POSITION TITLE:  Executive Director of Secondary Education

QUALIFICATIONS:         

• Masters Degree or higher from an accredited college or university
• Valid teacher and appropriate administrator certification
• Administrative experience totaling at least five years
• Graduate work in the areas of curriculum development, supervision, and instructional practices
• Supervisory experience
• Such alternatives or additional qualifications that the board may find appropriate.

REPORTS TO:        Assistant Superintendent, Academic Services

SUPERVISES:        Middle and high school principals and assistant principals.

JOB GOAL:            To assume responsibility as a member of the Superintendent’s administrative team to provide leadership in school improvement throughout the district.

Major responsibilities include the overall supervision of middle and high school instructional programs.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitate the development and implementation of district long-range goals.
• Assist in planning and reviewing district budgets to ensure expenditures reflect district goals and priorities.
• Coordinate district-wide efforts to provide excellence and equity of educational opportunities for all students.
• Facilitate the growth of secondary administrators as instructional leaders.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director of Elementary Education to develop a highly effective K-12 administrative team.
• Observe, supervise, and evaluate the performance of secondary principals and communicate with them regarding their professional performance and growth.
• Lead strategic change that continuously elevates the performance of schools and sustains high-quality educational programs and opportunities across the district.
• Assist in the recruiting, hiring, and assignment of secondary administrative personnel.
• Engage in your own development and continuous improvement to help principals grow as instructional leaders.
• Provide leadership in using effective research based practices to increase student achievement.
• Facilitate district committees or groups to review best practices, programs, or services in secondary schools.
• Disseminate site and district data to assist building administrators in school improvement efforts.
• Participate in work of local, state, and national education associations and leadership groups.
• Represent Putnam City Schools in various school related community programs and activities..
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of secondary summer school programs.
• Serve as a district hearing officer for disciplinary appeals.
• Perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as the supervisor may assign.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Twelve–month year

Salary to be established by the board

EVALUATION:       Performance will be evaluated annually in accordance with the provisions of the board’s policy on evaluation of administrative personnel.