Position: Early Childhood Program Administrator

Location: Antonio del Buono Preschool Center (and other satellite locations)

Starting Date: July 1 2026

Payroll Range: Certificated Management Salary Schedule Range M01

Yearly Salary: $149071 - $179151 (4-step salary schedule salary placement dependent upon related experience)

Yearly Stipends: $1000 for Masters / $1500 Doctorate degrees

Benefit Plan: Management Benefit Plan (posted on GUSD web site)

Supervisor/Evaluator: Director of Educational Services - Elementary

BASIC FUNCTION: Under the direction of the Director of Educational Services - Elementary the Early Childhood Program Administrator functions as the chief executive and educational leader of the Districts preschools and is responsible for their programs personnel facilities and other all other related activities as assigned.

TYPICAL DUTIES (Responsibilities will include but not be limited to):

1. Curriculum/Program Development: The program administrator is responsible for the implementation and maintenance of an effective multifaceted curriculum based on the California Preschool Learning Foundations. Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: development and supervision of standards-aligned curriculum assuring compliance with district and state requirements; infusion of technology in instruction; classroom observation and evaluation of teachers; planning to meet changing needs of students; articulation with student services; enlisting cooperative program-wide efforts by staff and students; modeling and facilitating professional learning communities (PLCs) and other research-based data-driven collaborative practices.

1. Program Climate: The program administrator has the prime responsibility for positive collaborative and effective relationships among staff students and parents. Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: development of program mission goals and objectives; supervision and support of student activities; sensitivity and responsiveness to individual problems and concerns (staff/student/parent); recognition of student and staff accomplishments.

1. Community Relationships: The program administrator has the prime responsibility for establishing and maintaining sensitive relationships with the community. Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: the nurture and support of the Parent Advisory Council parent meetings and classroom volunteers; the organization of orientation parent events and other activities that support the program community; utilization of community resources; provision of program facilities and resources for community services; program administrator visibility within the community.

1. Communication: The program administrator is responsible for developing and maintaining an effective communication system. Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: development of staff and student bulletins; agendizing and leading staff and leadership meetings; development and distribution of parent newsletters; maintenance of effective communication with district personnel; preparation and follow-through of agendized meetings with all segments of the program population and interfacing programs; effective communication with news media.

1. Management of Resources: The program administrator is responsible for the management of resources including revenue and expenditures personnel facilities and equipment and special programs. Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: development and supervision of the program budget; development of the program management plan; supervision of buildings and grounds; supervision of student records; establishment and implementation of emergency procedures; determination of staffing needs to provide optimum services; selection motivation supervision and evaluation of personnel; development and implementation of program schedules; management of employer/employee contracts; supervision of supplies curriculum materials and equipment inventories; supervision of record keeping (attendance time sheets purchase orders invoices accident reports); coordination of student services provided by off campus organizations.

1. Emergency Preparedness and School Safety: The program administrator is responsible for the implementation dissemination and operations of emergency and safety protocols at the program sites. Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: development and implementation of site safety plans; professional development for staff students and community members in emergency protocols such as Code Red drills Run-Hide-Defend policies and other mandated emergency scenarios; management of public access to program facilities for both internal and external users; establish and maintain a positive working relationship with district staff and emergency service providers to ensure the safety of staff students and community members.

1. Student Performance and Behavior: The program administrator is responsible for assessing student progress achievement and behavior and providing assistance for positive student growth social and academic. Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: implementation of district and state testing requirements; development of well-defined programs steps and resources to assist students to develop to their full potential; establishment of standards of acceptable student behavior and pupil control measures; supervision of the recording and monitoring of student attendance; establishment and implementation of positive and preventative program-wide systems to support effective discipline and social and emotional growth.

1. Interpretation and Application of Appropriate Laws: The program administrator must be knowledgeable keep current interpret accurately and apply district state and federal legislation as it relates to his/her program environment. Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: knowledge and understanding of Title 5 and Title 22 regulations; ongoing review and synthesis of district policies procedures state and federal laws and legislative bills; establishment of legally based program policies and procedures for all aspects of the programs functions; coordination with the district other schools county state and federal agencies and effective interaction with personnel from each.

1. Quality of Instruction: The program administrator with program resources has the responsibility for maintaining a high quality of instruction within the Specific functions include but are not limited to the following: establishment and maintenance of relevant goals and objectives with annual evaluations; identification of program needs and deficiencies with a professional development plan to address needs; supervision of classroom instruction; evaluation and accountability of employees; promotion of joint effort and staff job satisfaction.

1. Professional Growth: The program administrator is responsible for keeping abreast of trends policies procedures practices and laws that affect the school and its constituents. Growth experiences may include but are not limited to the following: attendance at conferences and workshops; membership in professional associations; attendance at pertinent school board meetings; ongoing reading of professional publications; participation in district assignments required meetings and problem-solving experiences.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid California Teaching Credential
• Valid Administrative Services Credential
• Five years of classroom teaching experience
• Valid California drivers license
• Must reside within 45-minutes of the GUSD Administration Office

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual in English/Spanish
• Masters Degree
• Previous administrative experience
• Site Supervisor Permit or Higher
• Previous experience in early learning classroom environments

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

• Preschool reform research and implementation strategies
• Human needs
• Curriculum development including infusion of technology based on the California Preschool Learning Foundations
• School finance and budgeting
• Collective bargaining
• Administration of district policies local state and federal laws pertinent to schools (e.g. Title 5 and Title 22) staffing organization selection and supervision of
• Skilled in effective communications including initiating individual and group discussion listening clarifying facilitating interaction among group members
• Verbal skills to communicate effectively with a wide variety of people with varying educational and sub-cultural backgrounds
• Research reading public speaking
• Writing skills to effectively convey ideas reports letters memorandums and survey questionnaires understanding of goal setting techniques including needs assessment and evaluation
• High degree of self-restraint judgment and strategies in dealing with a variety of people adversaries and advocates under varying situations and conditions
• High degree of skill in defining problems collecting information establishing facts evaluating alternate solutions and drawing valid conclusions
• Effective screening of applicants qualified on the Child Development Permit Matrix conducting job related interviews selecting queued candidates training and evaluation of personnel

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Office environment
• Outdoors
• Driving a vehicle to conduct business

PHYSICAL DEMANDS (consideration will be given to reasonable accommodation):

• Sufficient hearing to conduct in-person and telephone
• Sufficient physical mobility to move about school sites and drive a car.
• Sufficient vision to read printed
• Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal conversational distance on the telephone and in addressing
• Physical mental and emotional stamina to endure long hours under stressful
• Standing and sitting for long periods of
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer
• During crisis situations may require moderate to significant physical work and lengthy periods of standing.
• Physical ability to lift carry push pull up to ten pounds on a regularly basis and up to 30 pounds occasionally
• Ability to bend twist kneel and stoop
• Ability to reach in all directions

OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:

• Willing to work irregular hours/days including evenings weekends and holidays and on-call for emergencies.
• Willing to travel
• Willing to supervise multiple satellite locations.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority