Director of Technology

Job Description

Title: Director of Technology

Reports To: Superintendent

Starting Date: Immediately

Length of

Contract:

12 months (240 days)

Approved by Board of Trustees: December 8, 2009

Position Type: Full‑time

Job Categories: Administration >
Director/Coordinator/Manager, Administration >
Technology

• Provides leadership for short and long‑range planning for all technology initiatives: vision, goals, program objectives/strategies/activities, infrastructure, staffing, training, evaluation, budgeting, and collaboration with others.
• Facilitates IT security audits or investigations.
• Provides leadership in identifying hardware and software purchases, ensuring consistency within the school system instructional technology plan and state technology guidelines.
• Serves as coordinator for the Universal Service E‑Rate program for the district and assists with all technology grants received through the program.
• Maintains an inventory of all district hardware and software and service maintenance agreements.
• Reviews, approves, purchases, and maintains appropriate computer hardware, software, and data communication equipment acquisitions, and oversees the installation and maintenance of that equipment.
• Supervises technology personnel, including selection of new employees, employee transfer/promotions, and evaluation of employees.
• Communicates with district and school personnel on long‑range plans and status of technology and serves as liaison to Mississippi Department of Education technology staff.
• Oversees the implementation of state testing platforms as required for assessing student achievement; assists with state testing to ensure all student devices are up to date with the correct operating system, platform installation, secure browsers and verification of capacity estimators.
• Acts as designated contact for the district’s state testing protocols and execution.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
• Regular in‑person attendance required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Services, Computer Engineering, or related technology field.
• Exhibits outstanding mastery of computer hardware, software, and network utilization.
• Experience in firewalls, enterprise system administration, and cyber security.
• Considerable knowledge of networking hardware, infrastructure requirements, and components of local and wide‑area networks, as well as software applications, capabilities and limitations, service requirements and associated costs.

• Advanced degree in technology.
• Experience in hardware and software in educational applications.
• Experience working in a K‑12 school setting.

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Dr. Andy Schoggin, Superintendent
• Central Office
• Phone: 601‑924‑7533
• Email: ascho