The Assistant Superintendent provides executive leadership in planning, implementing,
and evaluating both academic performance and student support services. This role
serves as a primary member of the Superintendent’s Administrative Team and assumes
the Superintendent's responsibilities in their absence. The successful candidate will be
an ambassador for the district, committed to high expectations for teaching, learning,
and customer service for all students, parents, and staff.
Qualifications
Certification: Kentucky Superintendent Certification and Director of Pupil Personnel
(DPP) certification.
Experience: Proven leadership experience in school and/or district settings.
Knowledge: Deep understanding of curriculum, assessment, and instruction;
knowledge of District/school finance and operation, and Kentucky laws related to
enrollment and truancy is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Academic Leadership & Instructional Support
- Curriculum & Instruction: Oversee the development of a rigorous, intentional
curriculum aligned to state/local standards and the district vision. Coordinate
instructional programs that use research-based practices to engage all students.
- Assessment & Data: Direct an assessment system using multiple strategies to
monitor student needs and modify instruction. Create systems for routine data
analysis to drive results-based decisions at the district and building levels.
- Professional Growth: Direct a collaborative certified personnel evaluation
process. Assist principals in creating job-embedded professional development
programs based on the needs of staff and students.
- Leadership Development: Lead the District Instructional Leadership Team to
develop teacher leaders and build leadership capacity at all levels.
- Student Supports & Pupil Personnel
- Attendance & Enrollment: Administer the district’s enrollment, registration, and
census functions. Enforce Kentucky laws regarding compulsory attendance and
truancy.
- Intervention & Support: Work with principals, parents, and community agencies
to implement research-based interventions to improve attendance and provide
incentive programs.
- Ancillary Services: Coordinate and facilitate essential training and annual
evaluations for Food Service and Transportation personnel.
- Administrative & District Operations
- Policy & Planning: Regularly review policies and programs to ensure they align
with the district’s commitment to organizing around students. Direct the
continuous school and district improvement planning process.
- Resource Management: Act as the Model Procurement Administrator for the
district. Prepare bid specifications, tabulate bids, and recommend actions to the
Superintendent.
- Personnel Alignment: Ensure recruitment, selection, and induction processes
align with district beliefs and our district’s Strategic Plan.
- Customer Service: Routinely collect feedback from the community, parents, and
students to ensure excellent service.
- Supervision & Program Oversight
The Assistant Superintendent supervises personnel and programs, including, but not
limited to:
- Academic Programs: Assessment, Curriculum, Instruction, Exceptional Child
Education, Gifted and Talented, English Language Learners, and Instructional
Resources.
- Federal & Categorical Programs: Title I (including Migrant), Title II (Teacher
Quality/Technology), Title III (LEP), Title IV (Safe & Drug-Free), and Title V.
- Student Services: Extended School Services (ESS), Home/Hospital Instruction,
Hillview Academy assignments, and Adult Education.
- Operations: Food Service and Transportation reviews/reporting, and Safe
Schools.
- Facilities and Maintenance
Physical Demands
- Work is performed while standing, sitting, and/or walking.
- Requires effective communication using speech, vision, and hearing.
- Requires bending, squatting, reaching, and the ability to lift, carry, push, or pull weights up to 30 pounds.
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