Cluster Superintendent - School Operations and Support

Position Type:

Executive Officers/Cluster Superintendent

Date Posted:

6/9/2026

Location:

Instructional Support Center

Date Available:

08/03/2026

Job Code:
Cluster Superintendent - 020245 Standard

Hours:

40 Department:
School Operations & Support - 221104 Empl Class: NA

Job Description:

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License and Certification

Qualifications:

* Must hold or be eligible for a valid Georgia Educator's Certificate in Educational Leadership and/or Support Personnel License issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission Required

Education

Qualifications:

* Specialist's Degree in related field Required

* Doctoral Degree in related field Preferred

Experience

Qualifications:

* 5 years of successful school leadership experience, including experience as a principal. Required

* District-level leadership experience Preferred

* Demonstrated record of improving student outcomes and strengthening instructional leadership capacity. Preferred

Skills

Qualifications:

* Deep knowledge of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and school improvement practices.

* Demonstrated ability to improve student achievement at scale.

* Strong leadership coaching and talent development skills.

* Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and systems alignment.

* Expertise in data analysis and strategic planning.

* Strong communication, relationship-building, and change management skills.

* Ability to manage complex operational and instructional systems simultaneously.

* Commitment to equity, continuous improvement, and student-centered leadership.

* Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate district priorities, instructional expectations, and strategic initiatives to diverse stakeholders.

* Ability to build shared understanding, alignment, and coherence across schools, principals, departments, and district leadership teams.

* Strong facilitation skills that promote collaboration, trust, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Cluster Superintendent is responsible for ensuring measurable improvements in student achievement, instructional quality, school culture, and operational effectiveness across all assigned schools. The Cluster Superintendent serves as the primary accountability leader for school performance and principal effectiveness, ensuring that every school implements coherent instructional systems, equitable supports, and strategic improvement plans aligned to district priorities. The Cluster Superintendent works collaboratively with district Chiefs and departments to ensure school support systems are aligned, coherent, and responsive to the needs of principals, schools, and students.

The Cluster Superintendent serves as a strategic extension of the Superintendent's leadership team, ensuring district priorities are implemented with fidelity, school leaders are effectively developed and evaluated, and schools receive coherent support focused on improving student outcomes. The Cluster Superintendent ensures that all school improvement efforts, leadership actions, resource allocations, and district support structures are aligned to the district's strategic plan, priorities, and Board goals while maintaining improved student outcomes, instructional excellence, and equitable opportunities for students as the central focus of the work.

The Cluster Superintendent serves as a key communicator of the district's vision, strategic priorities, instructional expectations, and improvement goals, ensuring principals and school leaders have clear direction, consistent messaging, and shared understanding in support of coherent implementation across schools. SUPERVISORY AND LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE The Cluster Superintendent serves as a key member of the district's leadership team and works in close collaboration with the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and Chief of Schools to advance the district's strategic priorities, strengthen principal leadership, and improve student outcomes across schools.

The Chief of Schools shall directly supervise and evaluate the Cluster Superintendent. The Deputy Superintendent and Superintendent will also play an active role in the development, coaching, strategic direction, and performance calibration of the Cluster Superintendent in alignment with district priorities and expectations. The Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, Chief of Schools, and Cluster Superintendent will collaboratively support the development and evaluation of school leaders to ensure strong instructional leadership, operational effectiveness, and improved student outcomes across all schools.

* Accountability for Student Outcomes and School Performance

* Be directly accountable for academic growth, achievement, attendance, graduation rates, student engagement, and district-defined student outcome metrics across assigned schools.

* Monitor and evaluate school performance through ongoing analysis of student achievement data, instructional quality indicators, and operational metrics.

* Ensure…