Administrator, East Hartford Science and Technology Academy

Title:

Administrator, East Hartford Science and Technology Academy (12 months)

Salary range: $147,191-$155,010 (Per Contract)

REPORTS TO:

Superintendent of Schools or designee

An integral part of the District Leadership Team, the Administrator of the East Hartford Science and Technology Academy (EHSTA) will provide direct leadership, oversight, and accountability for the development, launch, implementation, and continuous improvement of the East Hartford Science and Technology Academy. EHSTA is being developed as a specialized, competitive application-based grades 58 academy focused on science, technology, engineering, innovation, robotics, coding, applied science, project-based learning, and real-world problem solving.

The EHSTA Administrator is fully responsible for the academy program, including instructional coherence, student experience, staffing, family communication, admissions coordination, partnerships, student supports, program culture, and measurable outcomes. The position is not subordinate to the EHMS principal for EHSTA program decisions. However, because EHSTA will be housed within the EHMS campus, the Administrator will share leadership responsibility for building-wide matters that impact all students and staff, including safety, operations, student supervision, scheduling coordination, emergency response, facilities use, and school climate, except where matters are designated solely for the EHSTA program.

Thorough knowledge of EHPS programs, strategic initiatives, procedures and practices, policies and regulations, and budget; experience in coaching and evaluating teachers and administrators; demonstrated ability to organize and supervise cross-functional teams, to manage and deliver large-scale projects, to handle diverse needs of stakeholders, and to collect data/information and create necessary information to support full program implementation.

• Connecticut Intermediate Administrator or Supervisor Certification, or appropriate administrative certification.
• Successful experience as a school or district administrator, assistant principal, principal, program administrator, or equivalent leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience leading instruction, supervising staff, supporting students, and using data to improve outcomes.
• Strong understanding of middle school learners, school culture, student engagement, and family communication.
• Experience with STEM, project-based learning, career-connected learning, innovation programs, magnet/specialized programs, or pathway development preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead new program implementation with clarity, organization, collaboration, and accountability.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, facilitation, and systems-building skills.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to:

• Build a new program from vision to implementation.
• Lead with clarity, measurement, and accountability.
• Communicate expectations clearly to staff, students, families, and partners.
• Create systems that support coherence across instruction, operations, staffing, and student supports.
• Support a rigorous, inclusive, and future-ready learning environment.
• Develop a culture of curiosity, creativity, collaboration, problem solving, and student leadership.
• Work effectively with a middle school principal while maintaining direct responsibility for the academy program.
• Manage complexity without losing focus on the core work.
• Strengthen student opportunities while keeping students connected to East Hartford.

• Clear launch and implementation plan for EHSTA.
• Strong instructional model aligned to project-based STEM learning.
• Effective staffing, onboarding, and professional learning systems.
• Clear admissions, recruitment, and family communication process.
• Functional and coherent partnership calendar.
• Strong student support systems.
• Positive student, family, staff, and partner experience.
• Evidence of student engagement, academic growth, attendance, retention, and pathway readiness.
• Clear collaboration with middle school campus leadership.
• Re…