The Virtual Preparatory Academy of Florida is a K–12 tuition-free online public school serving students statewide. At VPA Florida, we provide a safe and nurturing environment where every student has the opportunity to be understood and inspired through a customized learning path that includes live interactive sessions and personalized teacher support.
The School Transformation Specialist serves as a strategic partner to school leadership in driving measurable and sustainable improvement in student achievement, instructional quality, student engagement, and organizational effectiveness. The Specialist works closely with the Principals and school leadership team to implement, monitor, and evaluate the school's transformation and improvement priorities. This position requires a demonstrated record of success in school turnaround, educational leadership, data-driven improvement, and organizational change. The ideal candidate understands the complexities of Florida public education and can translate school improvement plans into clear actions, measurable outcomes, and systems of accountability.
Please note – while this is an online school position and all instruction occurs virtually, travel and face to face attendance will be required several times per year to support in person state testing and student events.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of Florida.
- Partner with the Principals and school leadership team to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate the school's comprehensive improvement and transformation priorities.
- Translate strategic goals into clearly defined action steps, measurable outcomes, timelines, lead measures, and accountability structures.
- Monitor implementation of the school's improvement plan and identify barriers that may prevent successful execution.
- Establish systems for frequent progress monitoring and continuous improvement.
- Conduct regular reviews of school performance and provide the Principals with actionable feedback and recommendations.
- Support the leadership team in identifying root causes of performance gaps and developing evidence-based strategies to address them.
- Ensure that people, time, resources, professional learning, and organizational systems are aligned to the school's highest-priority improvement goals.
- Support the development and monitoring of corrective action plans when progress toward goals is insufficient.
- Evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of school improvement initiatives.
- Monitor school performance using multiple measures of student achievement, growth, engagement, and school effectiveness.
- Analyze and disaggregate FAST, EOC, graduation, course completion, attendance, and other applicable Florida assessment and accountability data.
- Support leaders in translating assessment data into instructional priorities and targeted interventions.
- Monitor progress toward schoolwide achievement and growth goals.
- Develop clear data narratives that communicate progress, challenges, trends, root causes, and recommended next steps.
- Facilitate recurring data-monitoring cycles with school leadership and instructional teams.
- Support preparation for Florida state assessments and ensure that assessment data is incorporated into ongoing improvement efforts.
- Monitor leading indicators throughout the year rather than relying solely on end-of-year outcomes.
- Develop dashboards, scorecards, progress-monitoring tools, and other systems that allow leaders to quickly identify areas of success and concern.
- Evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of academic, instructional, intervention, student-support, and professional-learning programs.
- Develop measures of implementation and impact for major school initiatives.
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to determine whether programs are producing intended outcomes.
- Gather and incorporate stakeholder feedback into program evaluation and improvement planning.
- Identify successful practices and opportunities for scaling effective strategies.
- Recommend modifications, resource reallocations, or discontinuation of initiatives when evidence indicates they are not producing desired results.
- Support the school in developing a culture in which decisions are driven by evidence rather than assumptions.
- Master's degree or higher in Educational Leadership, Educational Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, School Improvement, or a related field.
- Minimum of five years of successful school or district-level leadership experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading or supporting school turnaround, school transformation, comprehensive school improvement, or significant organizational change.
- Strong understanding of Florida public school systems and building-level management.
- Demonstrated experience using student and school performance data to drive instructional and organizational decisions.
- Experience developing, implementing, and monitoring school improvement plans.
- Experience with program evaluation and continuous improvement processes.
- Strong understanding of effective instructional practices and instructional leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams and build consensus while maintaining accountability.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Strong project-management and organizational skills.
- Florida Principal or Educational Leadership certification.
- Experience as a principal, assistant principal, district leader, school improvement leader, or turnaround leader.
- Experience in a Florida public, charter, or virtual school.
- Knowledge of Florida's accountability and assessment systems, including FAST, EOCs, school grades, graduation requirements, and applicable state performance measures.
- Experience with Florida's academic standards and instructional frameworks.
- Experience leading improvement in a virtual or blended learning environment.
- Experience with Canvas or another K–12 learning management system.
- Experience analyzing virtual-school engagement, attendance, course completion, and student persistence data.
- Experience with MTSS, ESE, intervention systems, and other student-support structures.
- Experience leading multi-year school transformation initiatives.
"We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances." – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder
ACCEL Schools is a network of 80+ high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities.
We offer the following benefits:
Life benefits – time & peace of mind
- Paid time off
- Retirement contributions
- Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
- Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
- Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations
Health benefits – stay well & thrive
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary short-term disability insurance
- Voluntary long-term disability insurance
Career benefits – keep growing
- Career advancement opportunities throughout Pansophic Learning and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
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