Assist Director​/Director​/Ex Director

Job Posting Title Assist Director/Director/Ex Director

Facility HIGH CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Location DeLand, FL

Category DIRECTOR, SUPERVISOR, COORDINATOR - INSTRUCTIONAL

Classification 01-Administrative/Instructional

Posting Number D2200169

Date Posted 08/21/2026

Closing Date 12/18/2026

POSITION GOAL

To serve as the primary supervisor, support, and accountability leader for a portfolio of assigned elementary schools, building principal leadership capacity, driving school improvement, and ensuring the conditions necessary for student success. The Director of Secondary Schools is a school improvement leader first — a supervisor who understands instruction deeply enough to evaluate and develop those who lead it, who uses data to drive decisions, and who holds principals accountable for results while building their capacity to improve.

This is a Teaching, Leading, & Learning leadership position. The Director does not manage curriculum or direct instructional programming at the district level; rather, they ensure that each assigned school has the instructional leadership structures and conditions to implement the district's curriculum and achieve high outcomes for all students.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1.Principal Supervision & Evaluation
• Formally supervise, coach, and evaluate all assigned elementary school principals in accordance with district performance standards and Florida statutory requirements
• Conduct regular, structured school visits including classroom observations and post-observation conferences that develop the principal's instructional leadership capacity
• Provide timely, specific, evidence-based feedback to principals on instructional leadership, school culture, and organizational management
• Differentiate supervisory support based on each principal's developmental level and each school's performance context
• Address underperformance with directness, documentation, and structured improvement plans; elevate appropriately and in partnership with Human Resources and the Chief Academic Officer when necessary
• Make recommendations regarding principal employment, assignment, and professional development to the Executive Director of Elementary Schools
• 2. School Improvement & Student Outcomes
• Serve as the primary accountability partner for each assigned school's academic performance, school grade, and student growth targets
• Analyze school-level data — including FAST results, school tiering and classification data, progress monitoring, subgroup performance, and chronic absenteeism — to identify instructional priorities and hold principals accountable for improvement plans
• Lead principals through structured school improvement planning, ensuring plans are grounded in root cause analysis and reflect realistic, measurable action steps
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of school improvement plans through regular data review cycles and school visits
• Ensure all assigned schools meet or exceed district and state proficiency benchmarks, with particular attention to closing achievement gaps for historically underserved student groups
• Coordinate with the Teaching, Learning & Leadership division and other district offices to connect schools with resources, interventions, and support aligned to their specific improvement needs
• 3.Instructional Leadership Development
• Build principals' capacity to serve as the primary instructional leaders of their schools — including their ability to observe teaching, analyze student work, lead data conversations, and develop teachers
• Support principals in establishing and sustaining high-quality instructional coaching structures within their schools
• Facilitate professional learning for principals across the portfolio, including individual coaching conversations, collaborative principal learning, and targeted skill development
• Develop the leadership capacity of assistant principals and teacher-leaders within assigned schools to build internal succession and sustainability
• Ensure that principals hold high expectations for all students — and that instructional practices, staffing decisions, and school culture reflect those expectations
• 4. School Operations &…