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Chief Academic Officer & Chief Equity Officer

Employer
Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates
Location
Falls Church, Virginia

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Job Category
Administrator, Superintendent
Job Type
Full-Time

Job Details

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), the nation’s 11th largest school division, is seeking TWO dynamic leaders to serve as the Chief Academic Officer and the Chief Equity Officer.   FCPS, located in the Washington, DC region, serves a diverse student population of more than 189,000 students in grades pre-K through 12.  FCPS students come from all over the world and speak nearly 200 languages.  FCPS is the third largest employer in Virginia.   The school division has approximately 27,500 full-time employees and an operating budget of $2.9 billion.

The Chief Academic Officer will lead and manage the programs and processes of FCPS that promote and sustain the instructional framework; provide innovative leadership and management oversight and ensure accountability for curriculum, instruction, and assessment for general and special education, adult populations, and related student services.

The Chief Equity Officer will provide innovative leadership and management oversight to promote, champion, and sustain educational equity and an inclusive instructional and work environment;  manage and ensure accountability for the programs and processes of FCPS to include direct oversight of division-wide professional learning, family and student engagement, and student discipline; coordinate and provide equity-related consultation for curriculum, instruction, and assessment for general and special education, adult populations, and related student services.

Both Chiefs will promote and maintain a focus on raising student achievement, closing achievement gaps, and school improvement; implement the Division’s Strategic Plan and its elements into the organization’s culture; support equitable opportunities for all students; lead cross-departmental efforts to ensure that innovative and equitable practices are aligned with the Strategic Plan and executed with fidelity; and work closely with the Leadership Team to ensure that initiative timelines are developed, executed and maintained. 

A regionally competitive salary and benefits package will be offered.  A master’s degree is required; a doctoral degree preferred. A minimum of eight years of progressively more responsible, relevant, successful experience is also required.

To apply for one or both of these positions, please go to the HYA website at www.hyasearch.com.  Screening is ongoing with the first round of interviews beginning in mid September.  FCPS hopes to announce these appointments by November 1, 2020, with a start date as soon as possible thereafter.

Company

Established in 1987, Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA) is one of the oldest and largest search firms having assisted more than 1,600 school boards select exceptionally talented leadership in school systems across the nation, large and small, urban and rural. HYA’s reputation and experience make it one of the preeminent school district search firms in the nation and a standard which others often emulate. HYA Associates are located across the country to conveniently serve clients and are thus uniquely qualified to bring local – as well as national – perspectives, knowledge, experience, and connections to each search.

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