Job Summary

The Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) is seeking an experienced, strategic, and collaborative leader to serve as our next Director, Charter Schools within the Governance, Leadership, and Community Partnership Division.

The Director provides strategic leadership for OCDE's charter school authorization and oversight responsibilities. This position leads personnel, resources, operations, charter petition reviews, compliance activities, and internal systems while ensuring services remain responsive to evolving legal, policy, and organizational needs.
Serving as a key resource on charter school matters, the Director works closely with charter school leaders and petitioners, school districts, community partners, legal counsel, OCDE leadership, and the Orange County Board of Education.
The ideal candidate will be a thoughtful, strategic, and collaborative leader with strong knowledge of charter school authorization, oversight, legislation, and compliance. They will bring sound judgment to complex and sensitive matters, communicate complicated legal, fiscal, academic, and operational information clearly, and develop well-supported recommendations.
This individual will build trusting relationships with people and organizations representing diverse perspectives while balancing responsive service and collaboration with OCDE's responsibility for objective and effective oversight. Above all, the successful candidate will lead with integrity, discretion, accountability, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity to provide countywide leadership, strengthen educational partnerships, and help shape the future of charter school oversight and support throughout Orange County.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Letter of Introduction
• Resume

Comments and Other Information

BENEFITS:
We provide a safe, caring, courteous, and professional environment that fosters collaborative work and individual development for our employees. OCDE offers generous, comprehensive, tax-free insurance benefits options to full-time members of the staff. Benefits may be prorated for employees working fewer than 12 months per year or less than full-time. Benefits packages include medical, dental, and vision care insurance for employees and their eligible dependents, and life insurance for employees.

Before receiving authorization to work in this position, the individual selected will be required to provide a current negative TB authorization, within the last 60 days, and submit fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a confidential background investigation and record check. The tests are arranged and paid for by OCDE.

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify the employability of all new employees. Before the Department will finalize an offer of employment, the candidate selected will be required to show original documents which establish both the individual's identity and employment authorization. The candidate must also sign a statement under penalty of perjury regarding his/her employability.

We reserve the right to reopen, readvertise, or delay filling this position.