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While we're proud to be the highest-performing public charter network in Washington, D.C., we recognize that how we support our students to be successful is as important as the results we achieve. That pushes us to reflect on questions such as how we can facilitate our students' academic, social, and emotional development; how we can support our team members' professional growth and personal ability to do this work long-term; and how we can engage our students' families as our own. While this work is hard, it's worth it - we believe in the transformative power of education, the can-do-it-ness of our students and staff, and the joy that comes from engaging in meaningful work with people we care about and trust.\nThe Opportunity\nThe Chief Operating Officer (COO) ensures that every campus in the network runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently, so that operations serve DC Prep’s mission by ensuring that school leaders and teachers can focus on instruction and students can focus on learning. But this role is bigger than keeping the lights on: DC Prep is ready to modernize how operations work - creating systems and tools that free up staff time and attention for the things that matter most: kids and relationships. The next COO will bring a vision for people-centered operations that are powered by better data, modern enterprise tools, and thoughtful use of AI - and will help build the routines and systems that help the whole organization learn and collaborate more effectively.\nThe COO owns the operational backbone of the network across all six campuses: campus-level operations, network-wide operational systems, facilities, and technology. This is a role for someone who treats operational excellence as a form of care for students, their families, and DC Prep's staff - and who also sees the bigger opportunity to reimagine how a mission-driven organization operates.\nThe COO is a member of the network's executive team and partners closely with the CEO, the Chief Schools Officer, and fellow Chiefs to ensure operations enable - never constrain - the network's academic and cultural priorities. The COO manages a Senior Director of Operations, a Director of Technology, a Director of Facilities & Business Operations, and a Director of Operations. These leaders manage Home Office and Campus-based employees. \nWho You Are\nYou are a problem-solver and a do-er. You have a deep curiosity for why things are the way they are and what it would take to make them better. You like puzzles, and you excel at breaking complicated issues into solvable parts - you ask questions, seek advice, and create a plan to act on what you've learned. Puzzles take patience, persistence, creativity, and a sense of humor, and you stick with them.\nYou've earned a reputation as a thoughtful and rigorous operator, and you're awfully good at getting things done through people because you understand what matters to them. People trust you - you're experienced, you do the work to stay well-informed, you tell it like it is, and you do what you say you'll do.\nYou're energized by the opportunity to modernize how a busy organization runs - deeply learning what introducing new tools and systems thoughtfully, with an eye toward what will actually make people's day-to-day easier and more connected, not just what's newest. \nYou are an effective manager and coach, regularly sought out by current and former colleagues for work advice. You take pride in the high-performing, cohesive teams you've built. And you believe deeply that all students deserve an excellent education, and that too few receive that today.\nThe Day-to-Day\nResponsibilities of the Chief Operating Officer will include but are not limited to:\nOrganizational Leadership\nServe as a member of the executive team, contributing to the overall strategic direction of DC Prep\nDrive key cross-functional strategic decisions - e.g., re-enrollment, facilities, safety, technology roadmap - that must align with DC Prep's long-term priorities\nModel and reinforce DC Prep's culture and Values in every interaction, especially in moments when doing so is inconvenient\nBuild and maintain an operations culture where DC Prep’s Values shape daily practice and every team member understands how their work advances DC Prep's strategic priorities and outcomes for Preppies. \nBuild trust and relationships with campus-based staff directly, not only through your direct reports\nContribute actively to Board meetings and materials beyond your own portfolio\nMentor and develop leaders across the network, regardless of whether they sit in your reporting line - DC Prep's bench strength is a shared responsibility of every Chief\nCultivate relationships with key external stakeholders (e.g., within PCSB, city agencies, facilities partners, peer networks) in a way that helps DC Prep “see around the corner” and informs strategy\nVision for Modern Operations\nSet a forward-looking vision for people-centered, data- and tech-powered operations - one that reduces manual burden on campus staff and gives leaders better real-time information to make decisions\nLead a substantial upgrade of DC Prep’s Operations team’s systems, introducing modern enterprise tools where they replace outdated or fragmented processes\nIdentify where AI can responsibly improve operational efficiency and decision-making - from administrative workflows to data analysis - while ensuring tools serve DC Prep's people and values, not the other way around\nBuild and steward shared tools, routines, and practices (e.g., knowledge-sharing systems, cross-team communication & document storage norms) that help DC Prep learn faster and work better together as it grows\nCampus Operations\nManage and coach the Senior Director of Operations, ensuring they have the tools, training, and support to manage campus Operations Site Leaders (OSLs) to meet operational standards through culture and systems\n Through the Senior Director of Operations:\nSet clear, consistent operational standards across all campuses for materials management, safety, attendance tracking, arrival/dismissal, food service, transportation, procurement, and front-office systems so families and staff have a consistent, high-quality experience throughout the network\nMonitor operational health at each campus (attendance systems, enrollment logistics, vendor performance, budget management) and intervene early when a campus is struggling\nOwn the network's re-enrollment strategy as an operational and strategic priority: identify where families are dropping off and why, set targets, and hold campus teams accountable to the plan\nOwn the network's physical safety strategy - e.g., access control, campus security presence, visitor management, emergency preparedness & crisis response infrastructure, and coordination with local law enforcement and emergency services - going beyond compliance with drills and protocols so that every campus-based leader knows their role to prevent things from going wrong and to respond appropriately in the event something happens\nBring a forward-looking view on how the network's approach to safety should evolve as campuses and risks change, and make the case for investment before a gap becomes an incident\nFacilities\nSet the network's vision for the look, feel, and function of its school buildings - what a family or staff member should experience walking into any campus, and what the space needs to enable instructionally and culturally - integrating the priorities of the other Chiefs\nBring a point of view to the executive team on how facilities decisions (e.g., capital improvements) should inform, and be informed by, the network's strategic priorities (e.g., program evolution, enrollment, talent retention, financial sustainability)\nManage and coach the Director of Facilities, ensuring they have the tools, training, and support to manage campus Facilities team members to ensure buildings are safe, clean and well-maintained\n Through the Director of Facilities:\nOwn DC Prep’s facilities strategy: maintenance, capital improvements, custodial services, and long-term space planning\nManage relationships with landlords, contractors, and facilities vendors; negotiate and oversee facilities-related contracts\nEnsure all campuses meet health, safety, and code compliance standards, and lead responses to facilities emergencies\nPlan and execute facilities projects (e.g., renovations, moves) in partnership with the CEO and CFO\nTechnology\nManage and coach the Director of Technology, ensuring they have the tools, training, and support to manage the Tech team to deliver on the team’s core work and strategic projects\n Through the Director of Technology:\nCreate and refine a multi-year technology roadmap (instructional, operational, infrastructure), using it to shape budget and planning conversations proactively\nEnsure every campus has reliable, well-supported technology, and that staff and students are trained to use it effectively\nOwn data security and cybersecurity practices network-wide, including staff training, risk assessment, incident response planning, and vendor due diligence for any system touching student or staff data\nEvaluate and manage vendor relationships and contracts for technology tools and services\nPartner with network and school-based leaders and the data team to ensure technology decisions are driven by instructional and operational need\nNetwork Operations\nManage and coach the Director of Operations, ensuring they have the tools, training, and support to deliver on core work and strategic projects\n Through the Director of Operations:\nDesign and maintain the operations for systems used across campuses (e.g., tutoring, aftercare, extracurriculars, campus purchasing) in light of organizational priorities and Values\nPartner with Home Office teams on cross-functional operational needs (campus budgets, timekeeping, new staff onboarding, procurement policy, compliance calendars)\nLead network-wide operational projects (e.g., national school lunch program, curriculum check-in/check-out) from planning through execution\nOther Duties\nThis is a full-time, 12-month, exempt role that requires travel throughout the Washington, D.C. area and the ability and willingness to participate in early-morning, evening and weekend work, as needed in response to campus operational needs.\nPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\nPhysical Demands\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.\nOccasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl\nAbility to frequently lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds\nSpecific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus\nQualifications\nUnwavering commitment to DC Prep's Vision, Mission, and Values\nExceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills; willing to stick with challenges and try new approaches to get the right outcome\nHigh level of comfort with ambiguity and a builder's mindset - willing to both set strategy and roll up sleeves operationally; demonstrated ability to operate with a high degree of independence\nExcellent judgment, discretion, and ability to partner...","description_format":"text","description_chars":13285,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Home office","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Primary Education"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-07T00:29:28Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":95,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.946,"p_room":1,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":167,"reasons":["conf:2","urgency","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/dc-prep-chief-operating-officer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/dc-prep-chief-operating-officer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T19:32:38Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2902,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":673491},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=673491"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fdc-prep-chief-operating-officer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fdc-prep-chief-operating-officer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fdc-prep-chief-operating-officer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/dc-prep-chief-operating-officer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fdc-prep-chief-operating-officer"}]}