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Job Title:

PreSchool Executive Director Location:

Tallahassee, FL What You'll Do:

• Define a clear and compelling vision for the center, ensuring that all quality standards are met and exceeded in accordance with state and local regulations.
• Collaborate with staff to develop engaging and effective educational programs, while maintaining adherence to state and local requirements.
• Ensure accurate and up-to-date student records are maintained, following established enrollment procedures and guidelines.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with parents through regular communication, newsletters, and the parent handbook, as well as through community outreach activities.
• Approve meal plans and food purchases to meet the nutritional needs of our students.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with regulatory agencies, ensuring legal and financial compliance.
• Oversee all office functions, including payroll, accounts payable and receivable, tuition billing and payment, human resources, and personnel management.
• Effectively resolve conflicts and address issues in a fair and timely manner, promoting a positive experience for everyone.
• Develop and manage budgets, ensuring that we are meeting our financial goals while maintaining a high level of quality.
• Develop and implement illness and emergency procedures, ensuring that staff is properly trained.
• Implement strategic plans and goals that align with the mission of our program.
• Pursue ongoing professional development to stay up-to-date on best practices and continuously improve our programs.
• Promote an agency culture in line with the vision of TLP. Maintaining employee satisfaction and moral of the work of those under their supervision,
• Effectively communicate staff training needs and requests with the Senior Director including time frames. Including but not limited to teacher work improvement plans & T.E.A.C.H scholarship recommendations.
• Schedule, plan and facilitate 3 parent meetings annually as assigned by the Senior Director.
• Establish and maintain safe, nurturing, clean, well-organized, and healthy facility including common areas and indoor/outdoor learning environments at all times.
• Ensure all child records, portfolios, screenings, assessments, parent conferences are completed within the appropriate time frame as outlined in GWTLP Procedural Instructions.
• Promote effective and positive communication between teachers and parents.
• Provide additional support to teaching staff, when issues or concerns arise with parents & families regarding the enforcement of GWTLP Procedural instructions and policies outlined in the Parent handbook.

Parent-Teacher Conferences:

review Individualized Goals/Service Plan form to ensure it is complete with a risk assessment, goals, adaptations/modifications and/or technology needed as outlined in the GWTLP Procedural Instructions.

• Ensure daily parent communication reports (via Kid reports) are completed by teachers and given to parents as appropriate.
• Unusual Incident Reports are completed accurately and worded appropriately and communicated effectively with parents.
• Collect Parent Exit Interviews upon disenrollment.
• Review lesson plans and give feedback to teachers, ensuring accommodations have been outlined for identified children and that plans follow the guidelines as set by GW TLP Procedural Instructions in a timely manner Ensure lead teachers implement approved lesson plans and balanced educational experiences that:
• Provide students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate their environment.
• Advance the physical, emotional and intellectual competence of all children.
• Include therapy related goals as identified for individual children with identified disabilities or delays.
• Ensure teachers select play materials and submit purchase requests prior to the start of the new study. Review and submit to the Senior Director (for review and approval) at least two weeks prior to the start of a new educational study.
• Inventory, store and/or issue requested classroom equipment, materials and supplies. Ensure that the equipment/ materials/ supplies are used per the lesson plan and staff properly maintain inventory of play materials and consumable supplies to limit breakage or premature wearing
• Develop a positive rapport with potential enrollments.