Central Office _ Chief of Schools and Leadership (Superintendent`s Office)

Chief of Schools and Leadership

The DeKalb County School District is seeking an experienced and professional chief of schools and leadership.

Salary Grade/Schedule: DPC

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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.

Reports directly to the Superintendent and serves in the second highest tier of administration in the organization; ensures the daily implementation of Accountability and Continuous Improvement functions which are fundamental to the effective and efficient operation of the District; has oversight responsibility for the planning, organization, monitoring and coordination of leadership, and direction for the efficient operation and academic management of schools in accordance with Board policy and strategic initiatives. The Chief of Schools supervises the Area Superintendents, and has regular contact with school administrators, district leadership, and Central Office staff.

Essential Job Duties

• Provides leadership and oversight of Area Superintendents and school leaders. Builds systemic, coherent alignment across these areas and individuals. Develop the skills of leaders across teams to design, test, iterate and measure ideas that transform schooling.
• Ensures all team members are accountable for meeting clear expectations and supporting the implementation of the strategic plan initiatives related to the operation of the schools.
• Assists Area Superintendents and their teams in root cause analyses, develops theories of action, and builds coherent multi-year strategies.
• Supports Area Superintendents with assessing, planning, and implementing training for principals and other instructional staff; cultivates Instructional Leaders to ensure the development of high-performing school teams that integrate a data-driven, equity-focused, and multi-tiered approach to increasing student achievement.
• Provides strategic leadership in the design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of goals, short and long-range plans, and programs in the areas of school improvement plans and overall school performance.
• Oversees the leadership development program to assist in developing, monitoring, and coordinating training and development opportunities for aspiring, novice, and experienced teacher leaders, school administrators, and district-based administrators.
• Supervises the leadership development program of DCSD leaders to cultivate and ensure high-performing school support teams that integrate a data-driven, equity-focused, and multi-tiered approach to leadership.
• Works with Area Superintendents to closely monitor school improvement through a cycle of continuous improvement and sound management practices, and provides frequent, actionable feedback to improve leadership practice and achieve better results.
• Collaborates with Chief Academic Officer to develop communication systems that ensure a smooth flow of information (both vertically and horizontally), enable concentrated energy on highest-priority goals for each school, and ensure shared best practices across schools.
• Drives coherence among instructional and leadership development initiatives for school leaders and school teams in collaboration with other district office departments.
• Maintains a cutting-edge awareness of promising practices and innovations in programs and policies for teaching, learning, and school design that can be utilized/implemented to increase student achievement in all categories of students.
• Coordinates effectively with the Chief Academic Officer to ensure standards-aligned curriculum, assessments, and instructional practices are implemented with fidelity.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an approved accredited college or university required.
• Minimum ten (10) years of progressively responsible administrative and supervisory experience in a school system setting or as an executive with demonstrated successful advancement through the administrative or executive managerial hierarchy, as appropriate, required.