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Grants & Development Manager
The Grants & Development Manager will be a full-time position that is responsible for assisting the President
with creating and implementing annual and multi-year development plans for Madison Prep. The plan will
include developing a base of individual philanthropists, foundations, social investment firms, and
corporations/businesses that support Madison Prep’s educational services (tutoring, programs for parents), cocurricular
programs (athletics, clubs), student experiential activities (field trips, international expeditions),
outreach initiatives (community engagement, events), facilities upgrades and purchase, and school growth and
replication. The Grants & Development Manager will have an annual dollar goal to raise and will work
closely with the Board of Directors to develop relationships with prospective funding partners, secure
contributions, and manage and nurture relationships. The Grants and Development Manager will report
directly to the President. This position will not be filled until school year 2015-2016.
Principals
Madison Prep’s Principals will be responsible for overseeing and guiding all aspects of teaching, learning,
and student and family services in the school. Their primary focus will be ensuring teachers are teaching,
students are learning, parents are engaged, the community is involved in the school and the school is involved
in the community. They will also ensure that all team members lead with Madison Prep’s Core Values and
Leadership Dimensions in mind and that all team members in the Instructional Pipeline are supported,
developed, recognized, and rewarded for their achievements.
The Principals’ duties will include recruiting, orientating and evaluating all faculty and staff; recruiting
students and meeting enrollment goals; monitoring classroom instruction and student support services;
planning for school effectiveness and student achievement; organizing effective professional development
opportunities for faculty and staff; and serving as a spokesperson along with the President for the school. The
Principals will also be responsible for curriculum development for all subject areas, managing and reporting
all internal and external assessment data, measuring and reporting student achievement; and ensuring that
special needs students and English Language Learners are appropriately educated, supported and integrated
into all facets of the school. They will serve as members of the Executive Leadership Team and lead the
schools’ management teams. They will also serve as members of Board Committees and attend and
participate in all Madison Prep Board Meetings. The Principals will report to the President.
Director of Teaching & Learning
The Director of Teaching and Learning will partner with Madison Prep’s principals and leadership team
members and serve as a catalyst for innovation, setting high standards for excellence in instruction,
assessment, and teacher and leadership training and development for all faculty and staff at the school. S/he
will be responsible for ensuring that all teachers and instructional support staff and volunteers perform at a
high level and that their work with students is exemplary. Specifically, they will assist the principal(s) with
developing and implementing the IB curriculum and Harkness instructional method, ensure the curriculum is
aligned with state, district and school-based assessments, and ensure the curriculum and instructional methods
used are applied evenly and effectively with every child in every classroom in the school(s). This person will
also assist with recruiting, hiring and evaluating teaching and instructional support staff, and will supervise
these staff after they are hired. They will also lead the development and ongoing supervision of Madison
Prep’s professional development program for all instructional and non-instructional staff, and guide the
development of Madison Prep’s Prep Year Program and enrichment/tutorial. The Director of Teaching and
Learning will oversee the use of paid instructional coaches and volunteer tutors to ensure optimal student
learning and achievement. In all that they do, they will seek to utilize proven methods and promising
innovations in instruction, professional development, evaluation and talent management. The Director of
Teaching & Learning will report to the Principal(s).
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