What are the responsibilities and job description for the Central Office _Senior Coordinator, Access and Opportunity (Access and Opportunity) 2024-2025 position at DeKalb County School District?
The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional Senior Coordinator, Access & Opportuntiy.
Salary Grade/Schedule: 130
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The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements. The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
Title: Senior Coordinator, Access & Opportunity
Fosters and advances a district-wide culture of access and opportunity that directly influences student learning outcomes, addresses achievement gaps, and promotes systemic change. The Senior Coordinator leads efforts to align district practices with access and opportunity goals, engages diverse stakeholders, and ensures that all initiatives are executed effectively to create a lasting impact across the district. This role demands exceptional leadership, collaboration, and a commitment to driving systemic improvements for underserved and historically marginalized student populations.
Essential Functions
Salary Grade/Schedule: 130
Salary Schedules: Click Here
The material contained herein is subject to change. All open positions offered by the DeKalb County School District are subject to specific job requirements. The DeKalb County School District is an equal opportunity employer, and all hiring decisions are subject to federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
Title: Senior Coordinator, Access & Opportunity
Fosters and advances a district-wide culture of access and opportunity that directly influences student learning outcomes, addresses achievement gaps, and promotes systemic change. The Senior Coordinator leads efforts to align district practices with access and opportunity goals, engages diverse stakeholders, and ensures that all initiatives are executed effectively to create a lasting impact across the district. This role demands exceptional leadership, collaboration, and a commitment to driving systemic improvements for underserved and historically marginalized student populations.
Essential Functions
- Lead efforts in collaborating with district leaders and internal and external stakeholders to drive the development, establishment, and sustainability of high-performing, equitable, and inclusive programs.
- Lead the development, investigation, recommendation, and monitoring of programs, processes, and procedures to enhance the implementation of alternative programs, access and opportunity initiatives, and social justice strategies.
- Oversee the assessment and evaluation of existing programs to ensure effectiveness, compliance with laws, regulations, and policies, and alignment with access and opportunity goals. Act as a key liaison to close gaps in access and opportunity.
- Provide strategic leadership, coaching, training, and consultation to schools, divisions, and community organizations on cross-cultural competency.
- Champion the implementation of evidence-based, innovative best practices that promote sensitivity, access, and opportunity across diverse student populations.
- Lead the development of the district's strategic plan, policies, and initiatives centered around access and opportunity.
- Promote cultural proficiency and competency in addressing implicit bias, and advance best practices for supporting underserved and historically marginalized populations (e.g., racial, gender, LGBTQ , and disability status).
- Serve as a leader and coordinator, fostering key partnerships with higher education institutions, municipalities, and community organizations.
- Facilitate a common understanding and shared goals around access and opportunity to ensure alignment across local and regional entities.
- Lead efforts in grant writing, data collection, analysis, and reporting processes related to access and opportunity.
- Conduct district-wide access and opportunity audits as necessary and interpret data to inform strategic decisions.
- Provide actionable insights to guide current and future initiatives.
- Support the development and management of annual budgets, monitor requisitions, and assess spending to ensure resources are allocated effectively to advance access and opportunity goals.
- Lead the coordination, organization, and implementation of special projects related to access and opportunity.
- Demonstrate strong leadership in executing initiatives that create measurable impacts on the district's access and opportunity efforts.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- A Master’s Degree in Education, Education Administration, school leadership, or a closely related area from a Professional Standards Commission-approved accredited college or university is required.
- At least three (3) years previous supervisory and management experience with successful advancement through the teaching and/or school or district-level administrative hierarchy required.
- Valid Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved certificate in educational leadership at level L-5, NL-5, PL-6 or above required. If a level L-5, NL-5, PL-6, or above certificate is not held, the individual must be eligible for the NPL certificate in educational leadership.
- Bilingual preferred.
