Director of Technology

Job Title

Qualifications:

Valid endorsement issued by the Mississippi Department of Education and demonstrated knowledge and or skill in area of assignment

Computer certification in Novell, MCP, or MCSE

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Reports to: Superintendent

Supervises: Computer Repair/Maintenance Technicians

Job Goal: To coordinate the acquisition and implementation of the school district's technology program.

Performance Responsibilities

Leads implementation of school system vision, mission, and goals in his/her area of responsibility

Works with Superintendent and those whom he/she supervises to articulate and promotes the school system's vision of learning and teaching

Constantly monitors and evaluates progress toward accomplishing school goals and objectives

Ensures that policies and procedures of his/her operations and programs support the school system vision of teaching and learning, mission, and goals

Leads program planning that facilitates the learning of students

Uses student data (achievement data, other) to identify program needs

Regularly collects additional data that will inform planning from appropriate stakeholder's groups

Engages all appropriate stakeholders in planning of activities

Develops goals and objectives, programs, and operation that are consistent with school system vision, mission, and goals

Ensures that unit and program plans are consistent with the school system strategic plan

Ensures that unit and program plans support school improvement plans

Organizes those for whom he/she is responsible to best serve needs of students and facilitate learning

Organizes daily, monthly, and yearly schedules to facilitate teaching and learning in the schools

Creates, identifies, encourages, and adopts innovative ideas, in turn, support learning and teaching in the schools

Communicates high expectations for students, professional and support staff, other stakeholders, and self

Treats all individuals with fairness, dignity, and respect

Recognizes and celebrates the contributions and achievement of students, schools, and the people and programs for whom he/she is responsible

Promotes acceptance of diversity among students and school system employees

Creates a customer orientation

Within his/her areas of responsibility, leads a process of identifying, prioritizing, and addressing the needs of the students and schools

Within his/her areas of responsibility, leads a process of identifying, prioritizing, and addressing needs and expectations of stakeholder groups whose support is needed for students to achieve academic success

Creates an environment of collaboration

Regularly interacts with educators, parents, community agencies/groups, students, and other stakeholders

Builds and sustains program-school relationships that support student learning

Develops working relationships with community agencies and the corporate sector to enhance student learning

Recruits, selects, and retains quality professional and support staff

Develops and implements a plan for retaining quality employees, which includes incentives

Makes data-driven employment and dismissal decisions

Ensures that applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and policies are adhered to in recruitment, selection, retention, and dismissal procedures

Develops and implements a multiyear recruitment/employment plan for Technology Department

Communicates evaluation policies and procedures to all department personnel

Consistently and fairly supervises and evaluates staff

Ensures that personnel appraisal data and school improvement plans are the foundation for professional development programs and activities

Supervises and instructs those for whom he/she is responsible

Communicates evaluation policies and procedures to all personnel within his/her areas of responsibility

Consistently and fairly evaluates administrators, professional personnel staff, and support staff for whom he/she is directly responsible

Analyzes personnel appraisal data and translates them into individual and collective professional development plans and programs

Supervises and instructs those for whom he/she is responsible

Communicates evaluation policies and procedures to all personnel within his/her areas of responsibility

Consistently and fairly evaluates administrators, professional personnel staff, and support staff for whom he/she is directly responsible

Analyzes personnel appraisal data and translates them into individual and collective professional development plans and programs

Establishes orientation and induction programs for new to the unit/program

Creates professional development opportunities for those within area of responsibility

Ensures that professional plans, programs, and activities are directly linked to personnel appraisal data, unit/program goals and objectives, and student needs

Models professional development in his/her own professional life

Mentors those for whom he/she is directly responsible, builds their leadership skills, and provides them appropriate leadership opportunities

Focuses daily operations on the work of students, teachers and schools

Establishes and maintains routines and procedures that protect teaching and learning time

Ensures that the procedures and practices of professional and support staff in his/her areas of responsibility support learning and teaching

Ensures that unit/program decisions are based on the needs of students, teachers, and schools

Develops and maintains a three year plan on technology for the District

Evaluates and develops procedures for timely and cost effective repair, upgrading, and maintenance of technologies

Assist school personnel with MSIS

Designs, maintains, and updates the District Web site

Coordinates activities of the District web site

Designs, installs, and maintains LAN hardware configurations including file servers, e-mail servers, applications servers, desktops, and laptops for the District

Resolves all inters-software capability issues

Makes customers (i.e., students, parents/guardians, others) and staff feel safe and secure

Holds all persons for whom he/she is responsible for the following agreed policies and procedures

Manages Resources to Benefit of the Instructional Program

Meets requirements of federal, state, and local laws and policies in fiscal management

Establishes sound accounting, record keeping, auditing, and inventory control procedures in his/her area of responsibility

Involves stakeholders in budget preparation and allocation of resources to accomplish goals and objectives

Forecasts program operation needs (personnel, facilities, equipment, operating) in multiyear plan

Market fiscal needs to the Superintendent, school board, and appropriate stakeholders

Identifies potential sources of external funding and pursues them

Applies technology to operation of his/her unit and programs

Projects information technology needs and aggressively seeks to acquire needed hardware and software

Provides assistance to faculty in utilization of technology to professional and support staff

Models the use of technology in his/her professional responsibilities and development and encourages similar use by others

Completes tasks accurately and on time

Demonstrates punctuality to work, meetings, and appointments

Considers the interests of all stakeholders when making decisions

Makes decisions in a timely manner

Provides information to the Board, educator community, and other stakeholders in a timely manner and appropriate format

Maintains accurate, up-to-date information about the his/her unit and programs

Resolves conflicts fairly and in a timely manner

Adheres to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, and policies and procedures and supports them to educators, students, and others

Models oral, written, and technological communication skills

Responds to requests for service positively

Provide information and data in a timely manner and appropriate format