DIRECTOR, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
- Employer
- Denver Public Schools
- Location
- Denver, CO, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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ACADEMICS
Traditional 235 work days
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $84,257 - $105,322
Essential Functions and Objectives: Broad responsibility for leading a team of managers to execute against the overall business plan, based on guidance from leadership. Directs, plans and oversees team initiatives, to ensure implementation and administration of programs align with district goals.
Responsible for overseeing student engagement efforts including prevention, recuperation and intervention, and recovery activities to support ALL students in graduating with strong post-secondary plan.
- Deeply focuses on ensuring alignment to district initiatives by organizing and prioritizing initiatives, formulating a successful agenda, and delivering instructions to managers.
- Directs operational units by acting as a business advisor to managers, including: make final decisions, examine and evaluate current process, identify and solve barriers. Develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects and programs. Ensures budget and schedules meet all business requirements.
- Develops policies and programs, authorizes and influences implementation of these programs, use innovative concepts, and promote new ideas. Influence projects by participating in initial planning, assigning teams, directing work, evaluating progress, making decisions and advising on issues.
- Coordinate and build collaborative relationships with cross functional departments internally and positively represents DPS in the broader community which includes school boards, parents, students, teachers and community members.
- Ensure compliance with state and federal laws, Board of Education policies and regulations, maintain and direct activities related to District's safety and security efforts.
- Coach, direct and set team managers up for success by delegating work, solving complex issues, empowering improvement, and monitoring performance. Hire, train, evaluate, assign and direct work for senior managers within certain departments.
- Champion the development of a broad portfolio of educational options and services that meets the diverse needs of Denver learners.
- Research areas of best practices related to student prevention/re-engagement. Gather applicable data and provide recommendations on process and program improvements and efficiencies.
- Promote and communicate all aspects of assigned program development and results through website, newsletter and calendar creation, community outreach efforts.
- Demonstrate cost consciousness and operational efficiency while performing the duties of this position.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Manage and develop Student Engagement team members.
- Lead and manage the Student Engagement team efforts.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications: - 3+ years of management responsibility
- 5+ years of leadership experience in a large urban school environment or equivalent.
- Appropriate specialization such as secondary education, administration, curriculum, instruction, and/or literacy will be strongly considered along with evidence of effective systems and structures implemented in an educational setting, depending on assignment.
- Experience skill and proficiency with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
- Bilingual skills in Spanish preferred.
- Proven project and program management skills including fiscal responsibility.
- Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
- Experience in analyzing data, and using this data to process and program improvements and to inform strategy.
- Outstanding facilitation and communication skills, including ability to inspire others.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to lead a high-performing team.
- Superior leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with individuals at all different levels in the organization.
- Self-starter/leader who can anticipate department needs in a proactive (versus, reactive) manner.
- Strategic planning and organizational development knowledge and skills.
- Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals, establish priorities, and organize resources.
- Ability to motivate and influence others.
- Assist in managing the complex change process for building leaders and staff.
- Model best sustainable, adaptive, and instructional leadership practices.
- Communicates in a positive tone, has a clear vision of achieving excellence, and pursues that excellence in a manner consistent with goals/objectives of the Board of education and the Denver plan.
Education Requirements:
- B achelor's Degree required
- Master's Degree preferred
Additional Information: - Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/ Page/1129
- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/ Page/1397
- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/ Page/244
- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org .
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
Traditional 235 work days
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $84,257 - $105,322
Essential Functions and Objectives: Broad responsibility for leading a team of managers to execute against the overall business plan, based on guidance from leadership. Directs, plans and oversees team initiatives, to ensure implementation and administration of programs align with district goals.
Responsible for overseeing student engagement efforts including prevention, recuperation and intervention, and recovery activities to support ALL students in graduating with strong post-secondary plan.
- Deeply focuses on ensuring alignment to district initiatives by organizing and prioritizing initiatives, formulating a successful agenda, and delivering instructions to managers.
- Directs operational units by acting as a business advisor to managers, including: make final decisions, examine and evaluate current process, identify and solve barriers. Develop methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects and programs. Ensures budget and schedules meet all business requirements.
- Develops policies and programs, authorizes and influences implementation of these programs, use innovative concepts, and promote new ideas. Influence projects by participating in initial planning, assigning teams, directing work, evaluating progress, making decisions and advising on issues.
- Coordinate and build collaborative relationships with cross functional departments internally and positively represents DPS in the broader community which includes school boards, parents, students, teachers and community members.
- Ensure compliance with state and federal laws, Board of Education policies and regulations, maintain and direct activities related to District's safety and security efforts.
- Coach, direct and set team managers up for success by delegating work, solving complex issues, empowering improvement, and monitoring performance. Hire, train, evaluate, assign and direct work for senior managers within certain departments.
- Champion the development of a broad portfolio of educational options and services that meets the diverse needs of Denver learners.
- Research areas of best practices related to student prevention/re-engagement. Gather applicable data and provide recommendations on process and program improvements and efficiencies.
- Promote and communicate all aspects of assigned program development and results through website, newsletter and calendar creation, community outreach efforts.
- Demonstrate cost consciousness and operational efficiency while performing the duties of this position.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Manage and develop Student Engagement team members.
- Lead and manage the Student Engagement team efforts.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications: - 3+ years of management responsibility
- 5+ years of leadership experience in a large urban school environment or equivalent.
- Appropriate specialization such as secondary education, administration, curriculum, instruction, and/or literacy will be strongly considered along with evidence of effective systems and structures implemented in an educational setting, depending on assignment.
- Experience skill and proficiency with Microsoft Office products (e.g., Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
- Bilingual skills in Spanish preferred.
- Proven project and program management skills including fiscal responsibility.
- Knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
- Experience in analyzing data, and using this data to process and program improvements and to inform strategy.
- Outstanding facilitation and communication skills, including ability to inspire others.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to lead a high-performing team.
- Superior leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with individuals at all different levels in the organization.
- Self-starter/leader who can anticipate department needs in a proactive (versus, reactive) manner.
- Strategic planning and organizational development knowledge and skills.
- Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals, establish priorities, and organize resources.
- Ability to motivate and influence others.
- Assist in managing the complex change process for building leaders and staff.
- Model best sustainable, adaptive, and instructional leadership practices.
- Communicates in a positive tone, has a clear vision of achieving excellence, and pursues that excellence in a manner consistent with goals/objectives of the Board of education and the Denver plan.
Education Requirements:
- B achelor's Degree required
- Master's Degree preferred
Additional Information: - Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/ Page/1129
- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/ Page/1397
- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/ Page/244
- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org .
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
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