Specialist III

Position Type:

Administration and Professionals Date Posted:

Location:

Clark ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future.

The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop. In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school.

BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Job Description Summary

Location:

Clark Elementary

Reports to:

PrincipalFLSA Status:
Non-Exempt Compensation: $44,523.14 - $77,065.58

Union: SEIU 1199

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Supports all functions of the school office including interacting with students, staff, families, and community members in a manner characterized by respect, concern, and commitment to support and serve, performs administrative duties to support the principal and supervises the maintenance of records and the preparation and issuance of orders, permits, licenses, certificates, requisitions, and reports Under the direction of the building principal, performs a variety of clerical, secretarial, and other minor administrative functions required for the operation of District schools and sites as well as other instructional programs.

Performs other related duties as required.

Fluent in reading, writing and speaking academic Spanish preferred.

THIS ROLE WILL:

SPECIALIST III
· Coordinator between Clark and the school partners and community agencies.
· Assist in Safety Team
· Participate in Building Leadership Team
· New Student Orientation and Training for parents on Clark enrollment procedures.
· Coordinates school tours with families and organizes recruitment opportunities and materials.
· Collaborates with Administrative Team, Say Yes Liaison and Parent Ambassador to develop parent and community meetings.
· Facilitate and manage the professional development sign up process for teachers and stakeholders
· Assist the administrative team…