Job Summary
The Chief of Schools overseesthe Department of School Leadership(DOSL)toincludeElementary Middle and High School Education the Office of Athletics and Student Activitiesthe OfficeofStudent Conduct and Disciplineand Title IX.The Chief of Schools will ensure significant student achievement gains at the school level using school improvement data to measure progress. This position analyzes data from multiple sources in order to determine appropriate initiatives for continuous improvement of all schools.
Essential Duties
- Develop maintain and lead a rigorous Plan for Continuous Improvement (PCI) that results inmeasurableimproved student achievement.
- Ensure alignment between the NNPS strategic plan and schools.
- Serves in a leadership role for school improvement planning principal professional development and evaluations.
- Partners with school leaders to monitor and adjust school improvement plans.
- Ensures the growth and success of all schools through the successful integration of evidencebased strategies.
- Develop a shared understanding of challenges at the school level and identify opportunities for improved student achievement.
- Support principals to ensure highquality implementation of each schools educational design to include culture standards assessments and instructional guidelines.
- Provides and oversees effective management coaching and mentorship of school leaders in order to drive significant student achievement gains.
- Support the differentiated professional development of administrative staff in order to instill the skills to select develop and evaluate principals.
- Allocate and monitor the effectiveness of mentoring and coaching resources assigned to provide differentiated support to schools as needed.
- Continuously review and evaluate the effectiveness ofthe Department of School Leadership confirm strategies are studentfocused and aligned with each schools mission core values academic standards and goals.
- Provide professional development and leadthe Department of School Leadershipadministrators in their roles as instructional leaders.
- SupportDepartment of School Leadershipstaff in developing annual strategic goals and a blue print to meet those goals.
- Manage theDepartment of School Leadershipsbudget(s).
- Review all personnel requests from principals to determine need and budget tolerance.
- Partner with Human Resources to provide support in recruiting identifying and promoting excellent teachers and schoolbased administrators.
- Create collaborative and effective communication channels between central office staffandschool administrators.
- Collaborate with central office staff to evaluate existing programs services and practices.
- Establish and maintain clear consistent interactions with parents families and community partners to receiveinput and feedback on the effectiveness of our schools and to resolve concerns.
- Stays abreast ofcurrent Title IX regulations and ensures compliance.
- Keeps abreast of current educational trends practices and proposed legislation impacting the schools and ensures that appropriate staff is kept up to date.
- Models nondiscriminatory practices in all activities.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge Skills and/or Abilities Required)
Must possess a Masters degree (Doctorate preferred) in EducationalAdministrationor Curriculum and Instruction.Minimum of5teaching experience plus 5 years as abuildingadministrator and central officeexperience.Proven success managing and coaching large teams of professionals to attainment of ambitious goals. Must possess budget planning and experience.Must possess a comprehensive knowledge of the principles practicesand current issues in educational administration.Must possess a demonstrated ability to guide strategic planning process which supports division goals and programs. Must possess the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable structural or composite characteristics of data people or things. Must possess excellent leadership management and communication skills. Must possess the ability to speak effectively before large groups and high level executives. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school division officials staff and the public.
Required Experience:
Chief