Position Type:
Administration Certified Non-Principal/ Sr. Director of School Leadership/Chief of Staff

Date Posted:
12/5/2018

Location:
ITS ABOUT KIDS SUPPT SERVICES

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TITLE: Senior Director of School Leadership/Chief of Staff REPORTS TO: Superintendent SUPERVISES: School Chiefs and other Personnel as assigned
Job Function:
Provide leadership in establishing and achieving system-wide academic and instructional goals with strategic guidance that will result in improved outcomes for all students and a reduction in the opportunity and achievement gap. Act on behalf of the Superintendent in his/her absence.

Measures of Success:

• Increase in student achievement and growth:
  • State Academic Standard expectations
  • District based assessments
  • Curriculum benchmark assessments
• Closing achievement and opportunity gaps
• Improve learning, culture, and environment
• Increase student, family, and community engagement
• Increase the high school graduation rate and ensure every child graduates college and career-ready
  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Organize district-wide efforts and resources to support district's strategy for school turnaround, school improvement, and instruction and supports for students.
• Monitor implementation of district's strategy for school turnaround, school improvement, and instruction and supports for students and adjust strategy as needed.
• Serve as the supervisor of and support provider for School Chiefs.
• Create a system that uses data to establish a culture of data-based decision making; build capacity to use data collaboratively, continuously and effectively to improve teaching and learning.
• Ensure that School Chiefs are able to help principals identify staff and student needs and suggest leadership strategies to promote continuous improvement in performance.
• Conduct meetings with School Chiefs that focus on student achievement, student support, operations, parent and community involvement, data use, principal leadership.
• Work with School Chiefs to facilitate the professional learning to principals, assistant principals and aspiring school leaders.
• Work with School Chiefs and school leaders to ensure expertise in analyzing school data.
• Ensure that School Chiefs are able to evaluate principals' performance to determine competency and effectiveness.
• Ensure that School Chiefs are able to prepare and oversee Principal Improvement Plans and School Improvement Plans.
• Ensure that School Chiefs are able to assist Principals in performance management concerns with staff.
• Work with School Chiefs, the Superintendent, the Equity Officer, the Director of Human Resources, and SBDMs to identify and support the selection process of new principals and assistant principals.
• Work with District Leaders to improve all supports and communication with school principals.
• Ensure that School Chiefs are able to work with school leaders to develop budgets, identify appropriate resources, and approve financial plans.
• Work with district and school level administrators to facilitate resolving school-level grievances and complaints.
• Act as designee for Superintendent for issues related to school improvement and student achievement.
• Collaborate with school partners.
• Attend, present and participate in board and other district meetings.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.
• Maintains regular attendance
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to work collaboratively to support school turnaround and school improvement
• Strong instructional leadership capabilities
• Strong management, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to develop, execute, and monitor impact of plans for school turnaround and improvement
• Proficiency managing a data-based, change-management process, and expertise in assessing, understanding and using data to identify a change in instructional practice that will accelerate learning for all students

Education and Experience:

• Master's Degree (required)
• Rank I (preferred)
• A minimum of eight years combined certificated teaching and supervisory experience, with a minimum of three years at the supervisory level
• Experience in an urban school district with a large racially and economically diverse population (preferred)

Licenses and other requirements:

• Kentucky certification in Administration and Supervision
• Superintendent Certificate (preferred)

Physical Demands:

• Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
• Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
• Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights

Application Procedure:
Apply online

Contact:
Julie Farris - Julie.farris@fayette.kyschools.us