A part-time COO for an organization that isn’t ready for a full-time one
A few hours a week of experienced operations leadership, so you can lead your school, business or nonprofit instead of running every process yourself. $2,500–5,000 a month.
What I take off your plate
- Leadership rhythm: a weekly operations meeting with clear owners, decisions written down and followed up.
- Hiring and HR: job descriptions, contractor agreements, onboarding and reviews.
- Contracts and vendors: what you’re paying for, what’s renewing, and what to cut or combine.
- Compliance: the paperwork calendar and records you’re held to, whether that’s ESA and accreditation for schools or grants, licenses and reporting for everyone else.
- AI policy: a simple, safe policy and the training to go with it.
- Systems: when something needs building, our Streamlining Specialists build it and I make sure your staff can run it.
Who it’s for
Growing schools (online, micro and hybrid schools, small private schools and ESA providers) and small businesses and nonprofits with roughly 5 to 50 staff, where the founder or director is still the default answer to every operations question.
How it works
- A free 20-minute Operations Call to see if it’s a fit.
- Most clients start with the two-week Operations Audit, so we both know what to fix first.
- A monthly retainer, sized to the hours you need, with a standing weekly meeting and a shared list of what’s in progress.
No long contracts: a three-month minimum, then month to month. Either of us can end it with 30 days’ written notice.
Questions
How many hours a week? We set it together after the Audit, based on what you need.
Do you work on-site? We work remotely. On-site visits are available by arrangement, and travel outside the Portland area is billed at cost.
Will you replace our office manager? No. I lead the systems and coach your staff so the people you have can do more.