2025-2026 Pre-K Director and Teacher

Start Date 07/01/2025

QUALIFICATIONS:                       

• Experience writing, maintaining, budgeting, expenditures, reports and monthly billing in meeting expectations and deadlines of ABC Grant and PDG Grant preferred.
• COPA certified preferred.
• Experience with eSchool
• Experience working with the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education                                     

REPORTS TO:     Superintendent

JOB GOAL:         To use leadership, supervisory and administrative skills to promote the social, emotional, behavioral, and educational development of each early childhood student preparing them to enter Decatur kindergarten.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Plan, develop, and implement the total curricular and extra-curricular program of the Pre-K program.
2. Plan and direct the in-service requirements of the pre-school teachers and paraprofessionals.
3. Follow, communicate, and ensure all required DHS licensing requirements are maintained.
4. Maintain standards for license renewal, submit requests for yearly renewals and ensure all sites are operating under a current DHS license.
5. Visit classes frequently and serve as an instructional facilitator to provide individual help to teachers in ECERS, Conscious Discipline, Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies, licensing, and other pre-school curricular programs.
6. Evaluate all pre-school classrooms according to ECERS guidelines and DHS licensing requirements.
7. Evaluate all assigned Pre-K personnel in accordance with Better Beginnings guidelines and regulations.
8. Establish and maintain good relationships between pupil-staff, school-community, school-central office, and administration-staff.
9. Coordinate the District Pre-K program with all participating schools, principals, and agencies.
10. Establish, publish, and maintain the policies, rules, and regulations of the Pre-K programs.
11. Coordinate with Pulaski County Early Child Care Services to ensure the Special Education needs of all pre-school students are met.
12. Attending pre-school student’s IEP meetings.
13. Oversee Dial-4 screenings of DECATUR pre-school students and review data for further assignments.
14. Perform all duties as outlined by DECATUR school board policies and/or Federal and State guidelines.
15. Oversee that attendance records through e-School and COPA are submitted for accurate monthly billing.
16. Maintain and report necessary pupil and staff personnel records.
17. Maintain and report violations and self-report paperwork and documentation to Department of Human Services.
18. Maintain proper discipline and promote principles of good citizenship using Conscious Discipline.
19. Work with teachers to develop daily schedules for each classroom.
20. Coordinate the implementation and supervision of Work Sampling, COPA and ECERS.
21. Administer the financial affairs of the program and properly account for all funds in accordance with the guidelines of all related pre-school grants.
22. Care for, account for and maintain the equipment of the ABC program at all locations.
23. Develop and maintain a continuous assessment of the pre-school's instructional program in cooperation with other instructional personnel to ensure alignment and transition into Decatur kindergarten classes.
24. Affirmatively implement the district desegregation plan and monitor the degree of effectiveness.
25. Write the yearly renewal grants for the ABC pre-school program effectively and on time. 
26. Participate in all after school ABC Preschool planned parental involvement activities.
27. Collaborate with building principals on hiring preschool faculty and staff.
28. Submit yearly Certification of Inspections for Unsafe Children’s Products for each individual pre-school site.
29. Work with the Northwest Arkansas Education Cooperative
30. Perform other duties as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Salary:                             Teacher Salary Schedule

Length of Contract:         200 days per contract year pro-rated for 2025-2026

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated according to the provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel in alignment with LEADS.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:                                                                                                 

Interested and qualified applicants should submit an online application at   http://www.decataursd.com Personnel currently employed by the district who meet the necessary qualifications may apply by submitting an online District application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:        05/31/2025 (or until filled)

IT IS THE POLICY OF THE DECATUR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, AGE, QUALIFIED HANDICAPPED, OR VETERAN IN ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, EDUCATION SERVICES, FINANCIAL AID, AND EMPLOYMENT.  THE DISTRICT WILL MAKE SPECIAL EFFORTS TO EMPLOY AND ADVANCE WOMEN, BLACKS, AND HANDICAPPED PERSONS.  EQUITY CONCERNS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR EQUITY AND PUPIL SERVICES.

Salary : $55,631