Assistant Superintendent - Division of Leadership, Teaching, and Learning; DLTL

Overview

General Purpose of Job: The Assistant Superintendent Leadership, Teaching, and Learning supports the district's mission to inspire and prepare all students with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams, contribute to their community, and engage in a lifetime of learning by serving as a key member of the executive leadership team that plans, directs, and coordinates strategic actions aligned with district goals.

The Assistant Superintendent provides system-level leadership for all E-12 schools and program sites, with specific oversight of initiatives and services as assigned by the Superintendent of Schools. The Assistant Superintendent represents the district at the local, state, and national levels and leads efforts to enhance academic achievement, operational effectiveness, and equity across the system.

Osseo Area Schools is where students discover opportunities, build confidence, and prepare for bright futures. From early childhood to high school, we offer experiences inside and outside the classroom that help students grow into curious, capable and connected learners. As Minnesota s fifth-largest school district, we proudly serve eight communities including Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Maple Grove, Osseo, Plymouth, Corcoran, Dayton and Rogers and offer specialized magnet programs in the Arts, STEM, STEAM, Health Science, and International Baccalaureate.

With a student body representing over 100 languages and cultures, our schools reflect the global community, creating an inclusive, enriching environment that prepares students for today s world and tomorrow s opportunities. Our 21,000+ students learn across seventeen elementary schools (PreK-5), four middle schools (6-8), three senior highs (9-12), an area learning center (9-12), a fully-online school (6-12), two early childhood centers, and an adult education center.

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• Achieves strategic objectives by leading and representing the district at the executive level.
• Supporting the superintendent, as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, in coordinating action to achieve the mission.
• Serving as the acting superintendent in the absence of the superintendent.
• Representing the perspectives, needs and interests for Leadership, Teaching and Learning.
• Working collaboratively with leaders in Human Resources and Business Services, Community Engagement, Instructional & Information Technology, Communications and with the General Counsel to achieve the mission of the school system.
• Representing the school system at the national, state, and local level.
• Participating in all School Board meetings and work sessions.

• Adhering to the organization s core values.
• Practicing the language distinctions and promise keeping associated with leadership.
• Demonstrating trustworthiness (care, competence, sincerity, reliability).
• Designing and facilitating effective meetings.
• Establishing effective relationships with colleagues, students, families, staff, and community members in order to influence action.
• Setting standards for professional interactions and holding others accountable to the standards.
• Providing support and direction to direct reports.
• Ensuring that collaborative teams are setting standards for their area of work, examining data regarding effectiveness, and taking action to meet the standards.
• Working collaboratively with system administrators to achieve the system s mission.
• Responding to concerns and inquiries from parents/guardians, staff and community members.
• Demonstrating a professional demeanor.
• Serving on committees as needed and/or assigned.

• Demonstrating leadership for racial equity.
• Overseeing the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of curriculum to meet the Minnesota Academic Standards and the needs of students.
• Ensuring effective instruction.
• Evaluating programs and practices using data.
• Ensuring that collaborative teams are setting standards, examining data, and designing interventions for students who have already met and who have not yet met the standards.
• Providing student support services to meet the needs of students.
• Supervising and evaluating site and system leaders.
• Providing professional development for leaders that is both job embedded (finances, budgeting, personnel, staffing, student discipline, staff evaluation) and organization embedded (systems thinking/action, instructional leadership, collaborative problem solving, learning organization).
• Providing professional development for teaching and support staff.
• Visiting schools regularly.
• Leading new initiatives to improve student achievement.
• Reducing suspensions from school and eliminating the racial disparity within the suspensions.
• Overseeing the program of extracurricular activities.
• Serving as the catalyst for site continuous improvement.

• Collaborating with staff and local law…