Director Salary Schedule Range:  Level 6              

Minimum Qualifications:

                                MA or equivalent degree in School Administration or related field

Level Three-B-New Mexico Administrative License

Prior teaching experience

5 years of prior administrative experience as a building principal or comparable district level administrative position

Skills/Aptitudes:

Good organizational ability; good written and oral communication skills; ability to maintain high level of professionalism and confidentiality regarding students, staff, parents, and school matters.

Essential Job Responsibilities of Assistant Superintendent:

• Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior.
• Follows district policies and administrative rules and regulations.
• Follows District Code of Conduct policies.
• Maintains behavior appropriate to performing and accomplishing assigned duties.
• Maintains a suitable personal appearance as it relates to position.
• Develop, implement, supervise, and assess District’s Professional Development Plan.
• Provide educational leadership, administrative direction, supervision, and technical assistance and support to schools, departments and programs.
• Demonstrate and develop high academic and behavioral expectations, collaborative planning and program development.
• Conduct classroom visits to assess educational and operational effectiveness and assist school administrators to establish and maintain a positive learning and working environment.
• Provide guidance and available resources to school administrators which will assist and maintain an effective educational environment.
• Direct, coordinate, monitor, implement, and assess preK-12 Instructional programs.
• Ensure vertical and horizontal alignment of the curriculum with State Standards and Benchmarks and/or Common Core State Standards.
• Collaborate with administrators and teachers in the implementation and operations of instructional programs.
• Provides leadership in continuous school improvement efforts and demonstrate leadership.
• Demonstrates an understanding of instructional theory.
• Monitors and facilitates meetings and programs to meet established goals.
• In collaboration with the principals, develop, review, and amend Parent and Community Involvement Plans as required by NM PED and Federal programs.
• Develop, review, amend, and implement the School/Districts 90 day plans.
• Evaluation and direction of School Improvement Plans.
• Oversee the development of the Strategic Plan.
• Oversee the development of the District Budget.
• Review and oversee District Policies.
• Oversee the development of the District’s Calendar.
• Oversee all preK-12 Instructional Schedules.
• Oversee the District’s Instructional Material Ordering
• Prepare analyses of the District’s academic outcomes data, including: short-cycle assessments, Renaissance programs, A+, NMSBA, teacher-assigned grades, graduation rates, IHE placement assessments, and post-secondary remediation rates.
• Coordinate professional development opportunities for teachers and staff.
• Attend all Board meetings unless excused by the Superintendent.
• With the assistance of the Principals and Program Coordinators, review and compile all information for the school district relevant to pupil membership accounting inclusive of 40^th, 80^th, 120^th, and End of Year Reporting Days, through the STARs system.
• Review and update Accu Roster to ensure accuracy.
• Oversee Native American Program to ensure it is meeting the goals set by the District.
• Develop and publish the Annual Accountability Report (School District Portfolio) following approval by the Superintendent.
• Supervise and evaluate district technology staff.
• Supervise and chair Technology Committee meetings and coordinate the development and implementation of the district’s technology plan.
• Maintain an inventory of all district technology hardware and software and a long-range technology replacement plan.                                                                                                                                               
• Provide leadership and direction for the development, revision and continuous improvement of district technology systems.
• Plan and coordinate the budget process for acquisition of district hardware, software and other technology-related expenditures.
• Plan, coordinate and communicate technology-related management systems and policies.
• Chair Educational Foundation/District Technology committee, and District Parent Advisory Committee (PAC).
• In necessary situations, serve as the Superintendent’s designee.
• Perform other job duties as assigned by the Superintendent.

Supervisor and Reviewers:

       Superintendent