Director of Secondary Schools

Daviess County School District

Job Location:

Owensboro, KY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Administration

Job Summary

JOB DETAILS
Job Class Description: INSTRUCTIONAL COORDINATOR	Class Code:0150
Job Title: DIRECTOR OF SECONDARYSCHOOLS
Supervisory Responsibilities: NONE
Position Type: FULL-TIME	FLSA Classification: EXEMPT
Reports To: ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING	Location: DISTRICT-WIDE
Compensation:Commensurate with salary range on the DCPS Certified Salary Schedule for class code 0150. Hours Per Day: 7.0 hours/day Contracted Days: 240 days/year
QUALIFICATIONS
Required: Hold a valid Kentucky Administrative Certificate. Have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a secondary (middle or high) principal or have a combination of 10 years of experience as a secondary principal and secondary assistant principal. Have strong presentation and communication skills. Worked on a successful team. Preferred: Hold a valid Kentucky Teaching Certificate for Grades 7-12. Have a combined teacher coaching or building leadership experience of at least 10 years at the secondary level. Knowledge Of: Sound instructional practices to raise student achievement. Effective communication skills. Record-keeping techniques. Basic computer skills including use of mouse and keyboard to navigate computer e-mail and websites.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Summary: Responsible for providing leadership and support to secondary schools. Essential Functions Duties and Responsibilities: Teaching and Learning Works to implement the teaching and learning vision of the district. Serves as leader and general resource person in matters relating to secondary instruction. Demonstrate understanding of effective instructional practices intervention strategies and use of assessment practices. Establishes and evaluates pathways to help all students achieve college/career readiness. Reinforces teaching and learning as a primary level of positive impact on student achievement by frequently visiting classrooms with principals and participating in problem solving that helps principals to enact high quality professional learning at their school sites. Knowledge of the learning process. Understanding of the whole child including cognitive social and emotional development. Experience in implementing high quality instructional resources/curriculum. Support secondary schools in creating and improving efficient system of instruction. Oversees and supports the Virtual Academy. Educational Leadership Dedicates their time to supporting secondary schools. Seek input from various stakeholders on decisions. Understand issues from multiple perspectives providing strong interpersonal skills. Employ innovative thinking and strategic planning to create change in response to identified school performance needs. Use data to assess the impact of change on the determined need. Ensure secondary schools are culturally/socially responsive and have equitable access to resources necessary for the success of each student. Engage in individual and collective professional learning activities to meet professional learning goals. Smooth and Effective Functioning of the District Advocate for and inform the coherence of organizational vision policies and strategies to support schools and student learning. Builds and supports trust among district and schools. Connects principals to central office resources and personnel. Collaborates with the OTL Team to ensure student success in all areas with particular attention to special education transition between levels and closing achievement gaps. Serves on both the District Leadership Team and OTL Core Team to implement the mission of the district. Serves as a liaison on behalf of the secondary principals to Human Services and Operations departments. Understanding of the fiscal needs of schools and how to leverage resources for equity. Growth and Support of Secondary Principals Build relationships with principals based on the knowledge of adult learning theory common goals trust support and mutual accountability. Differentiate the support given to each principal through balancing the learning needs of the principal and the instructional needs of the school. Model effective instructional leadership. Establish and sustain safe and supportive learning communities that provide peer feedback and promote innovative thinking. Conduct routine and systematic meetings with secondary principals in a collaborative manner. Support principals in reaching their goals by monitoring progress conducting site visits providing feedback and completing the formal evaluation process.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Location duties responsibilities may be altered to meet the needs of the district. Successful completion of post-offer pre-employment screenings are required as a contingency of employment. *Contracts are with the district of Daviess County Public Schools-not with individual locations. Location assignments are subject to change.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 1. Certified employee with year-to-year contract or until continuing contract is granted. 2. Participates in Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS)
ENVIRONMENT
Work Environment: Indoor environmentally controlled. Typical office environment including but not limited to telephones personal interruptions background noises. May require working with or near the public parents and children and will be subject to sounds scents and other related environmental factors. This position will require dealing with conflict potentially stressful situations and requires use of sound judgement.) Physical Demands: 1. Light lifting 2. Sitting for long period of time 3. Hand and finger dexterity 4. Repetitive movement 5. Standing and walking intermittently throughout a typical work day Travel Requirements: (Frequency and Duration) <10% out of district Daily as needed within district boundaries
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy on evaluation of certified personnel. The evaluation will be conducted by the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. By signing below I acknowledge that I have read and understand the terms set forth in this job description.
Employee Signature:	Date:
Date of Last Revision: 06.29.2021

Required Experience:

Director

JOB DETAILSJob Class Description: INSTRUCTIONAL COORDINATORClass Code:0150Job Title: DIRECTOR OF SECONDARYSCHOOLSSupervisory Responsibilities: NONEPosition Type: FULL-TIMEFLSA Classification: EXEMPTReports To: ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNINGLocation: DISTRICT-WIDECompensation:Comme...

JOB DETAILS
Job Class Description: INSTRUCTIONAL COORDINATOR	Class Code:0150
Job Title: DIRECTOR OF SECONDARYSCHOOLS
Supervisory Responsibilities: NONE
Position Type: FULL-TIME	FLSA Classification: EXEMPT
Reports To: ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF TEACHING AND LEARNING	Location: DISTRICT-WIDE
Compensation:Commensurate with salary range on the DCPS Certified Salary Schedule for class code 0150. Hours Per Day: 7.0 hours/day Contracted Days: 240 days/year
QUALIFICATIONS
Required: Hold a valid Kentucky Administrative Certificate. Have a minimum of 5 years of experience as a secondary (middle or high) principal or have a combination of 10 years of experience as a secondary principal and secondary assistant principal. Have strong presentation and communication skills. Worked on a successful team. Preferred: Hold a valid Kentucky Teaching Certificate for Grades 7-12. Have a combined teacher coaching or building leadership experience of at least 10 years at the secondary level. Knowledge Of: Sound instructional practices to raise student achievement. Effective communication skills. Record-keeping techniques. Basic computer skills including use of mouse and keyboard to navigate computer e-mail and websites.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Summary: Responsible for providing leadership and support to secondary schools. Essential Functions Duties and Responsibilities: Teaching and Learning Works to implement the teaching and learning vision of the district. Serves as leader and general resource person in matters relating to secondary instruction. Demonstrate understanding of effective instructional practices intervention strategies and use of assessment practices. Establishes and evaluates pathways to help all students achieve college/career readiness. Reinforces teaching and learning as a primary level of positive impact on student achievement by frequently visiting classrooms with principals and participating in problem solving that helps principals to enact high quality professional learning at their school sites. Knowledge of the learning process. Understanding of the whole child including cognitive social and emotional development. Experience in implementing high quality instructional resources/curriculum. Support secondary schools in creating and improving efficient system of instruction. Oversees and supports the Virtual Academy. Educational Leadership Dedicates their time to supporting secondary schools. Seek input from various stakeholders on decisions. Understand issues from multiple perspectives providing strong interpersonal skills. Employ innovative thinking and strategic planning to create change in response to identified school performance needs. Use data to assess the impact of change on the determined need. Ensure secondary schools are culturally/socially responsive and have equitable access to resources necessary for the success of each student. Engage in individual and collective professional learning activities to meet professional learning goals. Smooth and Effective Functioning of the District Advocate for and inform the coherence of organizational vision policies and strategies to support schools and student learning. Builds and supports trust among district and schools. Connects principals to central office resources and personnel. Collaborates with the OTL Team to ensure student success in all areas with particular attention to special education transition between levels and closing achievement gaps. Serves on both the District Leadership Team and OTL Core Team to implement the mission of the district. Serves as a liaison on behalf of the secondary principals to Human Services and Operations departments. Understanding of the fiscal needs of schools and how to leverage resources for equity. Growth and Support of Secondary Principals Build relationships with principals based on the knowledge of adult learning theory common goals trust support and mutual accountability. Differentiate the support given to each principal through balancing the learning needs of the principal and the instructional needs of the school. Model effective instructional leadership. Establish and sustain safe and supportive learning communities that provide peer feedback and promote innovative thinking. Conduct routine and systematic meetings with secondary principals in a collaborative manner. Support principals in reaching their goals by monitoring progress conducting site visits providing feedback and completing the formal evaluation process.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Location duties responsibilities may be altered to meet the needs of the district. Successful completion of post-offer pre-employment screenings are required as a contingency of employment. *Contracts are with the district of Daviess County Public Schools-not with individual locations. Location assignments are subject to change.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 1. Certified employee with year-to-year contract or until continuing contract is granted. 2. Participates in Kentucky Teachers Retirement System (KTRS)
ENVIRONMENT
Work Environment: Indoor environmentally controlled. Typical office environment including but not limited to telephones personal interruptions background noises. May require working with or near the public parents and children and will be subject to sounds scents and other related environmental factors. This position will require dealing with conflict potentially stressful situations and requires use of sound judgement.) Physical Demands: 1. Light lifting 2. Sitting for long period of time 3. Hand and finger dexterity 4. Repetitive movement 5. Standing and walking intermittently throughout a typical work day Travel Requirements: (Frequency and Duration) <10% out of district Daily as needed within district boundaries
Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Boards policy on evaluation of certified personnel. The evaluation will be conducted by the Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. By signing below I acknowledge that I have read and understand the terms set forth in this job description.
Employee Signature:	Date:
Date of Last Revision: 06.29.2021