ED of Shining Stars needs help

[Anonymous]

Just saw this on their website, that the ED needs help managing her workflow:

http://www.shiningstarspcs.org/images/pdf/career/2017/senior_director_programs.pdf

Seems a bit odd that the current ED can't really manage her workflow. Here is a key responsibility:

"Manages the Executive Director’s workflow and priorities by managing her schedule
and anticipating steps ahead"

The current ED already makes $100,000 per year...and she wants to hire someone to manage herself...really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just saw this on their website, that the ED needs help managing her workflow:

http://www.shiningstarspcs.org/images/pdf/career/2017/senior_director_programs.pdf

Seems a bit odd that the current ED can't really manage her workflow. Here is a key responsibility:

"Manages the Executive Director’s workflow and priorities by managing her schedule
and anticipating steps ahead"

The current ED already makes $100,000 per year...and she wants to hire someone to manage herself...really?

Very common. Every Chief of Staff position is helping to manage someone else's workflow and priorities. This is an odd thing to take issue with?

[Anonymous]

The title is a bit odd, but it wouldn't be the first school to have a HOS and a Head of Operations division of labor.

Hard to judge without also seeing the ED's position description or knowing whether there is also a principal or head of instruction at SSMA.

[Anonymous]

Lots of organizational leaders have an operations head. The school has a Director of Curriculum and a Dean of Students, why not another position to oversee operations?

But seriously, what is DCUM's obsession with pcking on SSMA?

[Anonymous]

I'm in the field - as in a senior admin at a HRCS - and the position summary is insane to me. Sounds like she is at odds with the rest of the team and looking to pay an ally:

Position? ?Summary?:
Under the general supervision of the Executive Director, Senior Director of Programs will be responsible for
managing key legal, and compliance functions/requirements, overseeing the
work of the Program Directors and assisting with the creation and maintenance of cohesion
across all units and programs that fall under the purview of those units. There are currently six
program units: Academic, Operations, Compliance & School Performance, Enrollment &
Family Support, Behavior & Health and Wellness, and Student Support Services
The Senior Director of Programs , will be exposed to the most sensitive school information that
others on the Administrative Team may not be privy to. You will be asked to make sensitive
and critical judgment calls, and you will serve as a sounding board to the Executive Director in
important situations. For the right individual, this unique role will serve as an unparalleled
opportunity to learn firsthand what it takes to lead and manage an expanding public charter
school.
Shining Stars Montessori CFC Donor
designation code is 61463
The best person for this role is an individual that sees that there is no ceiling to what they can
accomplish and learn in this role. The right individual for this job is highly ambitious in his/her
pursuit of growth and achieving excellence. They know that their ability to grow and take on
more responsibility will result in more opportunities for growth and greater responsibility.


HEY SSMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - The ED is hiring someone else to do the ED"s job. You should fire the ED!

[Anonymous]

I am confused as to what the ED does, if the "Senior Director of Programs" will be doing all of this and if the position requires a MA in education or business admin plus a preferred JD.

"This unique roll will serve as an unparalleled opportunity to learn firsthand what it takes to lead and manage an expanding public charter school" - yes, an unparalleled opportunity to be the executive director in everything but title and compensation, methinks.

[Anonymous]

Or maybe the ED wants to leave, but the Board wants her to train up a replacement first?

[Anonymous]

It's also embarrassingly poorly written.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just saw this on their website, that the ED needs help managing her workflow:

http://www.shiningstarspcs.org/images/pdf/career/2017/senior_director_programs.pdf

Seems a bit odd that the current ED can't really manage her workflow. Here is a key responsibility:

"Manages the Executive Director’s workflow and priorities by managing her schedule
and anticipating steps ahead"

The current ED already makes $100,000 per year...and she wants to hire someone to manage herself...really?

Very common. Every Chief of Staff position is helping to manage someone else's workflow and priorities. This is an odd thing to take issue with?

Agreed, but this is a very expansive job description, more equivalent to a deputy director role. That is an unusual role to have in a school with only 200 kids- not enough scale to justify another leadership level role.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just saw this on their website, that the ED needs help managing her workflow:

http://www.shiningstarspcs.org/images/pdf/career/2017/senior_director_programs.pdf

Seems a bit odd that the current ED can't really manage her workflow. Here is a key responsibility:

"Manages the Executive Director’s workflow and priorities by managing her schedule
and anticipating steps ahead"

The current ED already makes $100,000 per year...and she wants to hire someone to manage herself...really?

Very common. Every Chief of Staff position is helping to manage someone else's workflow and priorities. This is an odd thing to take issue with?

Agreed, but this is a very expansive job description, more equivalent to a deputy director role. That is an unusual role to have in a school with only 200 kids- not enough scale to justify another leadership level role.

But didn't they open several more classrooms this fall?

[Anonymous]

Their 2017-18 enrollment cap is 275.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The title is a bit odd, but it wouldn't be the first school to have a HOS and a Head of Operations division of labor.

Hard to judge without also seeing the ED's position description or knowing whether there is also a principal or head of instruction at SSMA.

They have a director of operations, director of teaching and learning (principal) director of enrollment director of special education and a rubber stamp board....along with the ED (head of school)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The title is a bit odd, but it wouldn't be the first school to have a HOS and a Head of Operations division of labor.

Hard to judge without also seeing the ED's position description or knowing whether there is also a principal or head of instruction at SSMA.

They have a director of operations, director of teaching and learning (principal) director of enrollment director of special education and a rubber stamp board....along with the ED (head of school)

Our school has an ED, Principal, and a curriculum head. Not sure about the others but seems like they might be looking for a principal type person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in the field - as in a senior admin at a HRCS - and the position summary is insane to me. Sounds like she is at odds with the rest of the team and looking to pay an ally:

Position? ?Summary?:
Under the general supervision of the Executive Director, Senior Director of Programs will be responsible for
managing key legal, and compliance functions/requirements, overseeing the
work of the Program Directors and assisting with the creation and maintenance of cohesion
across all units and programs that fall under the purview of those units. There are currently six
program units: Academic, Operations, Compliance & School Performance, Enrollment &
Family Support, Behavior & Health and Wellness, and Student Support Services
The Senior Director of Programs , will be exposed to the most sensitive school information that
others on the Administrative Team may not be privy to. You will be asked to make sensitive
and critical judgment calls, and you will serve as a sounding board to the Executive Director in
important situations. For the right individual, this unique role will serve as an unparalleled
opportunity to learn firsthand what it takes to lead and manage an expanding public charter
school.
Shining Stars Montessori CFC Donor
designation code is 61463
The best person for this role is an individual that sees that there is no ceiling to what they can
accomplish and learn in this role. The right individual for this job is highly ambitious in his/her
pursuit of growth and achieving excellence. They know that their ability to grow and take on
more responsibility will result in more opportunities for growth and greater responsibility.


HEY SSMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - The ED is hiring someone else to do the ED"s job. You should fire the ED!

Yeah. There is something off here. The "sounding board" thing is bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in the field - as in a senior admin at a HRCS - and the position summary is insane to me. Sounds like she is at odds with the rest of the team and looking to pay an ally:

Position? ?Summary?:
Under the general supervision of the Executive Director, Senior Director of Programs will be responsible for
managing key legal, and compliance functions/requirements, overseeing the
work of the Program Directors and assisting with the creation and maintenance of cohesion
across all units and programs that fall under the purview of those units. There are currently six
program units: Academic, Operations, Compliance & School Performance, Enrollment &
Family Support, Behavior & Health and Wellness, and Student Support Services
The Senior Director of Programs , will be exposed to the most sensitive school information that
others on the Administrative Team may not be privy to. You will be asked to make sensitive
and critical judgment calls, and you will serve as a sounding board to the Executive Director in
important situations. For the right individual, this unique role will serve as an unparalleled
opportunity to learn firsthand what it takes to lead and manage an expanding public charter
school.
Shining Stars Montessori CFC Donor
designation code is 61463
The best person for this role is an individual that sees that there is no ceiling to what they can
accomplish and learn in this role. The right individual for this job is highly ambitious in his/her
pursuit of growth and achieving excellence. They know that their ability to grow and take on
more responsibility will result in more opportunities for growth and greater responsibility.


HEY SSMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS - The ED is hiring someone else to do the ED"s job. You should fire the ED!

Gross. I am fairly sure I've seen posts of an admin from my school on here. It's one thing to monitor this forum, it's another to weigh in, in this case on another school!