The Joplin R-8 School District posted an opening for an executive director of student services on its website Thursday.
The ad is posted below.
Position: Executive Director of Student Services
Term: Full-Time/12 Month
Classification: Certified/Exempt
Location: Administration Building
Qualifications: Educational Specialist degree or higher in Educational Administration or Educational Leadership, required; three (3) years building administrative leadership experience, preferred.
prior teaching experience; knowledge of federal and state legislation and its impact on local policy and practice
Supervisory: Yes
Reports to: Superintendent
General Expectations:
- Supports the mission of Joplin Schools.
- Supports the value of education.
- Become familiar with, enforce, and follow all applicable Board policies and regulations, administrative procedures, other directions given by district administrators and supervisors, and state and federal laws.
- Properly supervise students at all times, if applicable to essential job functions.
- Obey all safety rules, including rules protecting the safety and welfare of students.
- Care for, properly use, and protect school property.
- Maintain courteous and professional relationships with students, parents/guardians, other district employees and the public.
- Communicate effectively with supervisors, department staff, all members of the school district, and community as required.
- Provides excellence in customer service both internally and externally.
- Complies with privacy rights and safeguards confidential and/or sensitive information pertaining to staff and students.
- Reacts to change productively and receive and transmit constructive criticism as it relates to job duties.
- Actively participate in professional development and obtain skills and information necessary to effectively perform job duties.
- Conduct all official business in a professional and timely manner, utilizing district technology resources.
- Arrive to work and leave work at the time specified by supervisors and attend all required meetings pertinent to the position.
- Maintains accurate records and filing systems for accountability and audit purposes.
- Solve practical problems utilizing math functions as needed to complete job duties.
- Read and interpret documents such as work orders, safety rules, and handbooks and apply to job duties.
- Ensures that all activities conform to district and state guidelines.
Essential Functions:
- Serve on the Superintendent’s Leadership Cabinet.
- Assist the Superintendent by supervising and evaluating all student services departments leaders and programs.
- Serve as the District's Homeless Student Liaison.
- Assist the Superintendent in recommending the number and type of positions required, and recruit and assign staff in the Student Services department to adequately meet the needs of all students.
- Assist the Superintendent in developing, monitoring, approving, and in the disbursement of the annual budget for Federal Programs, Special Education, ESEA, PAT, and Early Childhood.
- In consultation with the Superintendent, Chief Financial Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services and department leaders, develop and maintain budgets and reports as required by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- Assist the Assistant Superintendent of Learning Services to assure that curriculum and instructional practice provide both equity and excellence for all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers.
- Assist the Superintendent in assuring that Student Services programs are in Compliance with federal and state regulation and with local board policy (e.g., IDEA, ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act).
- Act as a liaison between regular and special education programs, English Language Development, and Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act between other agencies, the community, etc.
- Assist the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Director of Special Education, and other administrators to assure that facilities meet regulation, are programmatically adequate, and are appropriately spaced throughout the district to meet regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Collaborate with the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Accounting to coordinate and approve the purchasing of supplies, materials, and equipment for all Student Services departments.
- Work with the administrative team, Board of Education, and community representatives to develop vision, philosophy, and goals for the Student Services instructional programs.
- Provide leadership for the implementation of the most effective educational practices by staying aware of trends in instructional practice, technology, teaching styles, educational issues, etc. and by understanding the implications of these issues and thus, assisting others to understand and react positively to them.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of staff development activities which will assure that staff can competently assist all students to meet educational aims.
- Attend Board meetings, and prepare agenda items and reports and provide technical information to the BOE as request by the superintendent; Review and present Board items affecting Student Services , updates to the Board in closed sessions regarding confidential personnel or student issues as needed
- Manage ongoing cyclical review of curricular aims, materials, and outcomes in order to assure program appropriateness and effectiveness.
- Assist the Superintendent in the development and implementation of Board Policy and Administrative Regulations related to Student Services.
- Supports the Director of Special Education in due process resolution, mediation and hearings.
- Implements, directs, and evaluate the District Nurse Coordinator and the District’s health and wellness services programs and requirements.
- Collaborates with a wide variety of internal and external groups (e.g., Health Services, English Language Development, Wellness Committee, third-party contractors, business partners, community organizations, etc.,) for the purpose of implementing program components, creating the long and short-term district and meeting organizational objectives.
- Coordinates with outside agencies to provide services to students and staff, for the purpose of offering appropriate services.
- Work with the guidance department and outside agencies to coordinate social emotional and mental health curriculum, instruction and assessment.
- Assists in compiling the Civil Rights Data Collection.
- Perform other incidental tasks consistent with the goals and objectives of this position
- Carry out all other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands
Level: Light
- Occasional Lifting up to 25 pounds
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand or sit. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.
Attendance
Regular and consistent attendance is an essential function of this position.
The work conditions and environment described here are representative of those that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Conditions and Environment
The work environment is consistent with a typical office environment.
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
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