Assistant Superintendent; Student Support Services

Assistant Superintendent (Student Support Services)

• Position Type:
  Instructional
  -Admin - Central Office/ Assistant Superintendent
• Date Posted: 3/16/2026
• Location:
  
  Various Newark Board of Education Locations

NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION

HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES

765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102

ROGER LEÓN, SUPERINTENDENT

ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Assistant Superintendent (Student Support Services). Newark Board of Education is committed to ensuring exemplary leadership at every one of its schools. The Superintendent seeks an Assistant Superintendent to provide principals with coaching, support, tools, and resources to help them set and attain high levels of student achievement. This is an exciting opportunity for leaders with the right skills and experiences to have a lasting impact on all Newark Board of Education students and their schools.

• A minimum of ten years of professional experience, with an outstanding track record as a school principal (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• Significant experience as an instructional leader elevating student achievement in an urban setting.
• Master’s degree in education or related field required.
• Demonstrated ability to improve student achievement at the middle and/or high school levels.
• School Administrator Certificate/Certificate of Eligibility (CE).

• Coach 10-20 principals in goal setting and planning, including:
  • Assisting them in identifying, recruiting and promoting excellent teachers and other school-based staff.
  • Working with them to establish specific, targeted student performance goals and create implementation plans for curriculum, assessment, instructional practice, and professional development.
  • Providing them with the support and resources they need to create cultures of high expectations and systems for operational excellence in their schools.
  • Working with principals to ensure a clear division of labor on their core leadership team to ensure their time is free to drive vision and results.
• Support principals in day-to-day leadership to drive results, including:
  • Conducting regular formal and informal classroom walk-throughs aligned to student achievement and strategic goals.
  • Attending school-based meetings and events to foster a culture of engagement.
  • Providing feedback to principals around successful leadership practices, such as effective management of instructional staff, use of data, and establishment of school culture.
  • Determining the appropriate balance of earned autonomy for principals around key strategic initiatives.
  • Focusing principals on student outcomes and teacher quality while balancing intense operational demands.
• Supervise and evaluate principals, including:
  • Conducting evaluations for school leaders, ensuring they are meeting or exceeding goals and providing documentation and evidence of progress.
  • Identifying and rewarding strong performance, creating opportunities for professional growth.
  • Documenting progress against goals, flagging and elevating issues as appropriate, ultimately ensuring that schools perform at a high level and meet the needs of Newark’s students.
• Collaborate with the Academics Office
  • Providing input to shape, refine, and implement district-wide initiatives in areas such as special education, enrollment, teacher evaluation, and curriculum adoption.
  • Create a collaborative and open communication line between district departments and principals, driving alignment of strategic vision, a shared understanding of challenges at the school level, and identification of opportunities for improved student achievement.

• Vision and Courage to Ensure All Students Achieve
  • Passionately believes that all students can achieve at high levels.
  • Holds personal responsibility for ensuring high academic achievement of all students.
  • Develops, articulates, and builds buy-in to a clear vision and mission.
  • Demonstrates cultural competence and the ability to model constructive, effective conversations about race, class, and other equity concerns with a variety of stakeholders.
• Strategic Planning and Effective Execution
  • Exhibits strong focus on goals and results. Sets clear metrics for success.
  • Offers innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
  • Clearly articulates plans to achieve student, school, and district goals.
  • Demonstrates excellent execution and project management skills, including attention to detail, organization, balance of the big picture with detailed steps, and ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrates systems thinking. Can build systems and policies necessary to bring solutions to scale.
  • Prioritizes and aligns people, time, and resources to the most important issues.
• Communication
  • Conveys passion and urgency for school reform.
  • Communicates effectively in both written and verbal communication. Tailors message for the audience, context, and mode of…