Head of School

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

• Establish our Springfield, MA campus: Execute Alpha's three core commitments for 100+ students from the first day with operational precision in every area.
• Facilitate live skill-building workshops with K-8 students: Lead one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, and feedback exchange. Apply Alpha's proven framework to help students acquire skills traditional schools overlook while keeping sessions dynamic and enjoyable.
• Drive every student toward 100% goal achievement: Create personalized motivational strategies for each individual. Deploy data-informed methods to address resistance and sustain engagement with the Alpha platform. Success is defined by every student reaching their objectives.
• Develop Guides through coaching and uphold Alpha's performance standards: Leverage data to pinpoint capability gaps, provide clear and actionable feedback, and monitor progress. Make decisive calls when performance does not meet expectations and model the standard across your campus.
• Execute data-informed campus leadership: Evaluate outcomes across personnel, operations, parent engagement, and school culture. Identify issues, perform root cause analyses, engage relevant stakeholders, and implement measurable interventions. Monitor each decision's impact and refine accordingly.

• Teaching or tutoring individual students. Learning happens through Alpha's self-directed EdTech platform, not through traditional adult-led lectures.
• Creating lesson plans or curriculum materials. Alpha's operational playbook already exists. Your responsibility is implementation and leadership, not content creation.
• Overseeing budgets or conducting staff recruitment. Finance and hiring are managed centrally. Your focus remains exclusively on campus outcomes and culture.
• Serving as the content expert. This position is 80% leadership and inspiration, 20% education. You energize, the platform educates.

Execute Alpha's three commitments: every student loves school, learns twice as fast, and develops life skills — at a newly established Springfield campus starting on day one.

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field. Master's preferred.
• At least 7 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, business, or related field.
• Direct experience building and managing teams of at least 15 people with full hiring and firing authority.
• Deep knowledge of the Springfield, MA education landscape. 
• Experience working with youth ages 5 - 14.
• Strong data analysis skills and experience using metrics to drive decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Passion for transforming education. Belief that the traditional system is fundamentally broken.
• Startup mindset: thrives under pressure, adaptable in new situations, comfortable building systems from scratch.
• Compelling and energetic speaker who commands attention from rooms full of students or staff.
• Able to relate to K-8 students, understand their interests and culture, and serve as a positive role model.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.