Where K12 Leaders and Organizations meet
-
LOCATION: Greenville, SC
SALARY RANGE: $115,000 - $140,000
CANDIDATE PROFILE
▶ The Relentless Instructional Driver
A school leader who treats college readiness as the non-negotiable center of every decision. They have a proven track record of moving high school scholars to mastery - reflected in graduation rates, ACT scores, and postsecondary enrollment. They are fluent in college-preparatory curriculum and dual enrollment systems, and they use data as a daily leadership tool, not a reporting exercise. When achievement gaps persist, they go after them.
▶ The Systems Builder
A leader who understands that a high school's culture of achievement is a product of tight, well-executed infrastructure - not personality alone. They design clear routines, manage complex scheduling (including dual enrollment logistics), hold the line on them daily, and ensure every adult knows what excellence looks and feels like at each moment of the school day.
▶ The Culture Keeper
A leader for whom school culture is never an accident. They build warm, purposeful, high-expectation environments through visible presence and consistent follow-through. They know culture lives in arrival, dismissal, transitions, celebrations, and dual enrollment milestones - and they show up for all of it. They carry the "To and Through College" belief in everything they do.
▶ The People Architect
A developer of adults who understands Legacy's ceiling is set by the quality of its leadership team. They build and coach Assistant Principals, Deans, and instructional leaders with genuine investment, creating environments where feedback flows freely and people stay because they feel seen, developed, and part of something larger than themselves.
▶ The Grounded Owner
A leader who takes full accountability for outcomes without deflecting. When things get hard, they get calm. They model the growth mindset they expect from every adult and scholar on campus - because the scholars at Legacy deserve nothing less than a leader who owns the mission completely.
-
LOCATION: Denver, CO
SALARY RANGE: $100,000 - $110,000
CANDIDATE PROFILE
▶ The Performance Driver
A leader who treats targets like targets. Given a KPI - enrollment, student retention, attendance, financials, family satisfaction - they go after it with insatiable appetite. They diagnose the gap, build a plan, monitor follow-through, and hold themselves and their team accountable for results. They are proactive, not reactive, and they close gaps with intentional, designed solutions.
▶ The Data Leader
A leader with an eye for numbers who can analyze data to identify both wins and critical trends. They translate figures into clear, simple language for staff and families alike, then convert insight into action. Spreadsheets and dashboards are tools for diagnosis and decision-making, not artifacts.
▶ The Family Experience Champion
A leader consumed by how families experience the school. They believe every person who walks through the door deserves a first-class experience, and they lead by example. They coach school-based operations teams - the first point of contact for every family and visitor - to deliver that experience every single day, including for non-English speaking families.
▶ The People Developer
A coach of adults who recognizes that the outcomes of this role largely come down to the abilities of the Deans of Operations and the teams they lead. They manage with high expectations and personal care. They develop technical and adaptive skills in their direct reports, communicate clearly, and model the positive adult culture they expect across the network.
▶ The Systems Architect
A leader who thinks big and acts small. They finalize the vision for school-based operations - customer service, family engagement, school-wide systems - and codify the standards to which the network will be held. They keep a big-picture lens on decisions while still sweating the details, and they are entrepreneurial enough to thrive in the unknowns of a scaling organization.
-
LOCATION: Denver, CO
SALARY RANGE: $90,000 - $100,000
CANDIDATE PROFILE
▶ The Daily Operator
A leader who runs the building - arrival, dismissal, attendance, transportation, food service, custodial, technology, facilities. They know the schedule cold, they know which doors are locked and which are not, and they sweat the details that make a school feel safe and orderly. The trains run on time because they planned them to.
▶ The Family Front-Door Host
A leader who treats every family interaction as the family’s most important moment of the day. They greet by name, they pick up the phone, they reply same-day, and they make sure non-English speaking families have equal access to every piece of information. The front of the building feels warm and competent because they make it feel that way.
▶ The KPI Owner
A leader who owns the school’s operational numbers - enrollment, retention, attendance, family satisfaction - and tracks them the way an academic leader tracks reading scores. They notice when attendance softens on a Tuesday in October, and they have a plan for it on a Wednesday in October. Numbers are not a report; they are a daily tool.
▶ The Team Builder
A leader who builds a small operations team that can run the school even on their hardest days. They coach the Office Manager, the Front Desk Lead, and the Attendance Clerk with clear expectations, real feedback, and personal care. The team gets stronger every quarter because of them.
▶ The Whatever-It-Takes Doer
A leader with a “whatever it takes” disposition. When the bus is late, they find a solution. When the air conditioning fails in August, they have a plan by the end of the day. When the unexpected happens - and in a school, it always does - they meet it head on and find a way to the finish line.
-
LOCATION: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
SALARY RANGE: $100,000 - $120,000 (+ up to $20,000 performance pay)
CANDIDATE PROFILE
▶️ The Relentless Instructional Driver A leader who treats rigorous, standards-aligned instruction as the non-negotiable center of every decision. They run tight weekly coaching cycles, conduct walkthroughs with real-time feedback, and know exactly which classrooms need attention and why. They move student achievement results because they never stop working the instructional levers.
▶️ The Data-Driven Decision Maker A leader who runs weekly data meetings the way a coach watches game film — looking for what broke down, why, and what changes on Monday. They track reading mastery, benchmark performance, and intervention progress not as compliance exercises but as daily leadership tools. When results soften, they have a reteach plan in motion before the week is out.
▶️ The Culture and Climate Builder A leader who builds a school environment that is warm, structured, safe, and joyful — all at once. They implement consistent behavioral expectations, partner with families as genuine stakeholders, and make sure every student is known and supported. The building feels like a place where children want to be because this leader designed it that way.
▶️ The Talent Developer and Team Builder A leader who hires well, coaches constantly, and retains the people they invest in. They manage Assistant Principals, Instructional Coaches, and a Dean of Operations with clear expectations and real feedback. Their staff culture is one of high engagement and high accountability — and their teacher retention numbers show it.
▶️ The Operational and Financial Owner A leader who understands that academic excellence runs on operational infrastructure. They own enrollment, attendance, FTE reporting, budget, and facilities not as administrative burden but as the foundation everything else stands on. They end the year in the black, hit their FTE targets, and make sure the building is safe, clean, and ready every single day.
-
LOCATION: South Florida
SALARY RANGE: $65,000 - $110,000
CANDIDATE PROFILE
▶️ The Content Expert A leader who knows Science and Social Studies cold — not just the standards, but the sequencing, the misconceptions students carry grade to grade, and what rigorous work actually looks like in a 5th grade science classroom versus a 10th grade one. They earn teacher trust because they can sit down, open a unit plan, and make it better on the spot.
▶️ The Curriculum Architect A leader who builds coherent, standards-aligned curriculum systems that teachers can actually use. They think in scope and sequence, not just lessons. They know how a unit plan connects to a benchmark connects to a state assessment — and they design backward from the end goal every time.
▶️ The Data-Driven Improver A leader who treats student achievement data in Science and Social Studies the way a principal treats school-wide reading scores. They notice when results soften in a content area, diagnose why, and have a course correction plan in motion before the next data cycle. Numbers are not a report — they are a daily leadership tool.
▶️ The Coach Who Develops Content Leaders A leader who builds up the curriculum team and the content leaders beneath them with genuine investment. They give specific, actionable feedback after observations, design PD that teachers actually rate highly, and create the kind of team where people grow every quarter because of the leader they have above them.
▶️ The Florida Context Expert A leader who is deeply fluent in the Florida education landscape — state standards, FSA/FAST assessments, A-F school grading, and what it takes to move a school toward an A rating. They don't need to be oriented to the context; they already live and work inside it and know how to build curriculum that performs in it.
-
LOCATION: Colorado (any location)
SALARY RANGE: $130,000
CANDIDATE PROFILE
▶️ The Visionary Founder: A courageous entrepreneur with a clear, bold vision for a "trajectory-changing" school that addresses the specific needs of a Colorado community.
▶️ The Relentless Learner: A high-capacity individual ready to immerse themselves in a rigorous, two-year training program to master the complexities of school design and operations.
▶️ The Community Catalyst: A leader who can build deep local roots, mobilizing families, boards, and stakeholders to support the birth of a new, high-quality educational option.
▶️ The Single-Site Specialist: A focused advocate committed to the "hands-on" work of launching a single, high-performing charter school from the ground up.
ROLE SUMMARY
The Legacy Fellowship is an elite, two-year incubator designed for visionary school founders committed to transforming the educational landscape of Colorado. This fellowship recognizes that creating a "trajectory-changing" school requires more than just a good idea; it requires a specialized set of skills in leadership, finance, curriculum design, and community engagement. By providing a generous $125,000 annual salary for two years, the program allows Fellows to step away from their current roles and dedicate their full energy to the rigorous work of launching a high-quality, single-site charter school.
Throughout the fellowship, participants transition from the "dreaming" phase to the "doing" phase, receiving the training and coaching necessary to navigate Colorado's unique charter landscape. The ultimate goal of the Legacy Fellowship is to ensure that when the school's doors finally open, the founder has built a sustainable, high-performing institution that provides students with an education of the highest caliber. This is a rare opportunity for transformative leaders to turn their passion for equity and excellence into a brick-and-mortar reality for the children and families of Colorado.
Leaders in K12 Education: It’s free and confidential to let Josh help you find the next step in your career
Remote? School Leadership? Charter network or District Leadership? I have it all. Josh’s K12 Jobs Blast indexes 202+ websites from school districts, charter management organizations, talent firms, K12 non-profits, and Ed tech firms. Save time by going to one organized list to find your K12 leadership or remote role. It is free and confidential to look at 100% of the jobs. No sign up required.
K12 ORGANIZATIONS: It’s free to add your jobs, it’s free connect your job site, and you can get support
Reach 13,000+ leaders across the country for free by adding your job(s). Want to connect your whole hiring site? It’s free and updates to Josh’s K12 Jobs Blast weekly.
Want to advertise, sourcing support, or executive recruitment? The rates are designed to be affordable and accessible.
Want support or added capacity? With 9+ years as a senior leader in charter school systems and school districts, Josh can support your school, school district, charter management organization, non-profit, or ed-tech firm with targeted searchers or project support.