SY2025-26 Director of Family & Community Engagement and Out-of-School Time

NOTICE: All Ingenuity Prep employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before their start date. All persons offered a position will be required to provide valid proof of vaccination prior to starting employment or must be approved for a medical or religious exemption.

Ingenuity Prep is a supportive school community dedicated to academic rigor and civic leadership, preparing students for the path to colleges and career of their choosing. Our innovative instructional model promotes small group learning for students, collaborative teaching teams, and robust coaching and professional development opportunities for teachers and staff. We are one of the highest performing schools in Ward 8 and proud recipients of a Bold Performance School award.  

We are looking for a dedicated team member to create and execute our school-wide Family and Community Engagement Strategy and Out-of-School Time (OST) in close partnership with academic and organizational leaders to ensure that families and the community are true partners in the work that we do. This is a meaningful opportunity to impact the lives of students and families in Ward 8. 

 WHAT WE’RE ABOUT

• Mission: We’re closing the opportunity gap. Students and families in Southeast D.C. have too few options for high-quality elementary, middle, and high schools.  Ingenuity Prep aspires to right this systemic injustice providing an exemplary educational option for Southeast D.C.’s students and families.
• Model: We pair high expectations with high support. Too often, our students are underestimated.  At Ingenuity Prep, an innovative teacher development model, paired with best-in-class training from strong instructional leaders, allows us to grow great teachers who, ultimately, lead high-expectation and high-support classrooms.
• Results: Our students are defying expectations. Ingenuity Prep’s students outperform their neighborhood peers on rigorous, national, college-track assessments.  Already out-performing many of their more privileged peers around the city, in the coming years, Ingenuity Prep’s students will provide an expectation-defying and achievement-gap-closing proof point — showing what our kids are capable of when we provide the right opportunities, expectations, and support.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As the Director of Family & Community Engagement and Out-of-School Time, you will:

Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop and execute a Family and Community Engagement Plan to:

• Coordinate all school-wide family communication, including management of communication platforms and the Family Monthly Newsletter
• Develop, implement, and promote a calendar of school-wide family engagement events, including academic workshops and engaging activities that support family involvement in their student’s education. 
• Facilitate the Family Concern Process, including directly responding to and addressing family requests and connecting families to community resources
• Conduct preliminary and annual assessments to measure growth towards goals by managing and analyzing family survey data and other measurement tools
• Collaborate with various school teams to organize program logistics, such as registration, schedules, supply requests, and other programmatic needs
• Represent Ingenuity Prep at local events and foster strategic partnerships within the community to support the needs of the larger school community and key stakeholders while serving as a liaison between Ingenuity Prep and the greater Ward 8 and DC community  

Oversee all Out-of-School Time activities including: 

• Maintain student participation and attendance in the Before and After School Care Program; via recruitment and retention activities and student voice engagement strategies
• Build and maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders (participants, parents, school staff and administration) to maintain a clear and consistent line of communication with program staff, school administration, and parents
• Lead point of contact for:
• OSSE Child Care Subsidy Program
• Public Charter School Athletic Association 
• Develop and implement systems for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of Before and After School Programming, including participant feedback, program outcomes, and stakeholder input
• In partnership with the Athletic Manager, identifies the athletic program offerings for each academy and designs a plan for program implementation, including scheduling of activities

Management of Attendance compliance by doing the following: 

• Foster a culture of attendance awareness and accountability across the school community.
• Develop and implement strategies to monitor and improve student attendance and chronic absenteeism rates across all grade levels.
• Analyze attendance data to identify trends, areas for improvement, and effectiveness of interventions to report on progress with school leadership and stakeholders.
• Design and implement targeted interventions in collaboration with families, community organizations, and government agencies to address attendance barriers, such as transportation issues, health concerns, or family challenges and promote a culture of regular school attendance.

As a member of the Senior Leadership team, you will: 

• Lead and develop a team of three direct reports - Family Engagement Manager, Out of School Time Manager, and Athletics Manager
• Create and maintain a strong, positive adult culture achieved through empowering coaching and management practices
• Ensure compliance and the effectiveness of programming led by direct reports by providing feedback and  thought-partnership 
• Engage in continuous collaboration with members of the senior leadership and executive teams  

 WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

Ingenuity Prep may be the right fit for you if:

• You have a passion for and experience working in schools or nonprofits, and experience working with families of young children.
• You are deeply committed to equity and inclusion.
• You have a willingness to be hands-on and do whatever it takes to get the job done
• You have strong communication and interpersonal skills along with the ability to work with all members of the school community; including families, staff, and external partners. 
• You are customer-driven -- you are focused on parents as customers and committed to working relentlessly to assist parents with interactions, resources, and information.
• You are interested in building and maintaining systems and have the ability to manage multiple, competing priorities.
• You have strong analytical and critical thinking skills as well as a high degree of initiative, maturity, integrity, and good judgment.
• You have strong computer skills including high proficiency with Google Suite  or similar applications. 
• You have the ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

MORE ABOUT US

Ingenuity Prep offers among the strongest compensation and benefits packages of any public charter school in Washington, D.C. Our compensation and benefits package includes:

• Highly competitive compensation for instructional and non-instructional positions.
• 100% of medical and dental premiums for employees paid for by Ingenuity Prep, along with 100% of dependent premiums and 50% of spouse’s or domestic partner’s premiums.
• 100% of employee’s short­ and long-term disability and life insurance plans paid for by Ingenuity Prep.
• A minimum of two weeks maternity/paternity leave, up to 6 weeks, at 100% of pay (60% from IP and remaining pay from DC Paid Family Leave ) for all staff — regardless of gender.
• A 100% match -- up to 3% -- on your 401K retirement plan.
• A 100% Ingenuity Prep-paid cell phone plan. You can even bring your current number into our plan.
• MacBook Air computer for professional and personal use

Salary Range: $91,351 - $114,085 (commensurate with 1-10 years experience)

Ingenuity Prep does not make hiring decisions based on race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, age, disability, veteran status, religion, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. Covid-19 vaccination is required prior to the first day of employment.