POSITION SUMMARY: As part of the Comprehensive School Support (CSS) Strategy, the Executive Director for School Improvement will work under the guidance of the Executive Superintendent in providing support and leadership to staff working on school and continuous improvement to ensure that schools and districts meet State accountability requirements in order to close the achievement gap. Within the Borough/Citywide Office, the Executive Director for School Improvement will work to dramatically accelerate school improvement and transformation in alignment with CSS and bring coherence to the organizational efforts to improve outcomes for all students. Leveraging Improvement Science, the Executive Director for School Improvement will focus on taking a proactive approach in developing strategies around planning, implementing, and refining research-based school improvement strategies. Performs related work.
REPORTS TO: Executive Superintendent
DIRECT REPORTS: Director of School Improvement, School Improvement Coaches
KEY RELATIONSHIPS: The Office of the First Deputy Chancellor, all Central Offices, Executive Superintendent, Executive Director, Superintendents and their teams, Directors of Continuous Improvement, Director of Academic Response Team, NYSED
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supports the Executive Superintendent in overseeing and supporting the implementation of the Comprehensive School Support strategy.
- Oversees the monitoring of CSS initiatives, including ART and EduStat rollout, to ensure fidelity and identify best practices at the B/CO.
- Oversees the development of systems and structures to accelerate continuous improvement through strategic inquiry processes.
- Leads research and design efforts of CSS, codifying practices, documenting progress, and disseminating strategy across school districts.
- Develops and analyzes actionable metrics that support monitoring, needs analysis, and continued development of CSS.
- Creates coherence and opportunities for aligning school and district educational planning processes aligned to CSS and evident in school Comprehensive Educational Plans (CEP).
- Collaborates with the State and Citywide offices around implementing and understanding ESSA.
- Ensures effective tracking and monitoring of ESSA and develops strategies to ensure that schools meet identified benchmarks.
- Provides professional development and support to Community Superintendents, High School Superintendents, Borough/Citywide Office Executive Director, and Director of Academic Response to effectively implement school improvement strategies.
- Develops instructional priorities that are aligned to borough and citywide goals across the Bronx’s Superintendents’ offices to build a unified and consistent vision for effective instruction and school improvement.
- Advises leadership, providing recommendations on how to increase system-wide capacity to support special populations; participates in team, office, and cross-divisional leadership meetings, providing key input for decision-making.
- Cultivates strong, productive working relationships with the leadership of partner offices to ensure effective, cohesive, and consistent policy development and communications.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM
Must currently possess or will possess by date of hire, New York State certification as a school district administrator (SDA) or school district leader (SDL). PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT ACCEPT INTERNSHIP CERTIFICATES.
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For more information regarding the DOE’s supervisory certification requirements, as well as a link to the New York State Education Department’s website to apply for certification, please visit our website at https://www.schools.nyc.gov/careers/principals-and-assistant-principals/school-leader-and-supervisory-certification.
Plus
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- Three or more years of effective superintendent or equivalent experience.
- Success in a senior leadership role within a large complex organization.
- Experience in education administration and policy-making.
- Strong strategic thinking, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
- Demonstrated coaching experience in leadership development.
- Commitment to outcome-based accountability, data-driven decision-making, differentiated instruction, and continuous adult learning.
- Demonstrated successful sustained leadership experience as a principal and superintendent in improving student outcomes.
- Prior experience working with diverse communities.
- Ability to lead organizational change in large, dynamic institutions.
- Excellent and effective communication skills, including the ability to write well and make clear, concise oral presentations and written reports.
- A valid New York State certificate in one of the following: Special Education, ELL, Math (K-12), ELA (K-12), Guidance/Student Support Services.
- Experience with data-based decision-making and strategic planning around intervention efforts.
- Exceptional systems and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to synthesize information from multiple sources and develop short-term output-oriented action plans.
- Attentive to detail and extremely well organized; ability to work under pressure and meet frequent and changing deadlines.
- Ability to conceptualize, implement, and assess new processes and systems.
- Superior project management skills and time management skills.
- Experience in the planning and implementation stages of multiple projects.
- Strong organizational skills; commitment to meeting deadlines.
- Strong analytical thinking skills; experience critically evaluating individual processes and projects and synthesizing insights to arrive at a summary of overall organizational status.
- Commitment to inclusive and equitable programming.
- Strong influencing and interpersonal skills.
- Content area expertise.
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PREFERRED
- Experience in increasing student achievement outcomes.
- Ability to improve pedagogical practice.
- Skilled with group problem-solving and working with complex concepts in a dynamic setting.
- Ability to organize facts and present information and figures in a clear, concise, and logical manner.
- In-depth content knowledge and strong problem-solving skills.
- Knowledge in cutting-edge pedagogical practices.
SALARY: $129,014+
PLEASE BE SURE APPLICATION INCLUDES A RESUME, COVER LETTER AND YOUR 6-DIGIT NYCDOE FILE NUMBER THAT WAS ISSUED.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL POSITION IS FILLED.
NOTE: THE FILLING OF ALL POSITIONS IS SUBJECT TO BUDGET AVAILABILITY AND/OR GRANT FUNDING.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of the Department of Education of the City of New York to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, unemployment status, caregiver status, consumer credit history, prior record of arrest or conviction (except as permitted by law), predisposing genetic characteristics, or status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual offenses and stalking, and to maintain an environment free of harassment on any of the above-noted grounds, including sexual harassment or retaliation. For more information, please refer to the DOE Non-Discrimination Policy.
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