Chief Operations Officer

Position: 2025 - 2026 Chief Operations Officer

Job Title: Chief Operations Officer Wage/Hour Status: Exempt Reports to: Superintendent Pay Grade: AP 10 Dept./School: Administrative Operations Length of

Contract:

12.0 mos.
Date: December 11, 2019

Primary Purpose

Responsible for the overall management, strategic planning, development, evaluation, and implementation of district facilities, maintenance of district facilities, human resources, technology, warehouse & distribution, transportation, communications, finance, procurement services, and payroll operations.

Qualifications

Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of operations management
• Ability to interpret data and evaluate maintenance and custodial programs
• Ability to manage budget and personnel
• Ability to implement policy and procedures
• Excellent communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills

Experience

• Ten years’ experience in district-wide leadership position
• Ten years’ experience managing school district business or operations teams; with experience in business, operations and operational related functions that significantly include, but not limited to: facilities, human resources, transportation, technology, finance and food services.
• Prior experience in supervision of a district in excess of 1,000 employees

Major Responsibilities And Duties Operations Management

• Oversee the management of facilities, facilities maintenance, human resources, technology, warehouse & distribution, transportation, communications, finance, procurement services, and payroll operations.
• Incorporate district-level goals into operational objectives to ensure that students arrive at school and school activities safely and on time; receive nutritious meals, and attend school in an environment that is safe, clean, and conducive to learning.
• Monitor and reevaluate operations departments on an ongoing basis to ensure that district needs are being met in an effective and efficient manner. Implement changes where appropriate.
• Monitor the progress and compliance of ongoing facilities and construction projects.
• Ensure that the necessary time, resources, materials, and technology to support accomplishment of department goals are available.
• Monitor progress of compliance with departmental goals and overall operations of human resources, payroll, district transportation services and procurement services.

Policy, Reports, and Law

• Implement federal and state laws and regulations and local board policy and ensure compliance. Stay abreast of state and federal public policy changes that could impact the district.
• Oversee development and administration of department and campus budgets based on documented needs and ensure that operations are cost effective and funds are managed prudently.

Budget

• Develop and administer the department budget based on documented needs and ensure that operations are cost effective and funds are managed prudently.
• Ensure efficient and legal operations of the finance and budget departments.

Communication

• Ensure that established goals and expectations related to district operations are communicated clearly, consistently, and in a timely manner.

Personnel Management

• Prepare, review, and revise job descriptions in all operations departments as needed.
• Evaluate job performance of employees to ensure effectiveness.
• Select, train, evaluate, and supervise staff and make recommendations relative to assignment, retention, discipline, and dismissal.

Safety

• Ensure that safety standards are maintained in conformance with federal, state, and insurance regulations and district-wide preventive safety program is developed and implemented.
• Follow district safety protocols and emergency procedures.

Other

• Prepare and deliver written and oral presentations on operational issues to the board. Attend regular meetings of the board.

General Employee Requirements

• Support and align work with the mission, vision, and beliefs of the district.
• Follow and support board policies in areas of related responsibility.
• Ensure district resources are managed effectively to maximize resources for student learning.
• Share in the development and implementation of district success plans.
• Actively…