Job Description

Associate Chief - Elementary Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION Under the general direction of the Chief Academic Officer, the Associate Chief - Elementary Teaching, Learning, and Leadership is accountable for increasing student learning outcomes, closing achievement gaps and overall performance in all populations of students within a grouping of elementary schools. The role of the Associate Chief - Elementary Teaching, Learning, and Leadership is narrowly focused to ensure that building the capacity of elementary school principals as equity driven instructional leaders is the clear and primary role of this position. This executive-level central office position is designed to be a master teacher and leader of elementary school principals, helping them increase their instructional leadership capacities as a means of improving teaching and learning in each school supervised. The Associate Chief - Elementary Teaching, Learning, and Leadership\'s main charge is to utilize best practices in developing elementary school principals as equity driven instructional leaders by working with principals both one on one and in group settings. An Associate Chief - Elementary Teaching, Learning, and Leadership will spend the majority of their time on this responsibility. This Associate Chief - Elementary Teaching, Learning, and Leadership will work closely with seven peers, to calibrate around practices, processes and procedures that will build principal capacity through providing urgency, support and differentiation. This Associate Chief - Elementary Teaching, Learning, and Leadership will also collaborate regularly with Curriculum and Instruction and Specialized Instruction Directors within the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership to inform alignment of centralized supports in service of instruction. Performance in this position will be measured through growth in principal performance, teacher quality, and over time, through progress on student learning targets. EXEMPLARY DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive, yet duties will continue to focus on building the capacities of principals as paramount.

• Work one-on-one with elementary school principals as partners to grow their instructional leadership capacity through differentiated support.
• Develop principal professional learning networks focused on principals\' growth as instructional leaders.
• Provide and broker professional development for principals based on individual and group learning needs.
• Model effective practices as one means of building principal capacity.
• Provide and broker support in helping principals connect with other Central Office departments to respond to operational needs.
• Develop an individualized Leadership Development Plan (LDP) for each principal and conduct regular formal and informal evaluations to monitor performance against district-determined metrics, targets and goals of the LDP.
• Ensure that principals understand their data and how to use it to improve practice, strategies and results.
• Collaborate with other Associate Chiefs and Directors in the office of Teaching, Learning, and Leadership to share ideas and provide coherent support to principals.
• With the Office of Teaching, Learning and Leadership Team, articulate a vision for high quality instruction and use this definition as a lens through which to gauge practice.
• Evaluate principals in accordance with district policy and state law.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS Education/Experience: Any experience equivalent to education and experience that would provide the required knowledge and skills is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills would be: 1. Education: A Master\'s degree or other advanced degree from an accredited college or university in the area of, educational administration; curriculum and instruction; special education and or related field; AND 2. Experience: Five (5) years of education leadership experience; and managing within a complex organization is essential. Knowledge of: Operations, management and organizational design; academic standards; services for special needs students; state and federal law, regulations including Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and policies governing special education, health services, counseling and other related programs; fundamental budget principles; grants management and program evaluation; and principles of effective management, staff supervision and administration. Skill at: Demonstrating a sense of urgency and taking actions to ensure success; guiding schools to commit to higher expectations and actionable, measurable goals; demonstrating the ability to inspire and motivate others to commit their resources, talents and actions to high priority goals; demonstrating the ability to promote intelligent risk-taking; demonstrating a disposition toward supporting schools in pursuing new ideas that may not have precedent; being data-driven, and a proven track record of using data effectively to identify needs and measure results; adjusting direction and support based on performance; building collaborative relationships to ensure the entire system operates in the most effective manner possible to support school needs; being aware of the interests and motivations of others, and acts with integrity in a politically-charged environment; demonstrating an unyielding commitment to continuous improvement and an unwavering belief that key student outcomes will improve are non-negotiable; planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating program or district objectives; facilitating groups in order to complete tasks; communicating with internal and external publics; problem analysis and decision-making; data analysis; conflict resolution; personnel evaluation; and working with people, staff supervision and administration. Licenses/Certificates: A valid Nevada teaching certificate; a valid Nevada School Administrator license. THIS JOB SPECIFICATION SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE THE EXCLUSIVE STANDARDS OF THE POSITION. INCUMBENTS MAY BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ANY OTHER INSTRUCTIONS, AND TO PERFORM ANY OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THEIR SUPERVISOR. The Washoe County School District is committed to providing a safe and respectful learning and working environments for all students, staff, and visitors. The District prohibits bullying, cyber-bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, and/or discrimination based on an individual\'s actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veterans or military status, marital status, disability or the presence of any sensory, physical or mental handicap in any of its educational programs/activities and employment, or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The District prohibits discrimination against any youth group listed in Title 36, as a patriotic society, (i.e., Boy Scouts of America) from access to public school facilities use.




Internal Job Number
2022-23-A232615


Salary


Annual salary: $138,026

Salaries are subject to adjustment and may increase and decrease each fiscal year.


Additional Job Information


This position is a Leadership Team position and not subject to membership into a bargaining unit. This position is open for eligible transfer applicants and simultaneously open to ALL applicants.

Interested applicants should apply online at http://www.washoeschools.net by completing an Administrative application and attaching a resume and letter of interest to your online Administrative application, or by updating an existing Administrative application no later than the closing date of the posting. Applications must be linked to the job posting to be considered.

The Washoe County School District pays an additional legislatively-designated amount to the Public Employees Retirement System on behalf of the employee for retirement benefits. No retirement contribution is made by the employee.

New employees will be fingerprinted upon hire and every five years thereafter and will have $58.50 deducted from their first paycheck to help defray the cost of fingerprinting. Non-licensed employees will have $58.50 deduction when their fingerprints are completed every five years. Fingerprint fees are subject to change.

Please be advised there is a 90-day waiting period for insurance benefits.

Any applicant who would like to request a reasonable accommodation in any step of the selection process should contact Human Resources at 775-348-0321.