want to get the job done, you want to implement the best practice for whatever you are doing.
- You are a voracious learner who possesses the confidence to tackle new skills and gain mastery over complex topics, yet you also have the humility to be coached and trained yourself.
- Your effectiveness as a communicator allows you to interact with a diverse array of stakeholders. You can connect with board members, executive management, central support staff, community partners, or students and their parents. Your voice can represent the school, build trust, foster collaboration, and drive the school's mission forward.
- You are a culture-builder who thrives on marshaling resources, fostering community, and driving enrollment and retention. You understand that a school is both an educational institution and a highly operational organization, and you treat both domains with equal rigor.
- You are tech-fluent and adaptable. You easily learn new systems, and you embrace AI to streamline your workflow and amplify your impact.
- You are autonomous, dependable, and fiercely determined to create a thriving environment where young people can build productive lives after high school.
Who We Are: Our mission is to empower others to achieve their full potential. That includes our students, our partners, and you. We are a network of dropout prevention and recovery charter schools in Ohio committed to helping our students build a life of meaning and impact. Regardless of a student’s background or past, we strive to give them the tools, resources, and vision needed to become the best version of themselves. We believe that when young people gain real-world skills, confidence, and purpose, they can create the futures they desire.
Our schools blend academics, career readiness, and wraparound services that meet the needs of the whole student. We are in constant pursuit of not only serving students in the best way possible but also becoming a pillar in the communities we serve.
Everything we do in our organization is guided by our mission. Our culture is a natural outgrowth of our amazing people, whose lives and work are defined by our governing values of growth, excellence, integrity, service, and teamwork.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Culture
- Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing cross-functional team of educators and support staff.
- Foster a safe, structured, and trauma-informed school culture through the implementation of PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) and MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports).
- Serve as the primary culture champion, leading GEIST (Growth, Excellence, Integrity, Service, Teamwork) Councils, mentoring initiatives, and meaningful school events.
Enrollment & Community Engagement
- Own the school’s enrollment pipeline, driving recruitment efforts, community outreach, and lead nurturing to achieve and maintain full FTE enrollment.
- Partner closely with the Enrollment Specialist to ensure rapid response times to new leads and a seamless onboarding and discovery process for new students.
- Produce content, social media updates, and a bi-monthly State of the School report to keep the community, board, and stakeholders deeply engaged.
Academic & Student Support
- Oversee the student onboarding and offboarding processes, ensuring accurate scheduling, needs assessments, and IT setup.
- Monitor daily academic functions, including course completions, skill development, and CTE (Career and Technical Education) exposure.
- Collaborate with Family Advocates and Student Success Coaches to review daily attendance reporting, implement AIT interventions, and coordinate wraparound services for students in need.
- Ensure students have the resources they need to develop their “Life Blueprint” and pursue a meaningful post-graduation pathway.
Operations & Finance
- Act as the main financial steward of the building, executing monthly budget reviews, managing supply inventories, and approving purchase and travel requests.
- Maintain impeccable safety and security standards, ensuring strict adherence to facility best practices and submitting pertinent maintenance requests.
- Ensure full compliance with state and network mandates, including the administration of testing coordination, and the School Improvement Plans.
- Ensure the implementation of Ship Shape, our system for implementing best practices and operating excellent, world-class schools.
Key Metrics of Success
- Enrollment/FTE
- Attendance
- Credit Completion
- Graduation & Placement
- Student & Staff Retention
- CTE Participation
- State Report Card Performance
Qualifications
Required
- 3-5+ years of leadership experience working directly with historically underserved student populations, opportunity youth, or in non-traditional educational settings.
- Proven track record of taking full ownership of organizational outcomes and driving measurable, data-backed success.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills with demonstrated success navigating relationships with school boards, community partners, and families.
- Proven ability to build effective teams and act as a highly effective coach/trainer to staff.
- Exceptional technology and systems fluency; demonstrated ability to utilize CRM platforms (e.g. HubSpot), Student Information Systems (e.g. PowerSchool), attendance software (e.g. SWIPE), project management software, Google Workspace, and spreadsheets.
- Deep alignment with Fusion Ed’s mission and core values, demonstrating a voracious appetite for learning and continuous improvement.
- Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to balance strategic vision and daily operational execution.
Useful / Preferred
- Fluency in utilizing AI tools to improve administrative efficiency and content generation.
- Familiarity with Ohio’s charter school compliance, EMIS reporting, and graduation pathways.
- Formal training or certification in trauma-informed care and restorative justice practices.
Pay: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
Work Location: In person
