Huntsville School District
Job Description

 

Job Title: Assistant Superintendent

Reports To: Superintendent

Contracted Days: 240

 

Job Summary: The Assistant Superintendent provides leadership, direction, and oversight for the district’s instructional programs. This role is responsible for supporting curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development efforts aimed at improving student achievement. The position supervises the building principals and key district-level instructional leaders.

 

Essential Duties:

• Develops, oversees, and manages day-to-day operations, educational programs, and services for the district. Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates functions related to curriculum, instruction, and professional development. Supports, supervises, and evaluates school principals, instructional facilitators, and administrative supervisors (ESL Supervisor).
• Directs, plans, evaluates, and provides leadership for the instructional programs with a focus on curriculum/instruction, assessment/accountability, and professional development.
• Supervises and evaluates building principals.
• Supervises and evaluates the District Test Coordinator and Dyslexia Services Coordinator.
• Supervises and evaluates elementary instructional facilitators.
• Supervises and evaluates district-level ESL Supervisor, Migrant Coordinator, and GT Coordinator.
• Plans and facilitates regular meetings with instructional facilitators to plan ongoing instructional support for teachers and students.
• Coordinates the PLC process for school buildings: establishing essential standards, common formative assessments, data analysis, curriculum, and revisions with instructional facilitators, principals, and core teacher teams.
• Leads and monitors the multi-tiered system of support for Tiers 1, 2, and 3.
• Monitors elementary performance on state-required and district assessments.
• Assists principals with data analysis and action planning for improved student achievement.
• Works with the superintendent to facilitate the development of an annual district Pre-K–12th professional development plan; ensures proper implementation of the PD plan.
• Communicates instructional policies, practices, and procedures to staff.
• Creates and manages budgets related to curriculum, instructional resources, and professional development.
• Facilitates the selection and ordering of campus instructional materials.
• Assists in the hiring of building administrators.
• Assists HR as it relates to the staffing of new positions/programs based on enrollment/need.
• Assists in the planning, opening, or expansion of school facilities.
• Responds to parent concerns.
• Serves as first level for student disciplinary appeals.
• Acts as the district internship liaison between any universities and the district for internship placements Pre-K thru 12th grade.
• Tracks the Science of Reading progress and status for all certified staff Pre-K–12th as well as new hires.
• Acts as the district Novice Mentoring Project Director for Pre-K–12th, coordinating the mentoring system for the district for novice years 1–3.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in Educational Leadership/Administration.
• Experience teaching different grade levels.
• Experience as a building-level administrator.
• Arkansas Superintendent License or District Administrator license.

 

Physical Demands: 

 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds such as books and teaching material. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The ability to travel to other buildings is required. The position requires the individual to sometimes work irregular or extended work hours and meet multiple demands from several people.

 

Work Environment: 

 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those 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. 

 

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

 

Other: 

 

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify, or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems necessary.