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Who Thrives in This Role
• Warm, Relational, and High-Performing – Kind, emotionally intelligent, intellectually rigorous, and committed to excellence.
• A Compliance-Steady Administrator – Deadlines, eligibility, and safety handled before they are urgent.
• A Program Launcher – Builds schedules, coaching staffs, and traditions from zero.
• An Entrepreneurial Builder – Thrives in ambiguity, solves problems, and creates programs, systems, and traditions from the ground up.
• A Curious and Courageous Thinker – Embraces learning, evidence, critical thinking, and meaningful debate.
• Rooted and Forward-Looking – Honors tradition while embracing innovation, technology, and AI.
• Committed to Jewish Life and Community – Values Jewish identity, the diversity of Jewish thought, and meaningful engagement in Jewish life.
• A Collaborative Culture-Builder – Balances accountability, care, and results while elevating everyone around them.
The Role The Athletic Director serves as the Principal’s designee for the administration of interscholastic athletics: eligibility, compliance, scheduling, coach leadership, safety, budget, and culture, scoped part-time for a focused founding lineup.
This is a founding seat: the first-year program is deliberately small, and the leader who builds it well shapes what Davis Chicago athletics becomes. As a founding staff member, the Athletic Director will help establish the policies, procedures, traditions, and partnerships that support the long-term success of the athletic program and the broader school community.
1. Compliance and Eligibility
• Serve as the school’s designee for IHSA administration: eligibility certification and records, state-series entries and deadlines, and required rules-meeting credits for every sport.
• Verify and track coach credentials and school employment in line with IHSA by-laws, including the rule that all coaching compensation flows through the school.
• Administer transfer, residence, and eligibility documentation accurately and on time.
2. Safety, Risk, and Sports Medicine Partnership
• Maintain emergency action plans and concussion protocols in partnership with the school’s certified Athletic Trainer, in line with Illinois law.
• Vet and coordinate transportation and off-site practice and contest logistics.
• Ensure equipment, facilities, and playing conditions meet safety standards.
3. Coaches and Programs
• Recruit, hire, onboard, mentor, and evaluate coaches for each season’s teams.
• Run pre-season coach meetings covering rules, safety certifications, and the school’s standards.
• Build a coaching culture where competition builds character and every athlete is developed.
4. Scheduling, Logistics, and Budget
• Build each season’s contest schedule and contract opponents and officials on required forms.
• Coordinate practice schedules across the school’s downtown campus and partner sites.
• Prepare and manage the athletics budget, equipment, and uniform cycles.
5. Community and Culture
• Communicate schedules, expectations, and eligibility rules clearly to families.
• Champion sportsmanship and the visible, joyful presence of athletics in school life.
• Represent Davis Chicago athletics with the IHSA, conference partners, and the broader community.
• Participate in faculty meetings, professional development, and community events as scoped for a part-time role.
