QUALIFICATIONS: We are seeking a team member committed to the individualized needs of students both academically and non-academically as they lead the building and utilize the systemic support of the district sustaining the organization’s sense of urgency in realizing a dramatic improvement in student and teacher performance in a short amount of time. Candidates should skillfully demonstrate the following competencies:

• the ability to prioritize student-learning needs over the customs, routines, and established relationships that can stand in the way of necessary change;
• the strong desire to achieve outstanding results in a short amount of time;
• the ability to motivate others and influence their behaviors;
• the power to stay visibly focused and self-assured;
• the talent to foster collective responsibility and ownership for greater student achievement;
• the capacity to rigorously create and sustain a well-orchestrated system of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction attentive to students’ specific academic needs;
• the aptitude to sustain an effective system of shared leadership and responsibility throughout the school;
• the commitment to allocating higher percentages of district funds towards the direct instruction of students and job-embedded, teacher-specific professional development aligned to students’ needs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead through the leveraging of the district systems and routines, while maintaining a drive for results by demonstrating persistence, directness, and the ability to monitor and plan ahead.
• Establish and promote high standards and expectations for all students and staff for academic performance and responsibility for behavior.
• Leverage and monitor the talent management district system to recruit, hire, assign, evaluate, retain, and/or remove the instructional talent required to impact student and teacher performance.
• Cast a vision of and monitor for instruction and strategies that address the wide range of learning, behavioral, and communication styles of the student population.
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the district visions for high-quality, subject-specific instruction and the capacity to coach teachers for growth in instructional routines.
• Administer a system of ongoing data collection and analysis, through collaborative routines, to inform a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tiered instruction.
• Manage, evaluate, and supervise effective and clear procedures for the operation and functioning of the school consistent with the philosophy, mission, values, and goals of the district including instructional programs, extracurricular activities, and discipline systems to ensure a safe and orderly climate, building maintenance, program evaluation, personnel management, office operations, and emergency procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all laws, board policies, and civil regulations.
• Supervise effective discipline and attendance systems, consistent with the values and mission of the district.
• Ensure a safe, orderly environment that encourages students to take responsibility for behavior and creates high morale among staff and students.
• Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents, and school personnel.
• Serve as a role model for students and staff, dressing professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in the education profession.
• Maintain visibility with students, teachers, parents, and throughout the district.
• Communicate regularly with parents, seeking their support and advice, creating a cooperative relationship to support the student in the school and in the home.
• Initiate and maintain consistent communication with community members and community partners, building on and leveraging their strengths as co-educators.
• Establish and maintain efficient procedures and effective controls for the expenditure of school funds in accordance with the adopted budget, subject to the direction and approval of the district.
• Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use culturally relevant routines and practices.