Assistant Superintendent Job New Holland Pennsylvania USA,Education / Teaching

Location: New Holland

Assistant Superintendent

The Assistant Superintendent serves as a key executive leader and instructional administrator for the district. Reporting directly to the Superintendent of Schools, the Assistant Superintendent provides visionary, strategic, and operational leadership to advance the district's mission, goals, and instructional priorities. The Assistant Superintendent acts on behalf of the Superintendent, as designated, during the Superintendent's absence and in matters requiring immediate attention.

The position provides district-wide leadership for strategic planning; K–12 curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional learning; special education; pupil services; multi-tiered systems of student support; personnel administration; school safety; and federal and state grant programs. The Assistant Superintendent directly supervises building principals and assigned central office administrators, promotes evidence-based practices, and works collaboratively to create high-performing, inclusive learning environments for all students.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Serve as the Superintendent's designee and act on the Superintendent's behalf in matters requiring immediate attention during the Superintendent's absence.

Attend Board of School Directors meetings and work sessions; prepare reports, agenda materials, policy updates, and administrative presentations as assigned.

Partner with the Superintendent and Cabinet to oversee district operations, develop the school calendar, and advance long-range and strategic planning.

Lead the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the district Comprehensive Plan and building School Improvement Plans.

Serve as the district Hearing Officer and assist in interpreting and applying Board policy, the Pennsylvania School Code, administrative regulations, and collective bargaining agreements.

Provide leadership for the continuous development, implementation, review, and evaluation of the K–12 instructional program and curriculum; maintain official records of approved and planned courses.

Lead the implementation of research-aligned instructional practices that strengthen Tier 1 classroom instruction across all grade levels and content areas.

Analyze PSSA, PVAAS, district assessment, and other student performance data to establish achievement targets, monitor progress, and address identified achievement gaps.

Conduct regular school visits and classroom walkthroughs to monitor instructional programming and support building principals in their roles as instructional leaders.

Review educational research, emerging practices, and program opportunities from Intermediate Unit 13, state agencies, professional organizations, publishers, and other relevant sources.

Participate in the selection, hiring, onboarding, and retention processes for administrative and instructional staff.

Directly supervise and evaluate building principals, curriculum and instruction directors/supervisors, and assigned central office personnel.

Design, coordinate, schedule, and evaluate district-wide professional development, staff in-service programs, and conference participation.

Oversee the implementation of administrator and teacher evaluation systems and ensure consistent use of district evaluation frameworks and rubrics.

Oversee student-teacher agreements and partnerships.

Provide executive oversight of special education programming to ensure regulatory compliance, inclusive practices, and appropriate supports for students with disabilities.

Direct and monitor multi-tiered systems of support for students' academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs.

Supervise the Home School Education Program and ensure compliance with applicable legal and regulatory…