Job Description
Job Title:Superintendent of Schools
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Reports To:School Board (The superintendent also bears responsibility to the State Department of Education and the Commonwealth of Virginia)
FLSA Status:Exempt
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SUMMARY
Directs and coordinates activities concerned with administration of city or county, in accordance with Board of Education standards by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Formulates plans and policies for educational program and submits them to Board of Education for approval.
Executes policies of the board and implement regulations which conform to these policies.
Ensures the implementation of State mandated programs and regulations.
Administers program for selection of school sites, construction of buildings, and provision of equipment and supplies.
Directs preparation and presentation of school budget and determines amount of school bond issues required to finance educational program.
Addresses community and civic groups to enlist their support.
Provides opportunities for communication with certificated and classified staff.
Interprets program and policies of school system to school personnel, to individuals and community groups, and to governmental agencies.
Coordinates work of school system with related activities of other school districts and agencies.
Ensures that laws applying to attendance of children at school are enforced.
Supervises examining, appointing, training, and promotion of teaching personnel.
Plan agendas for school board meetings.
Ensure that all employees have job descriptions.
To select and recommend to the board competent employees.
Conduct continuous evaluations of all school board personnel.
Maintain the high standards of ethics, honesty, and integrity in all personal and professional matters.
Dress in an appropriate manner that is considered well-groomed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Doctoral degree (Ph. D.) or equivalent; or more than 10 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from parents, teachers, administrators, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or school board.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Hold a valid superintendent's license issued by the State Board of Education
Hold a valid Virginia driver's 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 the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
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 the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
(see contract with the division school board)
EVALUATION Performance on this job will be evaluated in accordance with school board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of the superintendent.