Director of Federal and Gifted Programs

POSITION: Director of Federal and Gifted Programs 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Valid South Carolina Administrative Certification

Master’s Degree in Education (Specialist Degree preferred)

Five years K-12 experience, including three in school/district leadership

Proven administrative experience, preferably as a school principal

Title I school leadership experience preferred

REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction

GENERAL SUMMARY:

This role provides leadership and coordination of Federal Programs for Spartanburg District Five, ensuring effective planning, implementation, evaluation, and compliance with federal guidelines and school policies. Reporting to the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, the position involves managing Federal Title I, II, and IV programs, supervising staff, collaborating with stakeholders, interpreting policies and procedures, and ensuring adherence to accountability systems. It requires strategic leadership, strong interpersonal skills to build partnerships, and a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive educational environment. 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides focus and direction for the District’s Federal State Grants Programs and utilization. 
• Informs, interprets, and recommends the effects of current and impending federal legislation.
• Plans with professional staff in the utilization of funds available to the schools through the various federal programs.
• Makes routine visits to schools to provide input and give feedback.
• Conducts staff development on federal laws and procedures for principals, teachers, and other staff as needed.
• Provides staff with professional development opportunities; advises and consults with staff.
• Manages personnel administration duties including hiring, evaluating, assigning special duties, monitoring attendance, travel reports and granting leave.
• Stays current on all guidelines, requirements, and procedures for submitting state and federal projects.
• Coordinates, implements, and supervises the Federal Programs program activities in accordance with the District’s Consolidated Application.
• Monitors implementation of projects as outlined in project timelines.
• Updates LEA Plan to ensure all goals and objectives meet guidelines and are aligned with academic needs of students in the district.
• Attends all federal and state program training institutes as needed or recommended.
• Develops, monitors, and coordinates all federal and state budgets and budgetary reports as well as the filing of these reports on a timely basis with the appropriate granting agencies.
• Participates in the annual budget development activities for state and federal programs.
• Administers budgets and ensures that programs are cost effective and funds are managed prudently.
• Monitors and tracks expenditures of state and federal funded projects for accuracy and compliance.
• Acts as a liaison among Administrators and other appropriate personnel in the coordination of all state and federal resources to ensure student academic needs are met.
• Obtains and uses evaluative findings, including student achievement data, to examine curriculum and instruction program effectiveness.
• Completes annual application and evaluation program.
• Recommends changes needed to improve the program.
• Evaluates all federal legislation, projects and programs for grant, entitlement, and allocation opportunities relevant to the needs of the district.
• Participates in the drafting of project proposals and reports, including the writing and development of program goals, objectives, and budgets for federal funding of programs.
• Prepares and submits standard applications for federal funds.
• Required to have prompt, regular attendance in-person and be available to work on-site, in-person during regular business hours and as needed.
• Plans, implements and oversees the District’s academically gifted program for grades 2 through 12 and ensures compliance with all policies, procedures, laws, and regulations.
• Reviews and makes recommendations for changes as appropriate in District policies and procedures related to various district initiatives including gifted programs
• Develops and implements approved five-year plans for the gifted program, and is responsible for annual updates to the plan.
• Coordinates curriculum development and implementation for academically gifted programs.  Develops and implements procedures for the identification of gifted students.
• Coordinates gifted awards, honors, and recognition programs. Supports the activities of the District’s support group for parents of gifted students.
• Plans, implements, evaluates and promotes a balanced, comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program. 
• Facilitates the elementary and secondary school counselor meetings as specified by the district. Collaborates with school personnel, students, parents, and the community to plan, implement, evaluate and promote continuous improvement of a developmental guidance and counseling program.
• Advocates for the school guidance and counseling program and counselors’ ethical and professional standards with school personnel, parents, students, and the community.
• Participates with Principals in the hiring of new counselors by reviewing applications and interviewing applicants as appropriate.
• Trains school counselors in the performance evaluation tools appropriate for the profession and participates in evaluating counselors as requested and appropriate.
• Works with counselors to ensure the maintenance of records based on legal and ethical guidelines to document interactions, interventions, and decisions.
• Supports counselors in recruiting, retaining and assigning teachers for students with homebound placements.
• Performs other duties as assigned/requested by principal, immediate supervisor and district-level administration.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Office environment with no exposure to environmental conditions. Physical demands are restricted to general office activities requiring movement/lifting items weighing up to ten pounds.  Routine local travel required; occasional overnight travel required.  Requires ability to work under a degree of stress related to duties that require considerable attention and meeting deadlines.  Duties of the job require frequent use of a computer monitor and related equipment.

DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:

This job description is not intended as a complete listing of job duties.  The incumbent is responsible for the performance of other related duties as assigned/required.

Position Available: July 1, 2025          

Contract Length:  235 Days

Salary:  District Salary Schedule

FLSA: Exempt

To apply, please upload a cover letter and resume.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Discrimination of all persons is prohibited with regard to employment and any other program or activity on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin, age, color, immigrant status, English speaking status or disabling condition in District Five Schools of Spartanburg County as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended. Section 504 Coordinator, Director of Special Services; Title IX Coordinator, Chief Administrative Officer.