Executive Director

Position: Executive Director (226 Days)
* Work closely and collaborate with division regional superintendent, executive directors and identified school principals and their leadership teams to increase and accelerate the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the instructional service delivery system for students; so as to significantly increase student achievement across all student subgroups, close the achievement gap and meet school and district Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) targets.

* Collaboratively develop and monitor the execution of the school improvement support plan designed around the customized needs of school and students served; accelerate student achievement to standards and provide ongoing support to principals, teachers and support staff.

* Collaborate with division instructional support teams to provide instructional recommendations, strategies and support, including coaching, to high-needs schools on best practices in data-driven, highly effective standards-based differential instruction.

* Work collaboratively with the chief of School Leadership to identify and deploy necessary supports and prescriptive elements, which may include but are not limited to: the specific use of data-driven instruction, professional development, coaching, peer instructional walks, vertical and horizontal articulation school feeder programs, training and leadership development as needed.

* Provide regular reports to chief of School Leadership, deputy chief, and regional superintendents on school improvement progress and make recommendations accordingly to ensure continual improvement as measured by pre-established metrics.

* Assist with the coordination of observations and conversations around the needs of campuses.

* Execute with setting district wide student achievement performance targets that integrate into the district's Action Plan as it is developed, executed, monitored and evaluated.

* Ensure compliance of assigned schools with all pertinent and applicable federal, state and local policies, procedures, regulations and requirements, providing training as needed to ensure both procedural and performance compliance Serve as an articulate, informed spokesperson for the district at both formal and informal speaking engagements and in the development of written documents describing district programs regarding school improvement.

* Assist with the implementation of all school leadership initiatives Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned.

* Master's Degree required from an accredited university in educational administration or other areas related to responsibilities (U.S.A. equivalency);
Three (3) years of directly related educational experience.

* Extensive knowledge of effective principles and practices of management.

* Thorough knowledge of instructional theory and practice, including the assessment of instruction.

* Knowledge of board policies and procedures preferred.

* Familiarity with federal and state legislation and regulations that apply to areas of responsibility.

* Awareness of organizational theory and its application in large school districts, including familiarity with "systems thinking" and the ability to analyze organizational situations from structural, human resource, political and symbolic frames.

* Understanding of the functions and operations of a large public school district Acquaintance of K-12 curriculums, school-centered decision-making and the change process in organizations.

* Knowledge of school building operations, needs and concerns.

* Awareness of effective supervisory methods, practices, and techniques.

* Character, personality and proper social capability to relate effectively with racially and ethnically diverse staff, students and their families.

* Ability to function effectively with all levels of management within and across district departments.

* Skills in personnel management and strong interpersonal skills.

* Competency to meet the communications diversity of the community and district, staff members and the public at large.

* Exemplary strategic, functional and operational planning skills.

* Capacity to write reports and plan documents requiring technical precision, accuracy, readability and editorial correctness.