Assist Director​/Director​/Ex Director

Job Posting Title Assist Director/Director/Ex Director

Facility ELEM CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Location DeLand, FL

Category DIRECTOR, SUPERVISOR, COORDINATOR - INSTRUCTIONAL

Classification 01-Administrative/Instructional

Posting Number D2100008

Date Posted 10/15/2026

Closing Date 11/13/2026

To serve as the division-level leader of elementary school improvement, supervising and developing the Directors of Elementary Schools, building a coherent system of principal supervision and accountability across the elementary portfolio, and ensuring every elementary school has the conditions necessary for student success.

The Executive Director of Elementary Schools is a school improvement leader first — an executive who builds the capacity of the Directors of Elementary Schools to supervise, coach, and hold principals accountable; who uses division-wide data to drive strategy and resource allocation; and who holds the elementary division accountable for results while developing the leadership pipeline beneath it. This is a Teaching, Leading & Learning leadership position.

The Executive Director does not manage curriculum or direct instructional programming at the district level; rather, they ensure the elementary division has the leadership structures, supervisory coherence, and conditions to implement the district's curriculum and achieve high outcomes for all students.

• Formally supervise, coach, and evaluate all assigned Directors of Elementary Schools in accordance with district performance standards and Florida statutory requirements
• Build the capacity of Directors of Elementary Schools to supervise, coach, and evaluate their assigned elementary principals with consistency and rigor across the division
• Conduct regular calibration and co-observation visits with Directors to ensure feedback to principals is timely, specific, evidence-based, and consistent division-wide
• Differentiate supervisory support to each Director based on their developmental level and the performance profile of their assigned school portfolio
• Address underperformance among Directors - and, in partnership with Directors, among principals - 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 Director and principal employment, assignment, and professional development to the Chief Academic Officer

• Serve as the primary accountability leader for the elementary division's academic performance, school grades, and student growth targets
• Analyze division-level and school-level data - including FAST results, school tiering and classification data, progress monitoring, subgroup performance, and chronic absenteeism - to set elementary division priorities and hold Directors accountable for portfolio-wide improvement
• Lead Directors of Elementary Schools through structured school improvement planning processes, ensuring plans across the division are grounded in root cause analysis and reflect realistic, measurable action steps
• Establish and monitor regular data review cycles with Directors to track the implementation and effectiveness of school improvement plans across all assigned schools
• Ensure the elementary division meets or exceeds district and state proficiency benchmarks, with particular attention to closing achievement gaps for historically underserved student groups
• Coordinate with the Teaching, Leading & Learning division and other district offices to align resources, interventions, and support to the elementary division's improvement needs

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