Stride
Academic Administrator
🇺🇸 Remote - AL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Administrator
🗓️ November 11th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Stride is hiring an Academic Administrator. The Academic Administrator/Principal directs and coordinates educational, administrative, and counseling activities for students by managing staff, ensuring compliance with educational standards and laws, and overseeing the implementation of the school's Academic Improvement Plan. They utilize communication technologies to support a predominantly virtual work environment and collaborate with teachers, students, parents, and enrollment teams to address educational and behavioral issues.
Highlights
- Directs and coordinates educational programs to meet state and local standards.
- Manages teaching and administrative staff, including Master and Lead Teachers.
- Develops and implements the school's Academic Improvement Plan.
- Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal laws, including special education regulations.
- Uses communication technologies to support a virtual/remote work environment.
- Confers with teachers, students, and parents on educational and behavioral concerns.
- Coordinates with enrollment regarding expulsions and withdrawals.
- Required qualifications include a Master's degree, at least five years of educational experience, one year of supervisory experience or equivalent, and a State License as a School Administrator.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio) and web skills; ability to travel up to 20%.
- Experience as an online/virtual educator is required; desired qualifications include experience with online learning platforms, teaching in virtual or brick-and-mortar settings, and working with the specified age group.
Academic Administrator Full Description
Job Description
Required Certificates and Licenses: Alabama Educational Leadership Certificate
Residency Requirements: Must reside in Alabama
The Academic Administrator/Principal directs and coordinates educational, administrative and counseling activities of student by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.
Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Legends Virtual Academy (LVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!
The mission of Legends Virtual Academy (LVA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Ensures conformance of educational programs to state and local school board standards through evaluation, development and coordination activities;
- As needed, researches and implements non-K12 curriculum resources that meet state standards;
- Manages teaching and administrative staff; Manages Master and Lead Teachers and programs;
- Helps articulate the school's mission and vision with the aim of ensuring all stakeholders have a common understanding and are positioned to work cooperatively in order to achieve desired results; Utilizes/relies heavily upon communication technologies and practices that most effectively support a predominantly virtual / remote work environment;
- Confers with teachers, students, and parents concerning educational and behavioral problems in school;
- Coordinates with teacher and K12 Enrollment regarding expulsions and withdrawals;
- Ensures that the school is meeting the needs of students while complying with local, state, and federal laws, including laws pertaining to special education;
- Develops and oversees implementation of the school's Academic Improvement Plan.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master's degree in business, education or related field of study AND
- Five (5) years of educational experience AND
- One (1) year of supervisory experience OR
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to clear required background check
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Demonstrable leadership, organizational and time management skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
- Ability to travel 20% of the time
- Experience as an on-line / virtual educator
- State License as a School Administrator
DESIRED QUALIFICATION:
- Experience working with proposed age group.
- Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
- Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
- Experience with online learning platforms.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Job Type
Regular
Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
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