Stride
Middle School Assistant Academic Administrator
🇺🇸 Remote - TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Administrator
🗓️ October 24th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Stride, Inc. is hiring a Middle School Assistant Academic Administrator. This role directs and coordinates educational, administrative, and counseling activities for middle school students through personal effort or by managing supervisors. The position involves ensuring compliance with educational standards, overseeing student achievement plans, managing teaching staff, and facilitating communication with students, families, and local agencies in a virtual environment.
Highlights
- Ensure educational programs comply with state and local standards and integrate additional curriculum resources as needed.
- Articulate school mission and vision to align stakeholders and support collaborative achievement of goals.
- Manage compliance with laws related to special education and other categorical programs (Title I, LAP, CTE).
- Interface with students, families, local courts, and districts to monitor attendance and engagement per school policies.
- Develop and implement the Student Achievement Improvement Plan.
- Supervise, evaluate, and train teaching staff including Master and Lead Teachers.
- Coordinate with K12 Enrollment on expulsions and student withdrawals.
- Directly supervise 15-30 FTE employees and/or contractors, including hiring, performance appraisals, and disciplinary actions.
- Required qualifications include an active Texas Principal certification, Texas residency, a Master's degree, five years of educational experience, previous supervisory experience, and clearance of a background check.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, web tools, and ability to travel up to 20% for meetings and professional development; prior online education or administrative experience preferred.
Middle School Assistant Academic Administrator Full Description
Job Description
Job Description
Required Certificates and Licenses: Active Texas Principal certification
Residency Requirements: Texas resident
The Assistant Principal directs and coordinates educational, administrative and counseling activities of high school students by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. 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.
The mission of Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS) 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!
Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Texas Online Preparatory School (TOPS). We want you to be a part of our talented team!
This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations 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;
- 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 to achieve desired results; Utilizes/relies heavily upon communication technologies and practices that most effectively support a predominantly virtual / remote work environment;
- Ensures that the school is meeting the needs of students while complying with local, state, and federal laws regarding special education and other categorical programs (such as Title I, LAP, CTE);
- Interfaces with students, families, local Municipal Court systems, and local districts regarding compliance as it relates to student attendance and engagement in educational program as defined by school policy and student handbook expectations;
- Develops and oversees implementation of the school's Student Achievement Improvement Plan.
- Supervises and evaluates teaching staff; Manages teacher performance, developing and providing necessary training to support their professional development; Manages Master and Lead Teachers and programs;
- Confers with teachers, students, and parents concerning educational and behavioral problems in school; Coordinates with teacher and K12 Enrollment regarding expulsions and withdrawals;
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Directly supervises 15-30 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) regular employees and/or contractors. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous Supervisory Experience
- Master's degree AND
- Five (5) years of educational experience OR
- Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to clear required background check
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
- Ability to travel 20% of the time for meetings, professional development, etc.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Previous experience as an online Educator
- Previous administrative experience
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.
- This position is virtual
Job Type
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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