School Design Lead: High School

Bold's vision is to create the best schools anywhere and empower futures everywhere.

We are building world-class K-12 public schools that challenge and empower every student to excel in college and life. Beginning in Kindergarten, our students develop the intellectual mastery and empowering habits that will prepare them to succeed at the highest levels in all they pursue.

We benchmark ourselves against indicators proven to predict success in college and beyond, and set rigorous standards for academic and personal development to ensure our graduates are prepared to compete and succeed alongside students from the top schools across the U.S.

We set ambitious goals-more ambitious than most think possible-and as a team won't settle until we achieve them. We align on priorities, measure progress, and evaluate our results openly to improve quickly. We own our impact, live our values, and focus intentionally on creating a culture that supports every student, family, and team member to achieve excellence.

As we continue to build our flagship K-12 campus in the Bronx, and lay the foundation for growth, we are searching for extraordinary colleagues to join our team.

Position Summary

In this founding role, you will drive a culture of innovation and achievement that actualizes Bold's vision for a world-class public education-designing a program that prepares every student to compete and succeed at the highest levels in college and beyond. You will work closely with Bold's leadership team to develop strategic objectives related to program design and team development to drive learning outcomes across our growing K-12 model.

To help us achieve our vision, we are searching for a candidate with 5+ years of aligned experience in a high-performing secondary setting and graduate degree in a related field. Ideal candidates will have a creative and solutions-oriented mindset, a talent for translating ideas into outcomes, the ability to coach teams to high levels of achievement, and a foundational belief that every child can succeed when we create a culture that holds everyone-team, students, and families- to high expectations.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Develop and apply a deep understanding of Bold's goals, vision, and values to build a culture of purpose and impact
• Develop strong relationships that meaningfully invest students, families, and team members in collaborating to achieve shared, ambitious academic outcomes
• Design a multi-year strategy that provides every student with the academic foundation and co-curricular learning experiences to succeed in highly competitive post-secondary environments; identify and track progress to indicators that reliably predict academic success at the secondary and post-secondary levels
• Design professional learning cycles aligned to high school and college readiness indicators
• Design a college success framework that supports students and families to achieve college acceptance, success, and graduation goals
• Implement structures that foster a transparent, outcomes-oriented culture; regularly lead and participate in data reviews and coaching cycles to drive student and team progress to goals
• Model Bold's core values and building a positive student and team culture across the school

Qualities of Bold Leadership

Excellent performance on our team is defined by the competencies below, aligned to our Team Impact Rubric:

• Role Model: Exemplifies values, leads by example; operates within team structures; seeks out opportunities to support the team.
• Ownership & Responsibility: Takes active ownership for goals and responsibilities; monitors progress, provides proactive updates, and effectively adapts strategy to close gaps; demonstrates bias toward action; holds self and team accountable for achieving results.
• Strategic Thinking & Effectiveness: Translates goals into strategic action plans; effective at forward-planning and anticipating needs; addresses root causes to close gaps and follows through on implementation.
• Team Development: Consistently implements team development structures; coaches effectively by providing high-leverage, transferable, and timely opportunities for development aligned to root cause of gaps
• Communication: Communications are consistently clear and connected to goals and values; actively listens and asks clarifying questions to understand root causes; leverages team communication systems.
• Reflection & Self-Development: Reflects on personal and team strengths and growth areas, actively pursuing development opportunities for self and team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of aligned experience in a high-performing high school setting
• Graduate degree in a related field, with an outstanding record of achievement and leadership

Start Date

The start date for this position is July 2025.

Compensation

Bold Charter School offers highly competitive compensation, in the top range of comparable positions across New York City charter schools. The salary range for this position is $125,000 - $150,000 annually and includes a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bold Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and actively encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.