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School Operations Specialist

🇺🇸 Remote - NM 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $58K - $72K 💻 Operations 🗓️ July 2nd, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Stride, Inc. is hiring a School Operations Specialist. The role involves providing administrative support for school operations by coordinating project tasks, managing data entry, supporting state reporting and compliance, and assisting with marketing and community outreach to facilitate school growth. The specialist collaborates with the operations team to ensure timely completion of operational duties and supports various school system functions.

Highlights
  • Provide administrative support for all school operations tasks including project coordination.
  • Support marketing efforts via social media and community outreach to grow the school.
  • Monitor student attendance, maintain student records, and assist with state reporting and compliance.
  • Perform general office administration, clerical duties, and oversight of state assessment logistics.
  • Update internal audit tools and assist in the preparation of presentations as needed.
  • Proficient in Excel (V-LookUp, pivot tables, formulas), Access databases, and Microsoft 365 applications.
  • Minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree or three years of related experience.
  • Meeting planning experience and strong writing and interpersonal skills are required.
  • Role requires ability to travel up to 15% and pass a background check.
  • Compensation range is $57,525.00 to $71,906.00 annually, with eligibility for bonuses and benefits including health, retirement, and paid time off.

School Operations Specialist Full Description

Job Description
Required Certificates and Licenses
  • Appropriate state Department of Education Teaching Certificate Required
    • This position will be assisting with operations support, registration, records and testing duties
Residency Requirements
  • This position is remote and strongly prefers candidates that reside in New Mexico
  • This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. 

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families with 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, Destinations Career Academy of New Mexico (NMDCA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Destinations Career Academy of New Mexico (NMDCA) 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!

The School Operations Specialist provides administrative support to all operations tasks within the school by supporting project plans managed by other team members, data entry into school systems and assisting with all functions of the operation team. Responsible for coordinating activities to ensure project tasks are accomplished within the prescribed time frame.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
  • Support school marketing efforts on social media and in the community
  • Provide community outreach opportunities for current families and to help grow the school
  • Monitor student attendance and upkeep of student records
  • Assist in state reporting and compliance efforts
  • Perform general office administration and clerical duties.
  • Complete assigned project tasks to achieve the project goals including oversite of state assessment logistics
  • Provide systems support to school operations teams.
  • Assist with preparation of presentations, as needed
  • Updates K12 internal audit tools regularly.
  • Works collaboratively with all applicable school parties

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree OR
  • Three (3) years of related experience
  • Excel/technology skills, including but not limited to V-LookUp, pivot tables, formulas and Access data bases

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Microsoft 365 proficiencies
  • Meeting planning experience.
  • Strong, proven writing skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work and coordinate with numerous people inside and outside the company.
  • Ability to travel 15% of the time.
  • Ability to clear required background check.

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. 
  • We anticipate the hourly rate of this role to be $57,525.00 - $71,906.00. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This rate is not guaranteed, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off

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 is a remote position

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 [email protected].

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.