Head of School, Alpha - $200,000/year USD at Crossover

• Springfield, MA, USA. 200,000 dollar salary, paid weekly
• Day-one health benefits

Springfield students are being constrained by a system that prevents you from upholding the standards they need to succeed.

Alpha is opening a new campus in this city, and we are seeking a leader who already knows Springfield's educational landscape. You will oversee a team of 15 plus Guides who mentor and inspire students while our EdTech platform delivers all core instruction. No traditional teaching. Focused execution. Operational leadership.

Your objective: guarantee that every student is engaged, progresses at twice the rate of conventional classrooms, and develops essential life competencies. This is not a conventional Principal position. You will uphold rigorous standards, base decisions on data, and establish Houston's top-performing school from the outset.

Lead through metrics. Develop excellence. Apply today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Launch Alpha's Springfield, MA campus: Execute Alpha's three core commitments to 100 plus students from opening day with operational precision in every area.
• Facilitate live life skills workshops with K through 12 students: Lead compelling one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, and feedback skills. Apply Alpha's established framework to ensure students develop capabilities overlooked by traditional schools while staying highly engaged.
• Drive every student to 100 percent goal achievement: Develop customized motivational strategies for each individual student. Apply data-informed methods to address challenges and sustain student engagement with the Alpha platform. Success is defined by every student reaching their objectives.
• Develop Guides through targeted coaching: Leverage quantitative and qualitative metrics to pinpoint performance deficiencies. Provide specific, actionable guidance during coaching interactions and monitor progress. Maintain team accountability through objective, logic-based standards rather than empathy that undermines expectations.
• Execute data-informed campus leadership: Evaluate performance across personnel, operations, parent relations, and school culture. Identify issues, perform root cause investigations, engage stakeholders, and deploy measurable interventions. Monitor every initiative and refine based on outcomes.
• Uphold uncompromising standards: Establish and sustain Alpha's excellence benchmarks for both students and staff. Execute difficult decisions when results fall below expectations. Model the standard of excellence across your campus.

Basic Requirements

Head of School key responsibilities

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field. Master's preferred.
• At least 7 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, business, or related field
• Direct experience building and managing teams of at least 15 people with full hiring and firing authority
• Comprehensive understanding of the Springfield, MA education environment. This familiarity with local student demographics, community characteristics, and the competitive school landscape is critically important for Alpha's Springfield launch.
• Experience working with youth ages 5 through 14
• Strong data analysis skills and experience using metrics to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
• Commitment to educational transformation. Conviction that the conventional system is fundamentally inadequate.
• Startup orientation: excels under pressure, flexible in evolving environments, confident building infrastructure from the ground up
• Dynamic and engaging communicator who captures attention from large groups of students or staff
• Capable of connecting with K through 12 students, comprehending their interests and culture, functioning as a positive role model
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

About Alpha

Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.

They don’t play by the old rules.

Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.

Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.

Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5705-US-Springfi-HeadofSchool