School Leadership and Management. Leadership Team The Administrative services will be provided by the school Administrators, with support from the Board of Directors. Gem Prep will contract with another Idaho charter school, Gem Prep: Online, for professional services (See Appendix H1: Professional Services Agreement Draft). GPO will provide a seasoned charter school leadership team with 16 years of experience who manage several Idaho charter schools including Gem Prep: Online (GPO), Gem Prep: Pocatello, Gem Prep: Nampa, Gem Prep: Meridian, Gem Prep: Meridian North, Gem Prep: Meridian South, and Gem Prep: Twin Falls. The team is augmented by a governance board, which provides expertise in all of the functions and areas needed to run a successful school. The contract with GPO provides an Executive Director (CEO) who reports directly to the Board of Directors and is responsible for the overall success of the school. The contract also provides for service of positions such as a Chief Academic Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, who all report directly to the Executive Director (See Appendix H1: Professional Services Agreement Draft). The instructional leader of the school is the principal who reports to and is evaluated by a Principal Supervisor. All other school-level certified staff are evaluated by the principal or assistant principal. (See Appendix E1: School Organization Chart.) The school’s management plan provides the school support from an executive team with a demonstrated track record of preparing students for success in college and beyond. The executive team is currently comprised of an Executive Director (CEO), CFO, CAO, and COO. The executive team manages curriculum development, instructional oversight, obtaining facility and facility financing, fundraising, professional development, preparing budgets and financial reports, back office support, human resources, overseeing special education, and marketing. This allows the principal to focus on the instructional leadership of the school. The principal’s responsibilities include student academic success, building school community and culture, providing teacher mentoring and coaching, conducting staff evaluations, student discipline, and facilitating parent and community relations. The board reviews key indicators on the school’s data dashboard each month. Key indicators include enrollment, academic growth and achievement, financial stability, stakeholder satisfaction, and teacher turnover. Monthly reviews a...
School Leadership and Management. Leadership Team School Leaders The Board of Directors will hire and evaluate the Executive Director for Alturas Prep. The Board will approve both a job description and an evaluation plan for this position. The Executive Director will hire and evaluate the Principal. The Administrators, both Executive Director and Principal, will be responsible for implementing the mission and vision of the school. They will recommend to the board the hiring of personnel and will conduct evaluations as well as provide professional development opportunities for staff. The Administrators will manage the overall climate of the school by being present in the classroom, knowing and understanding the needs of faculty and students, and by encouraging community building. In addition, the Administrators will have responsibilities to oversee the procurement of curriculum, equipment, supplies and technology. The Administrators will supervise other administrative staff, including a business manager, office manager, clerk, and bookkeeper. These positions may be hired as part-time employees or contracted to other entities, with the exception of the office manager who will be required to meet time and place requirements consistent with contracting guidance provided by the Internal Revenue Service. One individual may hold multiple positions as the school builds enrollment. The Administrators may also contract for services related to accounting, legal services and other contract services that may include transportation, special education, faculty training and/or other budgeted expenses approved by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors will hire an independent auditor to conduct an annual audit of the finances and internal controls of Alturas Prep. The auditor will provide a report to the authorizer and the State of Idaho as required by law. The report will also be kept as an open public record at Alturas Prep. Teacher contracts are not interchangeable between separate LEAs. AIA will release all teachers from their contracts when it ceases serving grades 6-8. Teachers will need to apply to APA for open positions. In order to ensure fair hiring practices, APA will require that all positions are filled through a transparent hiring process including the advertising of positions available prior to opening, review of all submitted resumes/applications to identify potential candidates, and interviews with all qualified candidates. It is entirely possible that such a process will enable AP...
School Leadership and Management. The parties acknowledge that the day-to-day leadership and management of the school is the responsibility of the principal. This role is crucial to the effective operation of the school. The staffing flexibility arrangements prescribed in Part 3 of this Agreement will apply to all schools in Queensland.
School Leadership and Management. The parties acknowledge that the day-to-day leadership and management of the school is the responsibility of the Principal. This role is crucial to the effective operation of the school. School-based management will occur within a systemic framework as determined by government legislation and departmental policy. School councils will be involved in the broad strategic direction-setting of the school and approval of particular policies and processes (e.g. budget, annual operational plan, annual report etc.).
School Leadership and Management. Leadership Team The Administrative services will be provided by the school Administrators (state certification required), with support from the Board of Directors. Gem Prep will contract with another Idaho charter school, Gem Prep: Online, for professional services (See Appendix F2: Professional Services Agreement Draft). GPO will provide a seasoned charter school leadership team with over 15 years of experience who manage several Idaho charter schools including Gem Prep: Online (GPO), Gem Prep: Pocatello, Gem Prep: Nampa, Gem Prep: Meridian and Gem Prep: Meridian North. The team is augmented by a governance board, which provides expertise in all of the functions and areas needed to run a successful school.
School Leadership and Management. This is clause 7.1 of the current agreement. There is no change to this clause.
