Senior Director Of School Support - Leadership Services

Henry County Schools Job Description

Senior Director, School Support

The Superintendent's Senior Leadership team is responsible for creating a performance culture that ensures a student-centered, equity-based and results-oriented system of schools to address the needs of the 21st Century learner, meets the expectations and vision of Henry County families, and aligns with the Board of Education's Plan of Action, core beliefs, and commitments to the community.

The Senior Director of School Support is responsible for supporting school leadership through deliberate attention and responsiveness to constituents. The Senior Director will be responsible for using multiple sources of data to guide the continuous improvement of assigned schools.

Essential Functions

• Serve as a key member of the Superintendent's Senior Leadership team, supporting the strategic leadership expectations of the Assistant Superintendent.

• Ensure strong, on-going communication with Principals and district leaders.

• Collaborate on the design of a support model for principal and leadership team effectiveness.

• Develop principal capacity to lead systems of instruction, school improvement, and positive school climate efforts as aligned with the Board of Education's Plan of Action.

• Provide coaching, professional development, and support for principals and school leadership teams.

• Work in collaboration with the Divisions of Learning & Performance and Family & Student Services to support school principals as they develop professional learning plans for improving teacher effectiveness.

• Establish and maintain clear, consistent interactions with parents, families and community partners to receive input and feedback on the effectiveness of assigned schools, to improve family engagement, and to resolve concerns.

• Understand, lead, and develop the capacity of principals to lead district priorities as aligned with the Board of Education's Plan of Action.

• Work with principals and leadership teams on focused and aligned school improvement efforts.

• Serve as the liaison between schools and various departments.

• Attend meetings and trainings as required.

• Perform other duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Master's degree, required. Georgia Educator certificate in Educational Leadership, required.

• Minimum of three years administrative/supervisory experience, required.

• Prior building level and/or district office administrative experience, required.

• Knowledge of public education and driving improvement in student achievement.

• Using quantitative and qualitative information in an instructional setting to drive decision-making and evaluation.

• Strong strategic planning and organizational skills.

• Familiarity with systems thinking and the ability to analyze organizational situations from structural, human capital, political, and cultural perspectives.

• Analyze complex situations and synthesize information carefully to develop an effective course of action.

• Communicate tactfully, appropriately, and effectively with individuals and groups.

• Exhibit a consistent sense of urgency around improving student performance, closing the achievement gap, and making the instructional improvements needed to do so.

• Ability to make challenging decisions, remain professional under stress, and possess exceptional judgement.

• Coach others to drive student achievement gains.

• Work collaboratively to build consensus while also delivering exceptional results.

• Collaborate and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Be flexible, resilient and adaptable to changing priorities.

• Commit to high performance standards and maintain an unwavering belief that all students can excel.

• Exceptional integrity, commitment to confidentiality, excellent character, and strong professional reputation.

• Ability to abide by the Georgia Professional Standards Code of Ethics for Educators.

• Must be regularly, predictably, and reliably at work.

• Ability to be present at the physical worksite.

• Must perform tasks involving prolonged periods of standing, walking, and sitting. Some kneeling required.

• May be required to perform routine physical activities such as bending and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 pounds.

• Vision, hearing, written, and verbal communications are essential factors in performing required tasks.

Accountability

The SD will be held to accountability measures mutually identified and agreed upon with the Assistant Superintendent, School Leadership.

Division: Leadership Services FLSA Status: Exempt Reports to: Assistant Superintendent, School Leadership Salary Schedule: A4 (Doctorate), A4-1 (Specialist), A4-2 (Master's) Evaluation Tool: CPAT JD Revision Date: 8/2022; 6/2023