Regional Administrator
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Job Location:
Fort Dodge, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
QUALIFICATION
- EDUCATION: Masters degree or higher in Educational Administration
- LICENSURE:
- Licensed as Director of Special Education or PK-12 Principal/Supervisor of Special Education or Supervisor of Special Education-Support or Supervisor of Special Education-Instruction
- Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Professional Administrator License
- Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Evaluator Approval
- EXPERIENCE:
- Experience leading school improvement and professional development required
- Experience as a curriculum director or principal preferred but not required
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Enacts the PLAEA Strategic Plan and AEA Playbook to ensure continuous improvement toward agency strategic directions and goals.
- Assists in evaluating the effectiveness of AEA services and leads change and the change process.
- Advocates for the educational interests of children and families.
- Serves as direct AEA administrative contact with local school district officials partnering agencies and families within the region.
- Provides leadership to AEA staff school administrators and district staff to support school improvement efforts the collaborative problem-solving process and AEA service delivery model.
- Oversees required special education compliance activities within the region.
- Collaborates with school districts involved in due process or state complaints to coordinate support.
- Provides guidance and support to AEA and school district staff on student specific cases.
- Implements all agency policies/procedures while promoting staff conformance to agency policies/procedures federal/state rules/regulations and educational best practices.
- Recruits selects orientates and mentors staff within assigned region and discipline.
- Supports AEA staff in the acquisition of skills/knowledge necessary to provide high quality services to schools and families.
- Evaluates and conducts performance appraisals of all assigned personnel.
- Assigns AEA staff to support instructional practices and the provision of required services in conformance with the identified needs of local school districts within the assigned service region.
- Facilitates regional and department meetings.
- Reviews and approves leave requests mileage forms and purchase requests in conformance with agency policies/procedures.
- Manages office(s) within assigned service region.
- Collaborates with other Regional Administrators.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
COMMON TO ALL EMPLOYEES:
- Contributes to a positive and productive work learning and team environment
- Believes in advocates for understands supports and delivers the priority work of the AEAs Iowa Public and Accredited Schools the Iowa Department of Education and Prairie Lakes AEA
- Focuses upon agency and team efforts to deliver equitable efficient and effective educational services that prepare Iowa children for a life well-lived
- Anticipates and responds to needs requirements and expectations of clients resulting in acceleration inspiration and innovation
- Demonstrates effective verbal non-verbal written listening and visual communication
- Possesses effective interpersonal collaboration facilitation skills and is committed to relationships and partnerships within and outside of the agency
- Exhibits self-motivation reliability organization detail and quality and engages in continuous improvement of professional practice to build skills needed to perform job duties and meet agency goals and expectations
- Manages time effectively so that timelines are met and improved results are evident in learning professional capacity and system effectiveness
- Problem solves by utilizing data-based decisions preventing and resolving conflicts and providing comprehensive high quality solutions
- Works with integrity and maintains confidentiality
- Models and integrates technology into daily work
- Leads professional development for at least one course internally externally or both
- Understands other duties and responsibilities may be assigned according to current needs of the agency or districts served
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to travel between schools and sites served.
- Normal routine levels of activity related to bending carrying climbing hearing lifting reaching sitting standing vision and walking and may also involve above-average levels of activity at times that cant always be anticipated.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
