Pool - Substitute Administrator; SY

Pool - Substitute Administrator (SY 26-27)

Providence Public Schools District (PPSD) seeks exceptional SUBSTITUTE ADMINISTRATORS to join our community of teachers, students, and stakeholders.

We serve approximately 22,000 students at 37 elementary, middle, and high schools. Approximately 55% of students come from homes where English is not the primary language spoken. Combined, our students and families speak over 75 different languages and hail from 91 countries of origin.

Starting Date: Immediately

• Job
• Final date to receive applications:
  Posted until filled
• Posted:
  Jul 16, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Position Type:
  Substitute
• Salary: $375 to $425 Per Day

• Provides an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social and emotional development of individuals to ensure success for every student
• Supervises students in a variety of school‑related settings
• Communicates and interacts with students and staff
• Monitors appropriate use and care of equipment, materials and facilities

• Per Diem Substitute Administrator: $375/day
• Long‑term assignments may be compensated at a higher rate in accordance with District guidelines.

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with an emphasis in educational administration/leadership

• Minimum of five (5) years in teaching experience
• Must have had experience in an educational leadership position, such as one gained through academic coaching or as a certified administrator

• Rhode Island Department of Education Certification Building Administrator K‑12

• Promote a widely shared institutional belief that every child deserves and can have expert instruction and that all team members must be advocates for students.
• Set high performance goals for themselves and others despite instability and obstacles to success.
• Create a sense of urgency and take immediate action to ensure early successes.
• Establish and monitor high standards for excellence with students, teachers, staff, and other stakeholders.
• Align school resources and prioritize activities to achieve maximum results based on vision and goals.
• Relentlessly focus school activities on student achievement.
• Effectively plan and take action to achieve goals and objectives without direction.
• Consistently identify potential issues and obstacles and proactively take action to create and implement solutions.
• Formulate and execute action plans despite ambiguity, obstacles, or resistance.
• Establish a culture of collaboration, learning, and achievement.
• Act consistently to influence others’ thinking and behavior to achieve results.
• Communicate a clear vision of success and benefits to engage others.
• Identify and engage stakeholders (e.g., parents, community) to drive consensus, build trust, and facilitate change.
• Influence others to take action and demand change.
• Effectively build and organize adult teams to mirror vision and produce maximum results.
• Be reflective about strengths and growth areas.
• Select assignments to build team capacity.
• Effectively delegate to others and engage the team in decision‑making.
• Encourage learning and consistently provide instruction, expectations, feedback, and other developmental activities to encourage leadership and build capacity.
• Consistently inspire excellence and promote high morale.
• Quickly recognize patterns and trends related to school performance.
• Analyze complex information to formulate strategic vision and develop action plans.
• Identify appropriate metrics and use qualitative and quantitative data to assess performance and drive goals and decision‑making.
• Recognize cause and effect between instructional activities and results.
• Develop the right…