Deputy Network Superintendent, PreK-5 - Academics and Instructional Innovation

Deputy Network Superintendent, PreK-5 – Academics and Instructional Innovation (2026-27)

Oakland Unified School District – Oakland, California

Starting Date:
Immediately

This position will supervise principals within the Elementary School Network (TK‑8) and report to the Deputy Chief of Continuous School Improvement.

Under the direction of an assigned Network Superintendent, the Deputy Network Superintendent is responsible for providing leadership to assigned schools ensuring alignment with the District’s goals and objectives. In partnership with local community-based organizations and city/county agencies (police, social services, health, juvenile justice), facilitate the optimum use of resources to enable the academic and social emotional success of all students. The Deputy Network Superintendent ensures the use of effective instruction in every classroom for every student, every day;

the development of safe and supportive schools; and the cultivation of student literacy necessary for success in college and career. The Deputy Network Superintendent is responsible for understanding the needs of the students, families, and the community of the assigned schools and assisting the principal and Network Superintendent implementing the best strategies for meeting those needs.

Assist the Network Superintendent in supporting and leading efforts to turn around struggling schools and play a critical leadership role in transforming each school to a full-service community school model, supporting the District’s transition to a full-service community District. Duties will also involve access to confidential information concerning employer-employee relations.

Coordinate the development of a shared vision of academic excellence and social success and sustain focus on student outcomes.

• Collaborate in ensuring the network vision is aligned with community and District goals and outcomes, as related to academic and social success.
• Collaborate with the Network Superintendent and network principals in developing a common vision for community development and academic achievement
• Assist in developing a scorecard with specific goals and measures that reflects the academic and the social emotional success outcomes.

Develop and coordinate activities associated with needs assessment, resource planning, and ongoing measurement of results. Lead activities in partnership with all community stakeholders, using best practices in family and community engagement.

• Coordinate and attend neighborhood and community group meetings to understand the values, priorities, and needs of our families and residents in the neighborhoods surrounding our schools to provide support for ongoing academic and social emotional success.
• Represent OUSD at public forums, including local school board meetings and citywide meetings on public education, public policy, youth development, and after-school education.
• Respond to parents, guardians and community concerns in assigned schools.
• Develop an understanding of each school’s culture, needs and strengths through frequent visits and conversations with principals, teachers, staff, parents, students and volunteers.
• Serve as an advocate for assigned schools in securing the resources and support that will help each school as needed; provide input on how resources should be applied to meet the needs of the network schools, students and families; develop funding proposals and other resource development strategies to enhance support and resources for assigned schools.
• Meet with parents, civic and community groups to explain and interpret matters relating to the educational programs and operations of the District as needed.

Lead the analysis and programmatic response to ensure continuous support for students as they progress through their career as lifelong learners.

• Collaborate with Network Superintendents, Deputy Network Superintendents and Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction (LCI) to analyze the transition from Pre-K to K, elementary to middle school, and middle school to high school. Ensure that the resources and…