What are the responsibilities and job description for the Superintendent position at Dover Area School District?
Job Summary
The Board of School Directors of the Dover Area SD (York County, Pennsylvania) is seeking a well-qualified leader to serve as Superintendent. The successful candidate should be willing to adopt and adapt to community values and demonstrate an approach to leadership characterized by the advancement of academic excellence, achievement, workforce alignment, adoption of core values, and the cultivation of esprit de corps. The next leader must have a strong academic background to lead a comprehensive and challenging portfolio of student and faculty programs. The successful candidate should possess:
Duties
- A record of accomplishment of educational/programmatic leadership.
- Successful experience with curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and culture-building skills.
- Consensus-building abilities to discover creative solutions among diverse perspectives.
- A demonstrated understanding of leveraging financial and human resources.
- Experience with the planning, execution, and alignment of district-wide goals.
- Ability to partner and build trust with the board of school directors.
- A record of successful development, implementation, and assessment of effective policy.
- Loyalty to and appreciation of a culture and community similar to Dover.
- Discernment to customize education trends and mandates to the needs of Dover.
- Strong executive skills to supervise, evaluate, and develop administrators.
- Ability to evaluate the school system and its academic/operational performance based on an analysis of data to identify patterns and find solutions.
- The conflict resolution skills necessary to address school issues, including disciplinary actions, public and parental concerns, staff conflicts, and operational challenges.
- Ability to operate within a budget and implement fiscal efficiencies in order to maximize the value of taxpayer funded programs.
Experience and Qualifications
- Administrative experience within an academic environment required.
- Must possess, or be in the process of obtaining, a PA Superintendent Letter of Eligibility.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $150,000.00 - $175,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $150,000 - $175,000