POSITION:  Head of School 
LOCATION:  Raleigh, NC

Company Background

Fusion Academy is a revolutionary private school where positive relationships and one-to-one classrooms unlock academic potential. At Fusion, we are a non-traditional private school that personalizes and customizes teaching methods and curriculum for middle and high school students. Our supportive campus environment provides a space for students to flourish emotionally, socially, and academically. 

Position Summary

The Head of School serves as the leader and Head of the Fusion Academy location, manages ongoing daily operational school activities and student recruitment, and is directly responsible and accountable for ensuring the fulfillment of educational goals and outcomes of the school.  We are seeking positive, confident, entrepreneurial and energetic self-starters to lead this Fusion Academy location.

You're most likely a fit if:

• You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment where “everything is possible” but resources are scarce.
• You’re passionate about developing people and feel successful when your team drives results.
• You have experience as a School Head, Associate Head, or Learning Center Director managing a team.

This probably isn't for you if:

• You are uncomfortable being accountable to quantitative results.
• You have little to no experience managing or motivating a high EQ team.
• You have little to no experience working in a highly relational environment where inspiration, relationships, and persuasion are more important than the hard sell. (Compassion and communication win the day at Fusion!)
• You struggle to synthesize information into a coherent strategy and plan.
• You aren’t passionate about the mission, issues, people, or ideas that support our mission.

 Your Day to Day:

 School Activities 

• As necessary, select enthusiastic and competent staff and teachers who possess the requisite subject-area expertise and an ability to prepare students to be highly competitive in high school and beyond.
• Represent the school to all relevant audiences to begin building a list of potential students to open the school.  Have a solid grasp of the school’s features and can articulate them convincingly.
• Create and lead a school culture that maintains a focus on a positive student experience, academic results and collaboration.
• Develop and lead a system for the ongoing evaluation of teacher performance that expects measurable results, supports improvement, and rewards achievement.
• Develop and manage a system of collaborative faculty analysis of student performance results that ensure a data driven instructional strategy.

Refine and direct the school’s academic program

• Implement the school’s academic offerings in coordination with the Fusion curriculum model.
• Ensure alignment of curricular standards with required school-based testing.
• Create ways to monitor and improve student learning; support and implement a tracking system that allows teachers, the Executive Director, and parents to know what standards students have mastered and those for which further work is required.
• Take responsibility in ensuring the school achieves accreditation from the appropriate educational institutions.

Lead and direct the school’s admissions program

• Lead the admissions process:
• Manage documents, data and applicants effectively and timely.
• Understand the characteristics of a successful school visit and develop a welcoming atmosphere.
• Expand applicant pool with open houses and appropriate marketing.
• Conduct intakes with parents and incoming students.
• Effectively lead the re-enrollment process; create strategies for retention and to prevent attrition.
• Identify barriers to full enrollment.

Take ownership of all functions of the school

• Manage all aspects of the school, including budgets, managing costs, revenue targets and reporting on specific metrics.
• Be available for parents and students to address any of their questions or issues.
• Provide consistent communication both within the school and with all stakeholders.
• Provide consistent, compassionate customer service to parents, students and referral sources.