Also called: Charter School Oversight Specialist, Charter Schools Office Analyst
Reviews applications to open new charter schools, checks their results and finances, and recommends which ones stay open or close.
You read a 300-page plan for a new STEM charter school and interview its founders. Then you visit an existing charter, sit in classrooms, review its test scores and bank statements, and write a renewal report. Recommending that a school close is the hardest part.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Master's in education policy, public administration or law; teaching or school leadership experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Education Policy, Public Administration, Education.
Growing about average. Steady in states with many charter schools.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI can scan applications and data; site visits, judging school quality and making closure decisions stay human.
Classes: AP Government, Economics, English composition.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9039.
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