Assistant Director of School Improvement and Accountability

• The Assistant Director of School Improvement coordinates and provides support for the implementation of school improvement plans for all Stafford County Public Schools. This position also provides leadership for and facilitation of professional development for the middle and high school School Improvement Specialists. The Assistant Director will also manage and report on division level assessment data and will act as Division Director of Testing (2).

• Collaborates with principals on the development of school improvement plans.
• Facilitates professional learning for school-based administration school improvement specialists and other staff on effective practices in school improvement including goal development progress monitoring data interpretation and application of findings to instruction.
• Monitors all Stafford County Public Schools school improvement plans by meeting regularly with school leadership teams and reviewing progress on school goals evidence and artifacts as related to the plan.
• Analyzes and disseminates student outcome data to schools as it relates to school improvement efforts and state accountability ratings.
• Manage and report division level assessment data through reports presentations and data visualizations to communicate results of student performance.
• Collaborates within and across departments to ensure data from assessment programs informs evaluation of programs and progress toward the divisions strategic plan and priorities.
• Monitors progress of federally identified support schools.
• Coordinates and ensures compliance for federal grant implementation in collaboration with various Stafford teams.
• Serves as Division Director of Testing (2) and provides testing support to School Improvement Specialists (SIS) during testing as needed.
• Supports the SIS at the middle and high school level with problem-solving issues surrounding data accountability testing and coaching. Provides professional development opportunities through monthly meetings.
• Participates as a member of the School Leadership Support Team (SLST) committee that coordinates division-wide training and implementation of coaching competencies for all SLST members.
• Collaborates with the Office of School Leadership team and Department of Academic Programs on the implementation of the divisions strategic plan and priorities.
• Collaborates with the school leadership team in accordance with Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) guidance to monitor school improvement plans.
• Collaborates with division and school leadership in the analysis and understanding of school accreditation/accountability reports.
• Reviews division data collection and reporting methodologies to support accurate reporting to the VDOE.
• Oversees and trains school and division staff on growth assessment implementation.
• Coordinates the countys assessment calendar.

Skills:

• Computer usage to include Internet and Intranet spreadsheet and office applications (Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel) and familiarity with computerized testing programs.
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Design and delivery of effective professional learning for adults

Abilities:

• Develop strategic plans and systemic implementation of programs
• Work effectively with classroom teachers administrators students and parent organizations
• Work cooperatively in a team environment to meet goals
• Organize and perform work independently
• Meet deadlines for all work even when working on multiple projects
• Show sustained effort and enthusiasm in quality and quantity of work